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Sarasota News Leader October 11, 2013 Page 125 SANCTUARY CONCERTS SEASON TO OPEN WITH BRYN AND LISCHETTI The Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota will open its 2013-2014 Sanctuary Concerts season with The Great American Songbook, "a program of masterpieces from the golden age of American song, as interpreted by pianist Don Bryn and tenor Robert Lischetti," the church has announced. The concert will be conducted on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, located at 3975 Fruitville Road in Sarasota. The program will feature works by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and others, including I've Got You Under My Skin, The Nearness of You, Foolish Heart, Misty and All The Things You Are, a news release says. Described by critics as a "resonant bel canto tenor" with a voice "that can move and conquer the hearts of his audiences," Lischetti learned his craft during the years he spent performing in the great concert halls of Europe," the release says. "He began his operatic career as an apprentice artist with the Lake George Opera and performed leading roles with TriCities Opera in Binghamton, NY, it adds. Later he was engaged with the Syracuse Opera, the Virginia Opera and other regional opera companies throughout the U.S. Tickets are $15. The performances "give audiences an opportunity to experience concert music in an old European style, performed in a church sanctuary, followed by a complimentary reception with the artists in the courtyard," the release notes. Don Bryn and Robert Lischetti will perform on Oct. 27 at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Sarasota. Contributed photo