From Rossini Club:
With Voices of Ecstasy, we invite you to join our protagonist on her journey of exploring the many facets of ecstatic expression. Seeking to discover the limits of emotional intensity, she experiences states of euphoria, spiritual awakening, and a descent into desolation.
This theatrical production will feature soprano Christine Honein and violinist Emelyn Bashour, with support from cellist Bree Ahern and pianist Welsey Ducote, and will be directed by Benjamin Boskoff.
The Rossini Club is committed to creating welcoming, immersive performances that foreground both artistic excellence and human connection. We pair rarely heard works with beloved masterpieces, crafting programs that are evocative, thought-provoking, and deeply resonant—celebrating the vitality of the arts within our community.
As part of our 2026 season, we honor the preeminent Hungarian composer György Kurtág on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Voices of Ecstasy features selections from his groundbreaking work Kafka Fragments for soprano and violin, and explore other classical works for this unusual but expressive pairing of instruments, including music by J.S. Bach, Gustav Holst, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Barbara Strozzi.
This event is a pay-what-you-can donation.