Baritone Guido LeBron Headlines Binghamton Philharmonic
Pops Concert
Local Favorite Performs
Popular Arias and Songs From Opera, Broadway and Zarzuela
On Saturday, March 1, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.
in the Forum Theatre in Binghamton, the
Binghamton Philharmonic, José-Luis Novo
music director and conductor, continues its 2007-2008 Pops
Series with An Evening with Guido LeBrón
. Born in Puerto Rico, baritone Guido LeBrón lives in
Binghamton and is well known to local audiences from his
performances with Tri-Cities Opera and other area performing
organizations. LeBrón has gone on to a major international
career performing with opera companies in Europe and the
Americas. For this Binghamton Philharmonic Pops concert,
LeBrón will sing popular arias and songs from the worlds
of opera, Broadway and zarzuela, a Spanish musical theater
form popular throughout Latin America. Tickets range from
$29-$40 for adults, $26-$37 for seniors (over 60) and $10
for students and children. Call 607-723-3931
for tickets and information. Tickets may be
purchased online at
www.binghamtonphilharmonic.org.
The Binghamton Philharmonic has recently improved
its website so patrons can now choose their seats online.
This concert is sponsored by Columbian Financial
Group. The Binghamton
Philharmonic's 2007-2008 Pops Series is sponsored by
NBT Bank.
This performance is made possible with
public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a
state agency. General Operating Support is provided to
the Binghamton Philharmonic by a grant from the United
Cultural Fund, a program of the Broome County Arts Council.
The Binghamton Philharmonic's 2007-2008 Season is also made
possible by a grant from The New York State Music Fund,
established by the New York State Attorney General at
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Guido LeBron
With a repertory of more than 50 roles, baritone Guido
LeBrón has been acclaimed internationally and with leading
opera companies in Ireland, Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico,
Canada, Puerto Rico and the United States in such roles as
Rigoletto, Germont, Renato, Rodrigo, Scarpia, Marcello,
Sharpless, Jack Rance and Gianni Schicchi. In the bel
canto repertory, he has performed Valentin, Figaro, Belcore,
Enrico and Malatesta. Other roles include Don
Giovanni, Guglielmo, Papageno, Escamillo, Gerard and
Wolfram. In the United States, he has had engagements
with Palm Beach Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington
National Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Tulsa Opera,
Nashville Opera, Florentine Opera, Knoxville Opera, Virginia
Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Atlanta Opera and Utah
Opera. Recent and upcoming engagements include returns
to Florentine Opera in Aida, Opera Pacific in Florencia en
el Amazonas, Atlanta Opera in Rigoletto, Utah Opera in
Tosca, Connecticut Opera in Cavalleria Rusticana, National
Theatre of Costa Rica in Pagliacci, Opera de Caracas,
Venezuela in Un Ballo in Maschera and Bellas Artes, San
Juan, Puerto Rico in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Madama
Butterfly and Die Fledermaus as well as concerts with Eugene
Symphony.