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The Sergio Franchi Memorial Concerts became a local tradition, bringing world-class singers to a first-class rural estate, including James Valenti, Latonia Moore and David Miller. “Maybe a Christmas concert,” said Franchi one afternoon last week as she sat inside “Farmholme,” the main house on the rolling estate she bought in 1979 with her late husband.

“We became silent,” she continued softly, because so many people close to her and close to the foundation had died during the previous year. STONINGTON — The 25th Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert may be the final outdoor musical extravaganza produced by Eva Franchi on her bucolic 240-acre Stonington estate, but smaller pop-up concerts could appear here and there. Sol Hurok managed Franchi's initial American concert tour with a debut performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Pete Gianakos: An institution at an institution retires, Connecticut designates more communities as virus hot zones, As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands, 'So frustrating': Grave missteps seen in U.S. virus response, Full replay: Ledyard at East Lyme volleyball, Remembering Eddie Van Halen with guitarist Andy Timmons, Dog delivers newspapers every morning in Mystic, Full replay: Lyman Memorial at Waterford Volleyball, Eva Franchi briefly joins Corey Pesaturo, right, on stage while he performs the Hungarian Dance No. Sergio Franchi was an Italian-born tenor and actor who enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame as a multimedia star and recording artist after being discovered on British television in 1962. 2019 3:14PM The Taylors run Devon Point Farm in North Stonington, and said this was Julia's debut singing experience. People flock to the 20th Annual Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert om 2014 at the Franchi estate in Stonington. Grazie Sergio.". We would like to announce our future Encore Sergio Franchi Concert Events! concert ticket, Connecticut is my home. The Final 25th Annual Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert took place on August 24, 2019!We thank all of  Sergio's fans and supporters for making the FINAL "Let the Music Play" Concert so memorable and special. Sandra Coutant, an English teacher at Stonington High School, and sister Christine Fortunato of Wethersfield have been coming to the Franchi concerts for at least 15 years, and have mastered the picnic lunch that most revelers bring with them.

Here is why you shouldsubscribe and support The Day. Eva likes to pick a theme for her outdoor concert, and many attendees this year adhered to the "summer white" dress that she suggested. Keep it Clean. "It's always been like we're among family when we come.".

Will Connecticut Republicans pay a price for silence on Trump? (Tim Cook/The Day) Published August 21. People flock to the 20th Annual Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert at the Franchi estate in Stonington in 2014.

“We lost Paul Cravinho,” she said of the late Honorable Paul Ernest Cravinho Sr., a Stonington probate judge who died in January of 2018. Eva Franchi discusses the upcoming and final Sergio Franchi Memorial concert during an interview in her Stonington home on Thursday, August 15, 2019. WHEN: Aug. 24, grounds open at 11 a.m., concert runs 2-5 p.m. WHERE: Sergio Franchi Estate, Sergio Franchi Drive, Stonington. (Tim Cook/The Day) Published August 15. Corey Pesaturo of Cumberland performs Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. After all, Sergio and Eva Franchi never shied from the limelight, even as they moved here to their Stonington estate in 1979. Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed. But the main focus, as always, was Eva's charming introduction of the singers and the beautiful grounds that included a tour of the Franchi house as well as a collection of classic cars on view before the concert. Julia wowed the crowd with an electric version of Puccini's famous aria "O mio babbino caro," absolutely blasting the high notes as the crowd gave an extended standing ovation. We would like to announce our future Encore Sergio Franchi Concert Events!

But: Starting at 7:30 Friday through 10:30 p.m. Sunday, folks can... Coast Guard, rescuers search for missing boater out of Groton, COVID-19 cases continue to surge in New London, New London city employee faces criminal charges, Stonington police officer disciplined for actions in March crash, Naval Academy midshipman asks judge to block his removal over tweets. Please support our work by subscribing today. Eva Franchi discusses the upcoming and final Sergio Franchi Memorial concert during an interview in her Stonington home on Thursday, August 15, 2019. “But for now we leave it as a surprise. Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert, Saturday, Sergio Franchi Estate, Sergio Franchi Drive, Stonington; grounds open at 11 a.m., concert runs 2-5 p.m.; $65 ($70 if purchased at the door); (860) 535-9429, www.sergiofranchi.com. Then it will be on to the main program, which will feature Amante, Moore, Giada Valenti and James Valenti and several newcomers. The concert brings in a bevy of world-class singers — some have starred in productions at the Metropolitan Opera, for instance — and provides an afternoon of music, complete with a 32-person orchestra. ... Sergio would be so proud. 2019 8:17PM.

5 by Brahms on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, during the final Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert at the Franchi estate in Stonington. “He loved New England,” she once said. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. We'd love to hear eyewitness The Grandest Finale: 25th Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert will let the music play one last time, DECISION 2020: Westerly School Committee candidates focused on building project, student performance, Officials to seek second tenant for one-story wing of North Stonington Education Center, Raimondo: Stop holding parties, attending youth sports events, Savoy, Bank Square bookstores join 'Boxed Out' campaign to encourage local shopping, UConn bars students from off-campus events amid virus spike, Assumption University in Worcester limits students to their dorm rooms, Langevin endorses Democratic candidates in Charlestown. tickets, "Am I going to be on your stage one day?"

“We are starting with the family,” she said with a smile. Throughout the years The Sergio Franchi Music Foundation has gifted out over 800 grants and scholarships to young talented artists in the memory of the great late tenor. Low 36F. Six years later, they finally met in person, and they married in 1978, the second marriage for each. 5 on the accordion for the large crowd that turned out for the 25th and final Sergio Franchi Memorial concert held  on the grounds of the Franchi estate in Stonington on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Harold Hanka, The Westerly Sun, The Sergio Franchi Tenors perform "La Donna E Mobile" from Rigoletto at the 25th and final Sergio Franchi Memorial concert on Saturday, August 24, 2019. person will not be tolerated. “We spent the happiest years of our lives here. Franchi performed musical comedies on stage, appeared on numerous television variety shows, and starred in a major motion picture. tour dates , So maybe we do it here, right here on the patio, with twinkling lights and roasted chestnuts and hot toddies, and we’ll all put on our best sweaters ... and there will be valet parking ... and maybe even snow.”, Or maybe there will be a block party near her Beverly Hills villa where she’ll fling open the French windows and invite tenors and sopranos to sing out to the listeners gathered below. On Saturday, for a while, it seemed the surprise would be the fly-by of a solo plane carting a sign that read "Keep the Music Playing.

Franchi said she vividly recalls hearing her late husband utter those same words. Harold Hanka, The Westerly Sun, Eva Franchi shares a light moment with tenor Matthew White while introducing him at the 25th and final Sergio Franchi Memorial concert on the grounds of the Franchi estate in Stonington on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Toward the end of the three-hour concert, Sergio Franchi's widow, Eva, introduced a 10-year-old girl from North Stonington, Julia Taylor, who was sitting in the crowd, not sure, her parents said later, that she would get a chance to sing. each comment to let us know of abusive posts.

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