amore (noun) Italian. love; a feeling of great affection: A big pizza pie; that’s amore!

love (noun) 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. 3. passion or desire. 4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart. 5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love? 6. a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour. 7. affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one’s neighbor. 10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books. 11. the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love. 12. the benevolent affection of god for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God. 13. Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing. 14. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.

I wonder what definition of “love” Valery and Co. have in store for their big concert this Saturday? Could it be number 13? Was there ever an opera written about tennis? Is it worth commissioning? Do Italian tennis players even use the word “amore” to describe a score of zero? 

Nevertheless, come hear and support local opera stars explore the theme of amore in concert before they become the next worldwide stage sensation!

Saturday, July 17th, 7:30pm, $10 suggested donation, St. David of Wales Episcopal Church @ 2800 SE Harrison Street, Portland, Oregon

Valery Saul, mezzo-soprano and voice teacher at the Music Studio on Harrison Hill, Michael Miersma, baritone, Kirsten Hart, Cristina Marino, both sopranos,  and Signe Lusk,  piano, will stage their favorite arias, duets, trios, and scenes from Nozze di Figaro, Cosi fan Tutte, Barbiere di Sivilia, and Die Fledermaus. A dazzling champagne reception will follow to toast their emerging careers.

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