On Sunday, Sept. 13, Fredonia alumna Victoria Vargas, Class of 2008, (Music Performance) will be the featured performer for the OperaBuffs of WNY’s “Curtain Up” event at Westwood Country Club in Williamsville, N.Y. Victoria is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music. In 2008 she was a winner of the Erwin H. Johnson Award for upcoming young artists presented by OperaBuffs and the Fourth City District Met Council Auditions. In addition, School of Music Professor Julie Newell and the cast of the upcoming Hillman Opera, “La Bohème,” will present a free family-oriented opera lecture/”informance” on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, as part of OperaBuffs’ Inside Opera Lecture Series.
