Dmitri to perform at Young Soloists Concert
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Talented soprano Dmitri Gunatilake performs a collection of well-loved arias including Puccini’s O mio babbino caro and Mozart’s Dove Sono at the annual Young Soloists Concert presented by the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka. Sponsored by HSBC, the concert is on July 7 at the Ladies College Hall.
Conducted by the Resident Conductor Dushyanthi Perera, the SOSL will also be performing a selection of enchanting waltzes and dances. The spirited overture from “Die Fledermaus” opens the concert, followed by Brahms’ Hungarian Dances 1 and 5 – two extremely melodious and characterful pieces. Shostakovich’s captivating Waltz No. 2 from his suite for Variety Orchestra will lead on to the unforgettable waltz from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Sleeping Beauty, as well as the famed “Rose Adagio” from the same work.
Dmitri, a lawyer by profession with an LLB from the University of London, has an LTCL of Trinity College London (Singing Recital). She is an award winning performer who was conferred a gold medal at the 2007 Asian Choir Games held in Jakarta and showcases her versatility in both singing and acting. She has trained under Ruwani Seimon and Menaka De Fonseka Sahabandu, while theatre was introduced to her by Dilup Gabadamudalige when she debuted in Jerome De Silva’s The Revenge. She subsequently played Maria in The Sound of Music, Eva Peron in Evita and Christine Daee in The Phantom.
Tickets and box plan are available at the Lionel Wendt Theatre.