The Merola Grand Finale is the best time to see the young singers the program produces. At this point, the singers have come to the end of the intensive summer of training and have been through several performances. How much have they improved? Who are the stars of tomorrow? The concert will tell a great deal, in addition to having a lot of beautiful, well-sung music on it.
Michael Zwiebach is the senior editor/content manager for SFCV. He assigns all articles and content, manages the writing staff, and does editing. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.