Corporate Events in Haymarket, VA 20169

About 7 Sopranos ®.

In true diva fashion, Cynthia Cole likes things her way.'After working over the years with groups such as Opera International, George Washington University Opera Theater and the Crittenden Opera Workshop Company, Cole was searching for a group interested in producing theatrical, rapid-fire performances. In 2007, she decided to strike out on her own and formed the 7 Sopranos.'Clad in red gowns, the group also featuring Nicole Lamm, Susanna R. Lauer, Angeli Ferrette, Bharati Soman, Eriko Tokura Murray and Maryann East (subbing for Adrienne D. Neal) will perform Dec. 21 at the Harmony Hall Regional Center for the center's Afternoon Tea performance series.'The concert will include standards such as "Ave Maria" and "Silver Bells," but Cole says what sets the show apart is that the songs will be performed "7 Sopranos style." This involves creating new harmonies and rearranging songs so that the singers can trade parts like a vocal tag-team.'"It's not easy. It's a lot more difficult than standing up there and singing by yourself and you really have to pay attention," Cole says.'Before veering into holiday tunes, the show will start with the group's opening number, "Art is Calling For Me!" by Victor Herbert from their show "Divas Just Wanna Have Fun!" which first premiered at Washington, D.C.'s Capital Fringe Festival in July.'"We each come on stage individually singing a section of the song and we act like divas as we're coming on and we push each other out of the way and have fun with that," Cole says. "It lets people know this is not a serious concert; that it's a fun concert."'

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