A BEST OF BROADWAY & OPERA CONCERT
Starring MARIA ALEIDA & EDUARDO SALLES
with ROBERTO BERROCAL on piano.
Maria & Eduardo performed a private concert in February at our Grande Masque Ball (scroll down to see the video!), and Maria is a longtime touring partner of Andrea Bocelli.
LOVE IS TIMELESS
February 8, 2025 7 pm
The perfect Valentine's Date!
Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center
1707 16th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960
Performance Space
We perform at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center, located at 1707 16th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960. The venue seats approximately 1,000 and is handicap-equipped.
MARIA ALEIDA
Coloratura soprano
Cuban-born soprano Maria Aleida is enjoying a successful international career as a high-coloratura soprano singing opera and concert engagements in theaters, stadiums, and arenas around the world. Her impressively high and easy singing has been lauded by critics as “stratospheric,” with “laser-like precision,” and “seemingly unlimited above the staff.” As a regular guest soloist alongside world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli since 2011, Maria Aleida has toured internationally to sold-out concerts in Saudi Arabia, Australia, The United Kingdom, Macau, and throughout the continents of North America, South America, and Europe. In 2023, Maria Aleida joined tenor Andrea Bocelli in several concert tours in Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and Poland. In 2024 Maria Aleida will join tenor Marcelo Alvarez in a recital at the Royal Opera of Wallonia in Liege, Belgium.
EDUARDO SALLES
Tenor
Edward moved to the United States from Cuba in 2021 and has since performed in private events and concerts at Fischer Island, St. Hugh Catholic Church Steinway Concert Series, Museo of Cuban Diaspora, Miami Beach Convention Center, and Miami Dade County Auditorium. In 2023, he received master classes from international renowned Mexican American tenor, Arturo Chacon Cruz. He later participated in a concert alongside Arturo Chacon Cruz at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Edward has performed and sung opera excerpts from I Pagliacci and Rigoletto in concert version with orchestra. He has worked in many theatrical productions, as well as operas, zarzuelas, and operettas. At present, Edward continues to train his voice with acclaimed opera voice coach and Vero Beach Opera's Artistic Consultant, Manny Perez. He has recently been preparing for the role of Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera.
Roberto Berrocal
Pianist
Basque pianist Roberto Berrocal's distinctive career is manifest in his extensive work with singers, his commitment to cultural exchange and community outreach, and his entrepreneurial spirit. Mr. Berrocal collaborates regularly with internationally acclaimed singers Latonia Moore, Sonya Yoncheva, Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Eglise Gutierrez, Maria Aleida, Megan Moore, and Martin Nusspaumer among others. His many collaborations have brought him to distinguished places such as Los Angeles Opera, Forth Worth Opera, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, the Cervantino Festival in Mexico and the Tucson Art Song Festival. He works extensively as a coach both privately and at institutions such as Florida Grand Opera and New World School of the Arts, as well as at Miami Music Festival where he curates and coaches the Zarzuela program each summer. An ambassador for Spanish culture in the United States, Mr. Berrocal was recently knighted by the King of Spain. Committed to building and inspiring community through the arts, Mr. Berrocal is the founder and Artist Director of the St Hugh - Steinway Concert Series in Miami, Florida. lt brings the finest vocalists and instrumentalists to Miami, and has received great critical acclaim over its ten years, including a nomination to Miami's best classical concert of the year. The series has raised monies benefitting community initiatives both in Miami and abroad. Active also as a solo pianist, Mr. Berrocal has appeared with orchestras in Europe, South America, and the United States, with notable recent performances including Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with the Costa Bica National Symphony, Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto at the New World Center, and a solo recital at the Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao.