Patricia O’Callaghan to perform at Horizon Stage in Spruce Grove on February 9th
Toronto soprano, Patricia O’Callaghan, is a world-class cabaret, jazz and opera singer. Her concerts are an eclectic and theatrical blend of repertoire ranging from Edith Piaf to Rufus Wainright, with lots of Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, Erik Satie and Kurt Weill in between. Drawing on her knowledge of French, Spanish, and German, she peppers her performances with these languages, keeping a core of English and always offering a refreshing approach to whatever great song she may be singing. Horizon Stage is pleased to present Patricia O’Callaghan Up Close and Personal on Saturday, February 9th.
Trained at the University of Toronto and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Patricia received a Chalmer's Grant in 1996 that allowed her to stop working as a waitress and devote herself to music full time. She recorded her first CD, Youkali, in 1998. It featured cabaret songs by Weill, Satie and Poulenc. Following the release of her second CD, Slow Fox, in 1999, her third CD, Real Emotional Girl, was distributed internationally in 2001. She then toured her cabaret show across Europe and North America and released a fourth CD, Naked Beauty, in 2004, that has been receiving critical and popular praise.
With a gorgeous clear voice that is so versatile it could sing a baby to sleep or fit perfectly into a smoky nightclub, Patricia also performs in contemporary operas from time to time. She has toured internationally in Claude Vivier's Kopernikus and appeared as Polly in Vancouver Opera's production of Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera. She played a principal roll in Edmonton Opera’s Weill in Weimir in 2005 and appeared in productions of The Beggar’s Opera and Nigredo Hotel in Toronto.
Patricia recently collaborated with classical composer Christos Hatzis on his album Constantinople and she has also performed on albums by trumpeter Stuart Laughton and jazz clarinetist Don Byron. This multi-talented artist has appeared on television shows, including the Ken Finkelman series Foolish Heart, her own Bravo! special, and the CBC/Rhombus special Youkali Hotel.
Don’t miss Patricia O’Callaghan Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Saturday, February 9th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Call the Horizon Stage Box Office at 962-8995 to order yours today!
“O’Callaghan enters into the world of a song and gives it a three-dimensional life…”
- Now Magazine
“A genuine phenomenon in the making, Patricia O’Callaghan turns heads and opens ears…”
- The Globe & Mail
“A truly exceptional blend of natural expressiveness and masterful coloration… her tender versions of
Cohen’s “Take This Waltz” and “Hallelujah” are revelatory.”
- Billboard Magazine
“(This) show is crammed with charm and charisma.”
-The Toronto Star
Be sure to visit www.patricia-ocallaghan.com and www.horizonstage.com
Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: The Alberta Foundation For The Arts, Canadian Heritage, Royal Inn Express, The Edmonton Journal, CKUA, and Birdsell Grant Gardner Morck Barristers & Solicitors
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