Ida Zecco Presents CD Release Concert in Boston's Regattabar

Boston-based Ida Zecco will present a special CD release concert REGATTABAR in the Charles Hotel (One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA - ConcerTix: 617-876-777) on Sunday, September 29th at 7:00 pm. Ida and friends will be presenting selections from the CD "Better to Have Loved." Music will be arranged and conducted by Dick Lowell, with Paul Schmeling on piano, Joe Mulholland on synthesizer, Mark Carlsen on bass and John Baboian on guitar. Joining Ida are fellow vocalists Jim Porcella, Randy Zinkus, Valerie Sneade, Sarah Delima and John O'Neil. Tickets are $20.

The CD "Better to Have Loved" is a collection of 14 love songs; some familiar, some deliciously not so familiar. Why 14 love ballads? Ida says, "For me, when loves turns in an unexpected direction and forces me to recover and come out on the other end the better for it Ü that's a good thing and the reason that these songs were chosen. My own story exists in the words and music of this CD, yet, each song has its own story."

Ms. Zecco has been an international artist and educator for over 20 years. She earned her Bachelors of Music in voice/cello at the Mozarteum Academy of Music, Salzburg, Austria and studied with Rudolf Knoll, performing artist and member of the Vienna and Berlin Opera companies. She was also a student of the late Carl Orff in composition and theory, completing a Masters in Music Therapy at the Orff Institute, Salzburg, Austria. Ida also performed the soprano lead in Carl Orff's CARMINA BURANA, under the Maestro's direction and also the lead role in Orff's DIE KLUGE. She made her European debut at the Salzburg Festival in the role of Pamina in Mozart's, THE MAGIC FLUTE, under the direction of Herbert von Karajan. She later acquired a Masters in Fine Arts in acting and direction at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, London, England. She has also studied at the Actor's Studio and with Uta Hagen at HB Studio in New York City, New York.

Ida is a professional actress and a member of Actor's Equity Association (AEA). Her theatrical career includes leading roles in opera, drama, comedy and musical theater, including roles such as Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA; Lucy in YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN; Desiree in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Mrs. Lovett in SWEENEY TODD; Eliza Doolittle in MY FAIR LADY; Julie Jordan in CAROSEL; as well as leading roles in JACQUE BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS, SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM and more.

In the Boston area, Ida is well known for her roles as Barbara DeMarco, Mrs. Shubert or as Sgt. Mikey Thomas in Shear Madness, at the Charles Playhouse, Boston. She has also made several TV appearances on Fox's "America's Most Wanted," and "Spencer for Hire." Over the years, Ida has appeared in numerous industrial and commercial videos and has produced and directed many others.

For more information, see http://www.idazecco.com/.

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