Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will
present baritone Jason Stearns and pianist
Lee Dougherty Ross in Leading Men and
their Music on Sunday, April 20, at 2 p.m.,
and Monday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m., at the
Weisenborne/Fischer residence, the orga-
nization has announced.
The program will feature the Toreador
Song from Bizet's Carmen; The Desert
S o n g f r o m R o m b e r g 's o p e r e t t a ; a n d
Broadway favorites, including selections
from Carousel and Kiss Me, Kate, a news
release says.
Tickets, which include refreshments, are $45.
They may be purchased online at artistseri-
esconcerts.org or by calling 306-1202, the
release adds. (The address of the program
also may be obtained by calling 306-1202.)
Stearns "has steadily built a reputation as
a distinguished interpreter" of unique and
challenging roles in the dramatic baritone
repertoire, the release notes. He "has made
impressive appearances with the Metropolitan
Opera," where he has performed dramatic
roles in Tosca, The Flying Dutchman, Simon
Jason Stearns/Contributed photo
STEARNS AND ROSS TO COLLABORATE ON LEADING MEN AND MUSIC
A&E BRIEFS