Spanish & Italian Songs
with curated bites
Ashley Bell, soprano
Michaela Larsen, mezzo soprano
accompanied by
Paolo Bartolani, piano
at
Borghese Vineyard
17150 Middle Rd, Cutchogue, NY 11935
Sunday, December 21st, 2025, at 5:00pm
Spanish & Italian Songs with Curated Bites at Borghese Vineyard is a new event that combines operatic music paired with a selection of small, carefully chosen food items with Borghese wines. This is an event designed to highlight the best flavor combinations between food, wine and music.
Curated Bites will be not just any appetizers, but carefully chosen and prepared small dishes that are designed to complement the selected music.
It’s an intimate indoor concert featuring two exceptional opera singers, performing music by Garcia Lorca, Fernando Obradors, Francesco Santoliquido and Giacomo Puccini while the audience are seated at the table. The purpose of this event is to provide a delightful multisensory experience, allowing attendees to explore music, wine and food pairings and enhance their appreciation.
Program
García Lorca: Canciones Españolas Antiguas
Anda Jaleo
Los Cuatro Muleros
Las Tre Hojas
Las Morillas De Jaén
Nana De Sevilla
Los Pelegrinitos
Los Reyes de la Baraya
Fernando Obradors: Classical Spanish Songs
Con Amores, la mi madre
Del Cabello más sutil
Chiquitita la novia
Intermission with Curated Bites at the tables
Francesco Santoliquido: I Canti della Sera
L'Assiolo canta
Tristezza Crepuscolare
Giacomo Puccini: Italian Songs
A te
Storiella d'Amore
Sole e Amore
E l'Uccellino
Canto d'Anime
García Lorca: Canciones Españolas Antiguas
Anda Jaleo
Los Cuatro Muleros
Las Tre Hojas
Las Morillas De Jaén
Nana De Sevilla
Los Pelegrinitos
Los Reyes de la Baraya
Fernando Obradors: Classical Spanish Songs
Con Amores, la mi madre
Del Cabello más sutil
Chiquitita la novia
Intermission with Curated Bites at the tables
Francesco Santoliquido: I Canti della Sera
L'Assiolo canta
Tristezza Crepuscolare
Giacomo Puccini: Italian Songs
A te
Storiella d'Amore
Sole e Amore
E l'Uccellino
Canto d'Anime
This is a production of
Rites of Spring Music Festival
in collaboration with
Castello di Borghese Vineyard
Rites of Spring Music Festival
in collaboration with
Castello di Borghese Vineyard
This project is made possible in part with funds from t the
Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs and the Statewide Community Regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Huntington Arts Council
Jerome Boxer, baritone
Jerome Boxer is a 20-year-old baritone hailing from New York City. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at Boston University, under the tutelage of James Demler. This past summer Jerome performed as Masetto in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in Vienna with the Vienna Opera Academy. He’s returning from a semester abroad at the Royal College of Music where he studied with New Zealand bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu.
Paolo Bartolani, pianist
Founder & Artistic Director of Rites of Spring Music Festival
Paolo Bartolani is a pianist, musicologist and music manager, working in both classical and contemporary music. He founded the Rites of Spring Music Fest in 2016 to promote classical and contemporary music on the North Fork of Long Island, and to combine music, history and the natural environment. The festival currently is a non-profit organization 501c3 and he is the Artistic Director and Responsible for developing the festival’s program.
