Music at Rodef Shalom: Arias and Duets from the World of Grand Opera

• Walter Morales - piano and Host
• Kelly Lynch - soprano
• Raymond Blackwell - baritone

A native of Costa Rica, Walter Morales is the Music Director of the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra.  He is currently on the music faculty at Chatham University.  An active concert pianist and recording artist, with recordings on the Centaur, Mode, Zimbel, and Quindecim labels, Morales has toured throughout the United States, Central, and South America.

Based in Pittsburgh, Kelly Fiona Lynch has performed with multiple orchestras and opera companies.  In addition, she has sung throughout Europe and Central America.  Ms. Kynch is on the voice faculties of Chatham and Seton Hill universities.

Raymond Blackwell, baritone, has performed locally with the Pittsburgh Opera and the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh among others.  His faculty appointments include Carnegie Mellon University, Slippery Rock University, Grove City Colege, and Mercyhurst College.  He recently performed at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival in Scotland and Amsterdam's Laren Concert Series.  

Music by Debussy, Ravel, Verdi, Puccini, and selections from the Great American Songbook.