Posts: Esther Tonea

Then and Now with Esther Tonea

April 6, 2020

  We caught up virtually with soprano Esther Tonea who was one of the soloists in our March 2018 performances of MOZART REQUIEM. While Tonea shelters-in-place in San Francisco, we reminisce on meeting Rita Moreno and what she’s been up to since her California Symphony debut.   You made your California Symphony debut on our March…

2019-20 Season, Esther Tonea

5 Questions with our Mozart Requiem Soloists

March 6, 2018

An agricultural engineer, a budding neuroscientist, and ripped pants during a performance: We learned some of the inner secrets of the talented stars of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music who will be featured in our MOZART REQUIEM concerts this month. Esther Tonea, soprano Esther Tonea, soprano 1. Where are you from? I usually say Buford, Georgia, but I…

2017-18 Season, Brandon Bell, Esther Tonea, Guest Artist, Jimmy Kansau, Kaitlin Bertschi, Mozart Requiem