May 12, 2022 – The Spring event is dedicated to Jyl Bonaguro, the only female sculptor carving Italian marble by hand like at the age of Michelangelo. The event will start with the screening of Lifted, a very charming documentary made in Carrara, Tuscany, about Jyl. To follow an Opera performance by Soprano Saundra DeAthos and Tenor Edward Brennan, accompanied by pianist Wojciech Milewski. The singers will offer to the audience iconic arias such as O del Mio Amato Ben, Core ‘ngrato, O mio babbino caro, E lucevan le stelle, Ave Maria, Nessun dorma, O soave fanciulla.
The venue is the sanctuary of the iconic St. Michael’s Church in the very heart of Downtown Charleston, 71 Broad Street.
Event starts at 6:00 pm. After party at 7:30 pm to celebrate Jyl in a private residence with one of the most beautiful garden in Charleston!
