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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2016-10-26T12:28:00+01:00"
lastmod = "2016-10-27T14:14:00+01:00"
preamble = "Fresh off a recording session for his new album with pianist Peter Dugan, [*A Silent Night*](http://www.johnbrancy.com/asilentnight), baritone John Brancy relishes the chance to take a break from the opera stage, and spend time with art song.\n\nLuckily, Brancy returns next week to the New York Festival of Song for [*Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel: A Century of American Musical Theater*](http://nyfos.org/Rodgers.html)  November 1 and 3 at the Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Concert Hall. Brancy will perform with Tony Award-nominated singers Lauren Worsham and Mary Testa, tenor Hal Cazalet, and pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, singing the music of Richard Rodgers (*Oklahoma!*, *The King and I*), his daughter Mary Rodgers (*One Upon A Mattress*), and his grandson Adam Guettel (*A Light in the Piazza*).\n\nBrancy is also hosting this week's [\"Song of the Day\" series](http://blog.nyfos.org/category/song-of-the-day) on the NYFOS blog, where his picks include [Poulenc's \"Priez pour paix\"](http://blog.nyfos.org/3324-2) and [Rodgers and Hammerstein's \"Soliloquy\"](http://blog.nyfos.org/rodgers-hammerstein-soliloquy-carousel) from *Carousel*\n\nWe spoke with Brancy about his upcoming *A Silent Night* with Peter Dugan, why he loves his work with the New York Festival of Song, and how he keeps healthy enough to make it all happen."
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primary_image_credit = "Photo by Gerard Collett."
publishDate = "2016-10-27T14:14:00+01:00"
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short_description = "Fresh off a recording session for his new album with pianist Peter Dugan, A Silent Night, baritone John Brancy relishes the chance to take a break from the opera stage, and spend time with art song."
slug = "talking-with-singers-john-brancy"
title = "Talking with singers: John Brancy"

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>For details and ticket information about Brancy's upcoming concerts with the New York Festival of Song, [click right here.](http://nyfos.org/Rodgers.html)
