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September 28, 2001 Schubert’s song cycle 'Winterreise' to be performed at Loeb WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Baritone Sanford Sylvan will perform Franz Schubert’s song cycle "Winterreise" with pianist David Breitman at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in Loeb Playhouse. Admission is $22 for general public, $15 for Purdue students and children K-12. Tickets can be purchased at Purdue box offices or charged by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. The performance is presented by Purdue Convocations. Sylvan and Breitman, his longtime collaborator, have performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe. In the 1996-97 season, they performed more than 20 recitals nationwide as part of a "Schubert Celebration," which featured "Winterreise," "Die Schöne Müllerin" and a program of selected Schubert Lieder. In opera circles Sylvan is an acclaimed Mozart scholar and performer. His performances of Figaro in "The Marriage of Figaro" and Don Alfonso in "Cosi fan tutte" have been seen internationally, including on PBS’ "Great Performances." He has become closely associated with the productions of renowned opera directors Peter Sellars, Robert Wilson, Sir Peter Hall and Andre Serban. He has developed longstanding relationships with composers who have created material specifically for him, including John Adams’ "Nixon in China," the title role in "The Death of Klinghoffer" and the song cycle "The Wound Dresser." Composer John Harbison also has written numerous works for Sylvan. Sylvan has performed with many of the leading orchestras in the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. A Grammy and Emmy Award winner for his role in "Nixon in China," Sylvan has received Grammy nominations for his recording with David Breitman, "L’Horizon Chimérique," which features songs of Gabriel Fauré; "Beloved That Pilgrimage," a program of American songs with music by Barber, Copland and Chanler; and for John Adams’ "The Wound Dresser." Sylvan, who was born in New York City, is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. He also studied at the preparatory division of the Julliard School and at the Tanglewood Music Center. David Breitman, a native of Montreal, did his undergraduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds a master's degree in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and a doctorate in historical practice performance from Cornell University. He has served as chair of the Historical Performance Program at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. CONTACT: Larry Sommers, Purdue Convocations, (765) 494-5045, lsommers@purdue.edu. NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: A publication-quality photograph of Sanford Sylvan is available at ftp://ftp.purdue.edu/pub/uns/. Photo ID: Sylvan.jpeg   Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page