It was Jackie Evancho’s love of the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” that stirred the passion within her to begin singing. A gaining a degree of notoriety, Jackie submitted her rendition of “Panis Angelicus” to the 5th season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” The overwhelming response earned her the opportunity to perform in front of the judges on live television. Jackie’s first PBS special was one of the top pledge producing performances in PBS’ history. In 2016 Jackie turns 16 and will release her 4th studio album.

Opening for Ms. Evancho is Chris Mann. Chris rose to fame as Christina Aguilera’s finalist on NBC’s The Voice and has performed with the National Symphony for President Obama, at Christmas in Rockefeller Center and headlined his own symphony tour across the country. Chris is currently staring as The Phantom in the touring production of “The Phantom of the Opera” and has two PBS specials. Chris’ new album, Constellation, has recently debuted at #1 on the Amazon Vocalist chart.