Concert featuring DANIEL SERAFIN & JASNA POPOVIC. Followed by Reception for the Artists.

Daniel Serafin was born in Vienna to a German father and Austrian mother.He is a graduate of the Vienna Conservatory, and continued his vocal studies in Salzburg, Paris and at Juilliard. Serafin has been praised as a young artist of outstanding promise, both at home in the classics and modern works.His repertoire spans from Puccini to Mozart and Benjamin Britten, but he feels equally comfortable in an Offenbach Operetta or singing Tango music.

He enthusiastically studies and performs the music of composers who fell victim to the Nazi era. His song recital “Persecuted Composers, Persecuted Music” features works by Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Berg, Zeisl, Schoenberg and Mahler. After initial concerts at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York and at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles, Mr Serafin will perform this program in Boston, Miami and Tel Aviv.

For more information: www.DanielSerafin.com

Jasna Popovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, where she received her first piano lesson at age six, and later attended the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, Germany. The recipient of numerous awards, she has performed at festivals throughout Europe, most notably in Germany, Austria and Italy. An avid promoter of Serbian composers, Popovic is the co-founder of a new organization for artists interested in international exchange of culture. In additition to her own career as a soloist, she is a sought-after accompanist for singers and enjoys participating in chamber music ensembles. Jasna Popovic resides in New York City.

Presented by the Austrian-American Council West, the Austrian Consulate General and Villa Aurora

Villa Aurora. 520 Paseo Paseo Miramar

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Tickets are:

$10 (Friends of Villa Aurora)

$20 (General)

11. November, 15:00 Uhr