Under the patronage of the Comune di Greve in Chianti,
Assessorato alla Cultura

July 13 – July 24, 2020

Virtually Celebrated Twenty-Six Years

We are delighted to share sessions with our international faculty, performances from our talented singers and the foods and wines of Tuscany.

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Master Class with Maestro,
Zi-Zhao Guo, Tenor

Also Featuring
“O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern”  – Tannhäuser –  R. Wagner – Soyeon Kim
“A Pictorial Visit with Daniel Ferro Vocal Program and Daniel’s Legacy”

Bonus Feature
“The Body-Breath Connection” with
Mark Watson

IX
Dialogue with
Florence Katz and Agnès Watson
Preserving Maestro’s Principles

Also Featuring
“Plaisir d’amour” – J.P.E. Martini – Agnès Watson
Alexander Hajek  “Nostalgic Moments in Greve with Maestro”
Laura Andreini and Alessandra Molletti Visit San Leolino
Panzano  –  Villa Le Barone and Agriturismo Il Palagio di Panzano

VIII
Memories of Maestro with Jacques Schwarz, Faculty and Philip Stoddard, Singer & Actor

Also Featuring
“Non Pui Andrai” – Le Nozze di Figaro  – W.A. Mozart – Oleg Volkov, Bass Baritone
“Greve in Chianti – The Heart of Chianti Classico” Wine Tour with Sebastiano Pedani

VII
The Power of Interdisciplinary Art & Collaboration, Daniel Ferro and Nissan Engel

Also Featuring
Dedication to Daniel Ferro and Nissan Engel – Dusica Bijelic for The Omni Arts Foundation
“Allerseelen” – R. Strauss – Dusica Bijelic, Soprano
“Per Me Giunto…O Carlo Ascolta”- Don Carlo – G. Verdi – John Brancy, Bass Baritone

Take a visit into Albergo da Verrazzano’s kitchen…

VI
Advice from our International Polyglot Coach,
Irene Kudela, Faculty

Also Featuring
“Witches Aria”- Hansel and Gretel  –  E. Humperdinck –  Noragh Devlin, Mezzo Soprano

V
Exercises with Daniel Ferro

Also Featuring
Daniel Ferro in a Private Lesson with Christina Parsons and Ray Harrell
 “Una Voce Poco Fa”- Il Barbiere di Siviglia – G. Rossini –  Laura Andreini, Soprano
Laura Andreini and Alessandra Molletti Reminisce on Piazza of Greve

IV
A Look Back
Michael Austin speaks about his teacher Daniel Ferro

Also Featuring
 “Vissi d’arte” – Tosca – G. Puccini – “Gran Scena Opera Bess, You Is My Women, Now”- Porgy and Bess –  G. Gershwin –  by Amanda Rose Austin, Soprano and Justin Michael Austin, Bartone
Laura Andreini Interviews Ilenia Innocenti at Ristorante Il Portico

III

Pearls of Wisdom with
Ira Siff, Faculty

Also Featuring
 “Vissi d’arte” – Tosca – G. Puccini – Gran Scena Opera Company –  Madame Vera Gulupe Borszkh (aka Ira Siff)

II

Welcome & Memories of Maestro with
Florence Katz, Jacques Schwarz and Philip Stoddard

Also Featuring
“We Kiss in the Shadow” –  The King and I  – Rogers and Hammerstein  –  Daniel Ferro, Bass Baritone

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Our hearts remember the past.
Join us and take a journey back to an earlier year of our annual program in Greve in Chianti.

Also Featuring
Introduction by Joy
Speakers Daniel and Joy Ferro, Luigi Cappellini, Nicole Piccolomini, Janice Harper Smith

Grazie….Merci….Thank you!

My sincere and heartfelt gratitude to our faculty, singers, family and friends around the world who help make
“Greve 2020 – Virtually Yours” a great success.  What pleasure to have such a dedicated and talented group of individuals and organizations as part of our family and efforts to continue Daniel’s Legacy. 

Without the relentless assistance of Florence Katz, our Artistic Director, and Amanda Ioco, our video producer, we could not have captured the very essence of our yearly Greve experience.  In addition, a special thank you to Alessandra Molletti of the Comune di Greve and Laura Andreini, who were our feet on the ground in Greve this year.    Joy B. Ferro

Acknowledgements

Faculty: Florence Katz, Artistic Director; Jacques Schwarz, Ira Siff, Irene Kudela, Agnès Watson,
Soyeon Kim, Mark Watson (Guest Artist)

Singers: Laura Andreini, Soprano; Amanda Rose Austin, Soprano; Justin Michael Austin, Baritone; Dusica Bijelic, Soprano; John Brancy, Baritone; Noragh Devlin, Mezzo Soprano; Zi Zhao Guo, Tenor; Alexander Hajek, Baritone; Christina Parsons, Mezzo Soprano; Philip Stoddard, Baritone; Oleg Volkov, Bass Baritone

Contributors of Testimonials, Art and Tastes of Greve: Antica Macelleria Cecchini (Dario and Kim Cecchini & Simonetta Casciarri); Agriturismo Il Palagio di Panzano (Monia Piccini and Franco Guarducci); Albergo Giovanni da Verrazzano (Margherita and Rossella Rossi); Michael Austin, Tenor; Caffe Lepanto; Castello di Verrazzano Comune di Greve in Chianti; Micky Engel and the estate of Nissan Engel; Ray Harrell (Magic Circle Opera Repertory Ensemble, Inc.); The OmniArts Foundation; Sebastiano Pedani; Pieve di San Leolino; Ristorante Il Portico (Ilenia Innocenti);Villa Le Barone (Count and Countess Aloisi de Larderel)

Photography: Alessandro Papi; Lucile Claude; Mathilde Katz-Claude; Matthew and Katherine Ferro;
Soyeon Kim;  Dina J. Prisco