Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2014 (26. évfolyam, 1-39. szám)

2014-05-30 / 22. szám

The Loren L. Zachary Society for the Performing Arts held its 42nd Annual Vocal Competition Grand Finals Opera Concert at the Wilshire Ebell On Sunday, May 18th, the Loren L. Zachary Society for the Performing Arts held the Grand Finals of its 42nd Annual National Vocal Competition at the Wilshire Ebell The.ater in Los Angeles. The founder, Dr. Loren L. Zachary would be 100 years old this year. He was born in Vienna on May 26, 1914, and during his fruitful life was the producer, director and translator of opera and operetta, musicals and other shows. His widow, Nedra Zachary (pictured above) has kept up the tradition after his passing in 1999, By Susan Jancso and her work is much appreciated not only by the young singers and the audiences, but also by the Republic of Austria that bestowed upon her the Gold and the Silver Medals of Merit. Upon arrival, I was glad to find that my neighbors were László and Maria Cser, a couple of wonderful musicians who had often played at our Hungarian restaurant, the Csardas in Hol­lywood. We shared some fond memories of the Wilshire Ebell, an exquisite European-style the­ater on Wilshire Blvd. that had seen many famous Hungarian artists in its day, including Éva Szörényi and Alex Shony Brown. The program started well and got better as it progressed. The talented young artists presented the audience with brilliant per­formances and deserve to be mentioned by name because they are all or will be all winners. Soprano Marina Harris sang the Jewel Song from Faust and Elsa’s Dream (in German) from Lohengrin. Mezzo Cassandra Zoe Velasco, looking fabulous in red, sang “Una voce poco fa” ' " T Nedra Zachary with First Prize winner Brian Jagde from Barbiere and an aria from Bellini. Bass Valentin Anikin sang an aria from Verdi’s Mach­­beth, and the ever popular Tore­ador Song from Carmen. Soprano Kiri Deonarine, in a silvery gray gown, dazzled the audience with László and Maria Cser with Production Manager Peter Hubner the coloratura Bell Song from Delibes’ Lakmé. Tenor Vladimir Dmitruk sang the melancholy Lensky’s aria (”Kuda, kuda”, in Russian) from Onegin, and one from Verdi’s I Lombardi. After the intermission, Bari­tone Takaoki Onishi performed Valentine’s prayer from Faust, and a spectacular aria from Falstaff. Tenor Noah Baetge, reminiscent of a young Pavarotti, delighted the audience with Werther’s lyri­cal “Pourquoi me réveiller” and Hoffmann’s lively “Kleinzack”. Baritone Alexey Lavrov (whose famous father opera singer Sergey Lavrov was sitting in the audience) sang Silvio’s aria from I Pagliacci, and an aria from Eugene Onegin. Soprano Shelley Jackson sang from Massenet’s Manón and “Sempre Libera” from La Trá­­viata. Tenor Brian Jagde intoned “Recondita armonia” from Tosca, and a beautiful (although, to me, a little too forceful) rendition of the first-act aria of Ricardo, “La rivedro nell’estasi” from Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera. The total awards of $54,650 were distributed amongst the finalists. The first prize of $15,000 went to the tenor Brian Jagde, currently on the roster of the San Francisco Opera. Soprano Kiri Deonarine and baritone Alexey Lavrov placed second and third $10,000 and $8,000 respectively. Tenor Vladimir Dmitruk took home fourth prize followed by fifth place winner, soprano Shel­ley Jackson, and mezzo-soprano Cassandra Zoe Velasco won sixth place. The remaining four singers who received substantial grants were soprano Marina Harris, bass Valentin Anikin, baritone Takaoki Onishi, and tenor Noah Baetge. Led by Mae­stro Frank Fetta, the Los Angeles Performing Arts Orchestra pro­vided fine accompaniment to this superb showcase for opera. Highest Quality Care at the Best Price! 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A former Hungarian competi­tive bodybuilder, Zavoczki traveled frequently to the United States for internationally-sanctioned body­building competitions in Florida and California. Between 2003 and 2012, Zavoczki formulated and set in motion an elaborate scheme to change her identity and citizenship to avoid prosecution in Hungary and remain in the United States illegally. At the request of Hungarian law enforcement, investigators from the Marshals Service and Interpol moved to locate Zavoczki as she attempted to evade arrest by moving through California, Colorado, Maryland, Florida and Mexico. She assumed multiple identities and aliases along the gained significant momentum when a criminal investigator from the Department of State Diplomatic Security Service assigned to Interpol Washington determined that Zavoczki had more than likely obtained a U.S. passport by fraudulent means, while using a stolen identity. Zav­oczki allegedly used the passport for international travel and as an official identity document. Investigators sent informa­tion confirming Zavoczki’s location to the Marshals Service office in the Southern District of Florida. Diesday, members of the Marshals Service South Florida Warrant Squad, Depart­ment of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investiga­tions, and the Boynton Beach, Fla., Police Department took her into custody without incident. She is being detained pending removal from the United States on'immigration violations, and document and identity fraud. Zavoczki faces a 10-year prison term in Hungary. “The capture of fugitive example of what can be accom­plished when law enforcement officials work together,” said Amos Rojas Jr., U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Florida. “Criminals who steal identi­ties and use false passports are a genuine threat to national security,” said Shawn A. 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