Archbishop O'Brien Library - Events

Vocal Performance On Saturday afternoon Nov. 6,  2010 at 2 p.m. the Archbishop O’Brien Library will host an encore performance by tenor, Ernani Domingos to be held in the chapel at St. Thomas Seminary. A reception in the library will follow. Further details on the program of music will be forthcoming. Mr. Domingos started his study of voice with the project of Federal University of Santa Maria (Brazil) in 1995, under the direction of Professor Elocilda Andrade. In 2005 he won a scholarship to study at the University of Cantareira with the Romanian professor Marian Cioromilla and under her direction sang in the Jardim Sao Paulo Theater in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2006, the professor Moura Castro invited Ernani to continue his studies at the Sao Paulo Theater. In 2006, the professor Moura Castro invited Ernani to continue his studies at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford under the direction of  Professor Jerome Pruett, where he completed his studies. In addition to his performances in Brazil, Ernani has traveled throughout  Europe participating in master classes. He has sung locally at various churches in Hartford, Newington and Enfield and has directed the choir at St . Lawrence Church in Hartford. Museum Family Events If you're looking for something to do the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Wadsworth Atheneum have many family events or peruse their permanent or special exhibits. Museum passes are available at the library for free admission for up to four people.