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Veronica Bell invites listeners to experience the enchanting beauty of the season with 'Into the Wonderland'

Posted: November 8, 2024

Classical crossover soprano Veronica Bell invites listeners to experience the enchanting beauty of the season with her latest holiday album, "Into the Wonderland." Joined by a talented ensemble featuring pianists Greg Schreiner, Sergey Chipenko, and Kevin Tokars, Jacob Nakhman on clarinet, Paul Moser on guitar, bass, and percussion, this album takes listeners on a journey beyond the typical holiday fare, merging elegance with warm familiarity.

Veronica's rich and soulful soprano shines throughout the recording, offering a refreshing take on holiday classics while introducing original compositions that resonate with the listener's spirit. The artistic collaboration between the musicians elevates the album, creating a harmonious blend that is both comforting and uplifting.

A meticulously crafted collection of songs includes a variety of tunes from different cultures: American, Ukrainian, Austrian, French, and Jewish. With creative arrangements that blend classical motifs and contemporary sounds, each track will speak to those seeking a more refined listening experience this holiday season. “Into the Wonderland” invites you to slow down, reflect, and cherish the beauty of the moment, fostering an atmosphere of serenity and nostalgia, and makes it a perfect soundtrack for cozy evenings by the fire.

Veronica Bell, a self-proclaimed Holiday Season fanatic, believes that the magic of the holidays lies in connection and contemplation. "Each year, I cannot wait to start decorating my front yard, and just thinking about the holidays makes me smile. I wanted to create an album that allows the listeners to experience the season through my eyes and encourage them to find peace and tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle," she shares.

Available now on all major streaming platforms and on CD at www.veronicabellsoprano.com, "Into the Wonderland" promises to be a treasured addition to holiday playlists. Celebrate the beauty of the holidays with Veronica Bell's stunning new album and allow yourself to be transported into a world of wonder.

Born in Moscow, Russia as Yulia Ronskaya, at the age of 4 she already knew exactly what she wanted to be in the future: ballerina. Definitely a ballerina. Dividing her time between dance classes, ice skating lessons, piano practice, modeling her mother's dresses and jewelry in front of the mirror, and helping her father design airplane engines by  drawing on his blueprints with colored pencils, she still found time in her busy schedule to learn a song or two and perform them at family gatherings accompanied by her grandmother, a professional singer and pianist. The stage for her rare vocal appearances, aka chair to stand on, was usually provided by her grandfather, a soloist of Moscow State Operetta Company. Later, when it was time to choose what to do with her life, she chose singing. Perhaps she just loved standing on that chair... 

Following her passion for pushing the envelope and taking her art well outside its conventional scope, in 2013 Ms. Bell recorded a controversial cross-gender operatic album Les Frissons D'Amour for which she received a Hollywood Music in Media Award as Best Female Vocalist and also, among fellow musicians, an unofficial title Antichrist of Opera. The album includes operatic arias and duets originally written for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone. It explores the concept of an androgynous nature of love that is not commonly accepted in the world of classical music. In 2016 Veronica received a silver medal at Global Music Awards for the same album. Her performance at the Beverly Hills International Music Festival in June of 2017 received raving reviews and was pronounced "the crown jewel of the festival" by the Los Angeles press.