Paul Plishka to autograph new recordings


NEW YORK - Paul Plishka, star of The Metropolitan Opera, will make personal appearances and sign autographs of his new recordings at Tower Records stores in Philadelphia and New York for the Christmas season.

Mr. Plishka has recently released a popular CD titled "Christmas with Paul Plishka" on the Naxos label, where he sings a selection of Christmas songs and carols in a variety of languages, including Ukrainian.

Also available during the CD signing will be the basso's recordings "Paul Plishka Sings Folk Songs of Ukraine" and "Paul Plishka sings Verdi and Mussorgsky Opera Arias," both on the Forlane label from Paris.

During his visits to the Tower Records stores, Mr. Plishka will sing, a selection of Christmas carols and Ukrainian songs.

Mr. Plishka's is currently singing in many productions at The Metropolitan Opera, including in "Manon," "Don Giovanni," "The Barber of Seville," "Boris Godunov," "L'Elisir D'Amore, "Samson and Dalila," "Stifellio" and "Turandot." The bass will sing a solo recital at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, in New York on March 29, 1998, sponsored by the Opera Orchestra of New York.

The signing in New York is scheduled for Sunday, December 7, at 1-2:30 p.m. at Tower Records, Broadway at 67th Street. The Philadelphia signing was to take place Sunday, November 30.


Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November 30, 1997, No. 48, Vol. LXV


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