Barbara Fris (soprano) at the McMichael Art Gallery, Kleinburg, Ontario

(SANEPR.com) March 30, 2009 -- Toronto, ON Canada (SANEPR) March 30, 2009 -- Praised by the Edmonton Journal for her singing “… with sensuous warmth, great reserves of power and emotional expressiveness”, Barbara Fris is one of Canada's finest singers. Recently declared "one of Toronto’s most artistic, creative and inspiring women” by the Luminato Festival, Ms. Fris continues to have a luminous career, always captivating her audiences on the international opera, concert and recital stages.

Ms. Fris, whose career has embraced opera, operetta, musical theatre and lieder for more than 25 years,
has given sold-out performances on some of the finest concert stages in the world. Her personal charisma
and vocal beauty continue to endear her to audiences.

Their programme offering includes Richard Strauss' "Four Last Songs", Canadian composer Jana Skarecky's
"Plant Earth", the rhythmic Classical Spanish Songs by Fernando Obradors and summer audience favorites
from the world of opera (Programme Subject to Change).

1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 2009 at the historic McMichael Art Gallery, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, Ontario. Tel: (905) 893-1121 or toll free 1-888-213-1121. The concert is free with admission to the Gallery. Tickets are $30-$12. Reservation: Not Required.

The gallery is located at 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, Ontario, just north of Major Mackenzie Drive,
easily accessible from Highways 27, 50, 400, 401, 407 and 427. It houses an extensive collection of paintings by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and First Nations and Inuit artists.

Want to know more about Barbara Fris? Visit her website at www.barbarafris.com