Music Alumna Returns to UT to Give Recital Nov. 8

Mezzo soprano Francesca Erni ’11 will return to campus on Saturday, Nov. 8, to perform a solo vocal recital of classical arias and art songs. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Hall’s Grand Salon and is free and open to the public.

Erni will be accompanied by fellow alumni Elisabet Fandino ’13 on piano and Stephen Padgett ’11 on multiple woodwinds. The program will cover many essential periods of classical music, including works from famed composers such as Mozart and Brahms to less well-known composers like Monteverdi and Hahn.

Erni lives in New York City where she has performed as a soloist for the New York Lyric Opera Theatre at venues such as Symphony Space and Carnegie Hall. Her roles have included Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Mercedes in Carmen and Third Lady in Die Zauberflote. She has also performed with Utopia Unlimited. Erni earned a Master of Music Performance from New York University.

The University of Tampa is located at 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. For more information, contact the music office at (813) 253-6212 or music@ut.edu.