Liberty City Arts Presents - Creative Dialogues: Poets and Painters / Femmepressionist

Liberty City Arts Presents – Creative Dialogues: Poets and Painters / Femmepressionist

Liberty City Arts - Kyle Chastulik & Alize Francheska Rozsnyai

Music, Opera

Creative Dialogues: Poets and Painters / Femmepressionist
Creative Dialogues brings together two innovative multimedia projects that explore the intimate relationship between visual art, poetry, and music. This evening features the collaborative work of two artists, each presenting their unique vision of how different art forms speak to one another across time and medium.
Poets and Painters
This thematic multimedia recital, originally conceived as a degree recital in 2021, weaves together songs inspired by visual masterpieces with their corresponding artworks, creating a rich tapestry of artistic conversation. The program celebrates the creative process across centuries, beginning with Wolf's Michelangelo Lieder—settings of the Renaissance master's translated sonnets paired with his preparatory sketches and studies that would later inform his iconic sculptures and frescoes. Poulenc's "Le travail du peintre" brings to life the works of Picasso, Chagall, Miró, and other modern masters referenced in the song cycle. Selections from Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park With George" celebrate Seurat's pointillist masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," with projections that transition from monochrome to full color, mirroring the musical's exploration of artistic creation. The segment concludes with Matthew Aucoin's Three Whitman Songs, complemented by American artwork that echoes the poet's transcendentalist themes.
Femmepressionist
This performance celebrates the often-overlooked contributions of women artists and composers of the Impressionist era. The program features Lili Boulanger's exquisite song cycle "Clairières dans le ciel" (Clearings in the Sky), juxtaposed with paintings by women Impressionist artists working in France during the same period, illuminating the parallel creative voices of women who were forging new artistic paths in both visual and musical expression.
Throughout both performances, song texts

Details

Run Time: 105 mins

Ticket Price: $20

Venue: The Perch
Dates: September 20, 2025 - September 22, 2025

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September 20, 2025 4.00pm

2321 Emerald Street

General Admission: $20

September 22, 2025 7.00pm

2321 Emerald Street

General Admission: $20

About the Artist

Kyle Chastulik (they/them) is a versatile singing actor, concert artist, and songster based in West Philadelphia. Locally, Kyle has appeared with Wilmington Concert Opera, the Haverford-Bryn Mawr Chorale, and Prismatic Arts Ensemble. Kyle regularly performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra as a member of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir. 2025-2026 appearances include The Four Villains (cover) in “Les contes d’Hoffmann” with Wilmington Concert Opera, John in “Alice Tierney” with Opera on Tap Philadelphia, and the world premiere of the choral opera “Sleepers Awake” with Opera Philadelphia.

Kyle holds an MM in Vocal Performance from Temple University, where they appeared as the title role in “Le nozze di Figaro”, Golaud in “Pélleas et Mélisande, ” and Prophet/King in Nico Muhly’s contemporary opera “Dark Sisters.”

In addition to being a seasoned vocalist, Kyle frequently interprets chamber music as a singing classical guitarist, adapting works for voice and self-accompanying guitar. As a teaching artist, Kyle offers instruction in early childhood music and private lessons to all ages.

Alize Francheska Rozsnyai
Alize Francheska Rozsnyai is a soprano and actor "displaying profound imagination and control" (Philadelphia Inquirer), recognized for her "superb voice" (Harrogate News) and acclaimed interpretations of both classical repertoire and contemporary works. This season, she returns to Hub City Opera as Ivy Sweet in Shawn E. Okpebholo's The Cook-Off, performs as Violetta (cover) in La Traviata with New Jersey Opera Theater, and takes on the role of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos at Italy's Trentino Music Festival under Arthur Fagen's baton. Recent highlights include her role debut as Frasquita in Carmen, world premiere performances in Five Ways to Die with Experiments in Opera, and

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This event is appropriate for all ages

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require masks to be worn