National Anthem at the Steelers vs. Giants Game!

On December 4th I had the AWESOME opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the Steelers vs. Giants game!! To sing in front of 72,000 screaming Steelers fans is something so amazing it's almost too difficult to put into words!!

I was standing on the 50 yard line waiting for the players to be announced, and I was SO "pumped up", because as the players were being announced and running onto the field, I was cheering them on and then they were coming up and "fist bumping" ME! 

I then sang the Anthem immediately after, and the entire stadium got very quiet. As I ended my performance with a high note on "and the home of the brave," the audience erupted in cheers!

To top off an amazing day, the Steelers won AND I got to spend time with my family who joined me for the game!

Thanks so much and all the best to you for a wonderful holiday season!

Allegheny Valley Concert Association 60th Anniversary Farewell Concert

On Sunday, October 30th at 3pm at Valley High School in New Kensington, I will be giving the final concert for the Allegheny Valley Concert Association's series. The series has been around for 60 years and this recital will be the last concert the organization produces!

I am looking forward to coming home and sharing my recital From Verdi to Broadway (with some spirituals in the mix), featuring composers such as Verdi, Wagner, Cilea, Saint-Saens, Bernstein, Lerner and Loewe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter and many more!

Please click here to read more information about the upcoming recital. Hope to see many of you there! Tickets can be purchased by calling 724-335-1937

The Marianne Cornetti Young Artist Scholarship

There is nothing more satisfying, exciting or humbling than to have a scholarship in my name helping the future stars of opera!!!

THE MARIANNE CORNETTI YOUNG ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP has been created by The Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh!

On April 16th, a GALA, THE GREAT GATSBY AFFAIR, held at the Pittsburgh Golf Club will help fund this scholarship.

 Please join me for an evening of SPECIAL singing, dinner and dancing! Just a hint: DONT MISS the 5:30 seating!!!! SEE YOU THERE!!!!!

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets

Divas and Scholars

May 11th I am giving a lecture recital in London on the dramatic mezzo soprano repertoire that I sing and the interesting character a that I portray!!!

It's titled; QUEENS, WITCHES AND BITCHES! Seminar, performance & dinner
Ballroom, Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair, London W1.
11th May. 6.30pm – 10.30pm

Tenor Neal Cooper will join me in singing some of the GREATEST duets in all of opera!!!!

I can't wait!!! I HOPE TO SEE YOU MANY OF YOU THERE!
For tickets please contact Lucy@divasandscholars.com

Marianne Cornetti to Receive the International Woman of Spirit® Award

UPDATE:
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016

SO PROUD TO BE FEATURED IN THE APRIL EDITION OF THE PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE FOR THE 2016 WOMEN OF SPIRIT AWARDS!

What a HUGE honor it will be for me to accept the International Woman of Spirit Award APRIL 7th at The Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland! Presented by Carlow College. I would LOVE to see MANY of you there!

Click here to purchase tickets

 

------

 

Date: Friday, January 29, 2016

I am HONORED and OVERJOYED to share this amazing news with you.
It has been announced that I will receive the INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF SPIRIT AWARD for 2016 at The Women of Spirit Awards at Carlow University. This award has only been given one other time - to Queen Noor of Jordan.

The Women of Spirit Awards will be presented on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 8 PM in the Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland. The awards program is preceded by a reception beginning at 6:30 PM.

The Women of Spirit Awards are a beautiful Pittsburgh tradition that recognizes women for their professional and personal leadership and their service to others. I am humbled to be joining the ranks of the distinguished and inspirational women for 2016 and those who came before me.

I hope many of you will join me at the gala to support Carlow University and this wonderful program.

Hugs!
Marianne


Click here to read the full press release from Carlow University

 

Divas and Donuts

Join me on Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 1 - 4 PM for a new masterclass series, Divas and Donuts with the Potomac Vocal Institute in Alexandria, VA.

"While we all enjoy our fancy masterclasses, it’s time to get sugared up and down to work. This year, we are hosting some of the opera world’s most exciting artists in an very informal question and answer/ masterclass setting. Don’t be fooled: just because the class is casual, the work won’t be. These ladies are at the very top of their fields and will put you through the paces!

Singers will be chosen from the PVI studios, but the events are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend! Fee for singers and attendees is only $20; please register so that we know you are coming!"

Visit potomacvocal.com to register. Hope to see you there!

Marianne Cornetti: the 10th Anniversary Concert

EXCITING NEWS!

It has been 10 years since my first concert at The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall! What has taken place over these 10 years of renovation is nothing less than EXTRAORDINARY!!

As Maggie Forbes, Executive Director quoted so beautifully, "it has been a transformation from rundown to remarkable, moribund to magical."

I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to returning and singing arias by Wagner, Verdi Gounod and many more, on November 1, 2015 at 3 PM in this magical Music Hall that has become one of Pittsburgh's jewels!

Visit my website, mariannecornetti.com, for more information.


