LAU New York 4th Annual Gala
Save this date and plan to join us for this very special event at the New York Athletic Club, overlooking Central Park. This event will support LAU’s Institute for Women Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW).
~May 11, 2015
Save this date and plan to join us for this very special event at the New York Athletic Club, overlooking Central Park. This event will support LAU’s Institute for Women Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW).
~May 11, 2015
Like a Missile Piercing the Air the Voice of Lebanese-born Opera Singer Amine Hachem Propels Him to the Top of His Profession
His voice is a gift from God. Young and talented, Amine Hachem’s voice is carrying him to the heights of operatic performance in the United States. Born in Lebanon, Amine grew up quietly in the village of Jal Eddib in the Metn. At an early age, he was drawn to music and singing and studied opera at the Beirut Conservatory, before moving to Chicago to join his father. In between, he undertook musical studies in Italy and Germany.
Now, he has turned his sights to the captial of art and culture….New York. He will perform a concert in Manhattan on Sunday June 29, 2014 at 7:20pm, at the Church of Christ and St. Stephen (240 West 69th Street, New York). He will be joining a cast that will perform highlights of Guiseppe Verdi’s La Traviata.
On May 25, he will be performing in Virginia and on June 13 he will present another work for the benefit of the St. Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital, an institution founded by the famous Lebanese-American actor, Danny Thomas.
See original story here:
http://www.al-mohajer.com/social.php?id=24&lng=en
“Amine Hachem is one of the best tenors today” and “a voice that can sing anything” (Broadway World)
“His performances are captivating” (iHeart Radio)
“One of the best holiday concerts in New York” (Metro New York)
“Audiences ate from his hand” (PBS)
“A soulful and handsome young man who delivers an electrifying and thrilling performance bringing the crowd to their feet” (An Nahar, Lebanon)
“Amine Hachem pushes the boundaries of operatic music by integrating it with unconventional sounds from around the world” (BroadwayWorld)
“Aucun défi n’effraiera cet artiste aussi virtuose qu’intelligent” (L’Orient Le Jour)
“Like a missile piercing the air the voice of Lebanese-born opera singer Amine Hachem propels him to the top of his profession” (Al-Mohajer/The Emigrant)
“Hachem has been blessed with a magnificent instrument” (Rosalind Elias, Metropolitan Opera star)
“His voice is a gift from God” (Al-Mohajer/The Emigrant)
Lebanese-American tenor Amine J. Hachem, “a fresh, strong, and beautiful Mediterranean voice,” has been called “a soulful and handsome young man who delivers an electrifying and thrilling performance bringing the crowd to their feet” (An Nahar, Lebanon).