Two-Time Grammy Award Winner to Perform at the Kimmel Center
February 2, 2006
Sylvia McNair
This performance is a part of Kimmel Presents’ Sovereign Bank World Pop series. Upcoming performances in the series include Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Vusi Mahlasela on February 19, 2006 at 3pm; There’s More to Mozart than Amadeus with Jeffrey Siegel on February, 2006 at 7:30pm; and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Gil Shaham on February 28, 2006 at 8pm.
Tickets for Sylvia McNair’s Valentine’s Day Special are $50 and $43 and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online or at the Kimmel Center Box Office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply) For group sales call 215-893-5883.
For more information for the Cadence Restaurant Champagne Dinner Package call 215-893-1999.
Sylvia McNair is a classically trained international cabaret star who holds a Masters with Distinction from the Indiana University School of Music. Her official shift from opera to cabaret music is a relatively recent one that began with her debut at the Algoquin’s Oak Room. A recipient of the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Entertainment from Ohio Governor Bob Taft in 1999, McNair also holds honorary doctorates from Westminster College (1997) and Indiana University (1998) as well as an impressive performance history that includes singing the Bach B-minor Mass for Pope John Paul II at The Vatican, singing for Hilary Clinton, and a recital at The U.S. Supreme Court by special invitation from former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for all Kimmel Center Presents performances at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased 2.5 hours prior to evening performances and at 11:30am for matinees.
Kimmel Center Presents’ 2005/2006 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Sovereign Bank, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The William Penn Foundation. Special Student Matinees at the Kimmel Center are generously supported by Merck & Co., Inc. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte and Southern Wine and Spirit. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Sovereign Bank World Pop Mix
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | 8:30pm
Perelman Theater
Sylvia McNair
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