Laguna Live! at the Museum with Taso Comanescu and Anastasia Malliaras

American guitarist Taso Comanescu is a colorful performer full of subtle nuance and strong musicianship. His programs present a variety of repertoire that creatively captures his audiences. He is an in-demand solo performer, ensemble artist and instructor whose accomplishments have taken him around the globe.

Soprano Anastasia Malliaras, eager and grateful to return to the stage, is gracefully exploring new depths of her artistry and voice.  With a beautiful blend of warm and bright colors, her timbre is distinguishable and vocal tone elegant and natural.  Her voice has led her to play the classic operatic roles of Nannetta, Olympia, Zerbinetta, Marie and Frasquita to name a few.  And in 2017 she was seen in the world premiere of the opera Tesla where she portrayed the role of Marie Astor Hampton.  Anastasia has been a Studio Artist at Central City opera where she played Ruth Baldwin in Musto’s Later That Same Evening and has previously participated in the Young Artist Vocal Academy at Houston Grand Opera and the iSing! International Young Artist Festival.   She has placed in prestigious competitions including the Loren L. Zachary Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Los Angeles District and Western Regionals.  Furthermore, she is co-founder and singer of the chamber music ensemble, Duo Apollon.  The pair is a classical voice and guitar duo that performs original repertoire for voice and guitar, as well as transcriptions from piano.