Ticket Information:

Orchestra Level Reserved	$75.00 ($78.62 w/service fee)
Balcony General Admission	$50.00 ($52.74 w/service fee)

VICTORY!!!!

VICTORY!!

THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Pirates Tailgate Party benefiting The Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association, Inc. (NFCA) on June 26!!
It was a HUGE SUCCESS!!

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the tailgate party and the game. It was WONDERFUL to perform our National Anthem for all of you!!

THANK YOU to everyone who could not attend, but made a financial contribution to support the NFCA!!

This cause is SO near and dear to Mary Kate and my hearts.
We GREATLY APPRECIATE all of the LOVE and SUPPORT!!

Together, we raised $8,000 for the NFCA and helped to raise awareness about this terrible disease. THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

You can see photos from the event on my Facebook page!


___



The Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association, Inc. (NFCA) is a regional, non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about Neurofibromatosis (NF), a progressive genetic condition, and maximizing quality of life for people with NF and their families by funding clinical services, family programs and research to improve NF treatment and management.

The NFCA is committed to:

• Enhancing the delivery of individualized social services to people living with NF and their families.
• Promoting academic achievement for a brighter future
• Sustaining family programs to meet the emotional and social networking needs of this region’s NF community.
• Supporting local efforts in NF research.
• Increasing public awareness of Neurofibromatosis.

To learn more, visit nfpittsburgh.org.

It's so GREAT to be back in Beijing...

It's so GREAT to be back in Beijing at the National Center for the Performing Arts!!

This production of Il Trovatore is one of the finest I have ever done! My debut at LaScala in 2000 was with the FABULOUS STAGE DIRECTOR HUGO DE ANA!!! That production was FANTASTIC...... BUT this is even more FABULOUS than that one! AND THIS ONE IS ALSO HUGO DE ANA'S!!!!!

HUGO is a GENIUS......TRULY! His productions are detailed and almost as though you are watching a film! This production is also like a film! He uses projections and lighting that is PHENOMENAL!!!

It such a pleasure working with him! And then add Daniel Oren as our Maestro and a VERY FINE CAST...... ITS BOUND TO BE AGAIN A HUGE SUCCESS!!!


Here are some fun photos of us having a BLAST at rehearsal.






The next day, we were waiting for our limo to take us to the SITZPROBE for Trovatore! But it was late! And I was worried about making my vocalise, so the guys distracted me by taking photos!!! Claudio Sgura my baritone, Conte di Luna and Max Bullo our coach!!!







Having such a GREAT time!!!!

Master Class in Suzhou

I am very excited to be teaching a series of Master Classes for the iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival in July! Looking forward to meeting a wonderful new generation of opera singers!

For more on the festival, visit www.isingfestival.org

Join me for a night of FUN at PNC PARK

UPDATE: Join us for a Pre-Game Tailgate Party!

Prior to the game on June 26th, we will be tailgating in RED LOT 6 on WEST GENERAL ROBINSON STREET from 4:30-6:30 PM.

Join us for GREAT FOOD AND DRINKS, catered by MICHAEL LENCH, a 50/50 RAFFLE and SILENT AUCTION FOR PIRATES SIGNED MEMORABILIA!!

The cost is $22 per person. Please mail a check to Marianne Cornetti, 1100 Harvard Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.

REMEMBER ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS CLINICS ASSOCIATION!!!!!

___


Join me for a night of FUN at PNC PARK where the PIRATES and BRAVES "square up to the plate" and together we HIT A HOME RUN OUT OF THE PARK by supporting the charity that is nearest and dearest to my heart,
THE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS CLINICS ASSOCIATION!

Proceeds from your tickets will benefit the NFCA

Three Options Available:

1. Lower Outfield Box - $42 per person ($10 back to the NFCA)

2. The Pirates Deck - $40 per person ($10 back to the NFCA)

3. Grandstand - $22 per person ($3 back to the NFCA)

Deadline to Order is Monday, May 18th!

Click here to download a copy of the order form

Please join me in helping to raise funds for the NEUROFIBROMATOSIS CLINICS ASSOCIATION

This is the Pittsburgh based charity helping all of the children and adults who have been diagnosed with this HORRIBLE DISEASE! Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that disturbs cell growth in your nervous system, causing tumors to form on nerve tissue. These tumors may develop anywhere in your nervous system, including in your brain, spinal cord and nerves. Neurofibromatosis is usually diagnosed in childhood or early adulthood.

My dear, sweet, 13-year-old niece Mary Kate was diagnosed at the age of 2 years old! She said to me a couple of months ago, "Mimi everyone supports the Heart association, the Cancer Foundation, and many others like these, and that's really great, BUT no one knows about NEUROFIBROMATOSIS!!!!" She said, "We have to do something, and Mimi YOU are the only one that can help to raise awareness!"

So I am reaching out to all of you around the globe!
Here is the link to the NFCA's donation page.
All currencies are accepted.

I ALONG WITH MARY KATE AND MANY OTHERS AFFLICTED WITH THIS DISEASE WILL BE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!!