Alma Latina – Latin Soul

Join us for an extraordinary evening of Latin musical passion performed by the enchanting Cuban soprano Laura León and internationally acclaimed tenor Mario Arevalo. You will be moved by the captivating selection of classic and contemporary Spanish pieces, including Latin American Operatic Song. The concert is made possible through the generosity of sponsors Brian Foss and Dennis Fruitt.

Cuban soprano Laura León

Laura León is quickly becoming a rising star on operatic and concert stages nationwide, and has performed to the highest levels of critical acclaim:

A brilliant guest soprano sparks Modus Operandi Orchestra, Soprano León, who sounded very ready for prime time with her clear voice in all registers, pinpoint intonation, sensitive phrasing, rapid articulation in Mozart’s long melismas and, to literally top it all off, sparkling and accurate coloratura technique…” – New York Classical Review. David Wright 2023

“Her melismatic singing in the first section and the final Alleluja section – was dazzling, but it was the sublime softness and expressivity at the end of the Tu virginem corona section that had me thinking we will be hearing much more from this talented musician… She sang with amazing ease and fluidity…” – New York Concert Review. -Rorianne Schrade 2023

“…sizable, juicy sound…” – Palm Beach Arts Paper

Mario Arevalo

a gifted tenor whose warmth and musical passion exude across concert and opera stages. Born in San Vicente, El Salvador, Mario rose from poverty to graduate from the prestigious College of Fine Arts at Boston University, where he received his Master of Music in Voice Performance. He has performed with New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Florida Grand Opera and Boston Lyric Opera. In his debut with New York City Opera production of I Pagliacci, Mario’s performance has been praised by The New York Classical review as deftly well done. Voce di Meche says “Mr. Arevalo has a beautiful instrument, an effortless tone, and a warm Latin sound that helps to put a song across.“ He recently won The Melico Salazar Award at The II Concurso CentroAmericano de Canto Lirico in San Jose Costa Rica, an award given to “The Best Tenor” in the competition, and also won Honorary Mention representing his native country of El Salvador.

The artist, who has been named a Goodwill Ambassador for Culture and Fine Arts by the United Nations Association of El Salvador, dedicates time to teaching singing classes and training new talents.

Cash Bar

$20 for Non-Members and $15 for Members