UT Soprano to Present Solo Recital in Free Concert

Denise Ritter Bernardini (http://wordpress.utoledo.edu/)

Soprano Denise Ritter Bernardini, a member of the University of Toledo faculty and director of the UT Opera Ensemble, will present a solo recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at St. Michael's in the Hills Episcopal Church, Ottawa Hills.

The congregation at 4718 Brittany Road is hosting this free concert recital as part of its Common Grounds for the Community series, which offers high quality events and performances to the community with the goal of establishing St. Michael’s as a regional center of spiritual thought and culture.

Ritter Bernardini will perform music by Aaron Copeland, Leonard Bernstein, Amy Beach, George Gershwin and others. Elena Bardi will accompany on piano.

The UT assistant professor of voice is "known for her ability to sing a variety of styles, her brilliant high notes, pure tone, communicative warmth and musical intelligence," according to her biography.