Saturday Afternoon Concert: Between Sondheim & La Scala

Between Sondheim & La Scala

Vocals: Olivia Konteatis 

Piano: Dr. Anthony Hammond

This dynamic program spans from Operatic Arias to Contemporary music.

Bio:

Olivia Konteatis is a dynamic vocalist. She is versed in classical training as well as musical theater and contemporary music. Olivia has performed in many spaces, including: Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Olivia is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the New Studio on Broadway, is a member of the Actors Equity Association, and a Co-Founder of A Very Good Theater Company. Olivia portrays Anne Frank in educational performances around the country with the Anne Frank Center USA. Recent credits include: Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar (Calvary Episcopal Church), The Seagull (A Very Good Theater Company), Shoemaker’s Holiday (Classics on the Rocks). 

Check out the artist Songbird Lineage on all streaming platforms to hear Olivia’s first album performed alongside her mother, artist Aideen O’Donnell.

www.oliviakonteatis.com

Dr. Anthony Hammond is a critically acclaimed English concert organist, composer and musicologist. His principal organ studies were with Roger Fisher and David Briggs in England, and with Dr. Naji Hakim in Paris. As a performing and recording artist in Europe and the USA he is known particularly for his specialism in French Romantic and 20th century organ music, and as an improviser. He has held notable church posts in the UK at Chester Cathedral; St. Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol; Bristol Cathedral; Cirencester Parish Church; and St. John's Episcopal Church in Edinburgh. He moved to the USA in 2022 to become Director of Music at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown.