Ariadne auf Naxos - Merola Opera Program
Ariadne auf Naxos is a distinctive opera by Richard Strauss that blends mythological tragedy with lighthearted comedy in two parts: a Prologue shows a clash between serious and comic performers forced to share the stage, while the main opera depicts Ariadne’s despair after abandonment on Naxos. She is countered by Zerbinetta’s playful view of love, until the god Bacchus brings renewal and transformation. Celebrated for its inventive structure, virtuosic vocal writing, and seamless fusion of contrasting styles, the work holds an important place in the operatic canon as a sophisticated meditation on the relationship between art, emotion, and theatrical form. Conducted by Ann-Katrin Stöcker and directed by Omer Ben Seadia (Merola ’14).
La Traviata - Palm Beach Opera
David Stern, Conductor; Gabriella Reyes, Violetta; Amanda Woodbury, Violetta; Mario Chang, Alfredo; Yongzhao Yu, Alfredo; Michael Chioldi, Germont;
The Snowy Day - Minnesota Opera
Original production by Omer Ben Seadia; Eboni Adams, Director & Choreographer; Kelly Kuo, Conductor; Raven McMillon, Peter; Leah Hawkins, Mama; Zulimar López-Hernández, Amy
Adlers in Concert - SF Opera
The Future Is Now: Adlers In Concert
The annual showcase for San Francisco Opera’s resident artists in opera scenes and arias with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra at the Herbst Theatre. Discover the next great opera singer—in a unique concert event you can't see anywhere else.
The Rake's Progress - Lakes Area Music Festival
Christian Reif, Conductor; Miles Mykkanen, Tom Rakewell; Kearstin Piper Brown, Anne Truelove; John Taylor Ward, Nick Shadow; Sara Couden, Baba the Turk
Don Giovanni - Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
Ming Luke, Conductor; Stefano de Peppo, Don Giovanni; Inna Duckach, Donna Anna; Sarah Gartland, Donna Elvira; Zulimar López-Hernández, Zerlina; Edward Graves, Don Ottavio; Aubrey Allicock, Leporello; Tim Murray, Masetto; Anthony Reed, Commendatore
La bohème - Pacific Symphony
Carl St.Clair, Conductor; Teresa Perrotta, Mimi; Alisa Jordheim, Musetta; Adam Diegel, Rudolfo; SeungHyeon Baek, Marcello; John Allen Nelson, Schaunard; Andrew Potter, Colline; Philip Cokorinos, Benoit/Alcindoro
The Snowy Day - Portland Opera
Based on The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Composed by Joel Thompson; Libretto by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Conducted by Damien Geter with Flora Hawk as Peter
Tosca - Palm Beach Opera
Conducted by David Stern, with Anastasia Bartoli and Caitlin Gotimer (Tosca), Mario Chang and Jonathan Burton (Cavaradossi), and Greer Grimsley and Aleksey Bogdanov (Scarpia)
Lucia di Lammermoor - Israeli Opera
Conductor: Carlo Montanaro
Lucia: Hila Fahima, Laura Ulloa
Edgardo: Oreste Cosimo, Giorgio Misseri
Enrico: Ionut Pascu, Oded Reich
Ariodante - Curtis Institute
Features members of Philadelphia’s self-led baroque orchestra, Tempesta di Mare, under the baton of David Stern.
Thumbprint - Portland Opera
Composed by Kamala Sankaram; Libretto by Susan Yankowitz
Conducted by Maria Badstue with Samina Aslam as Mukhtar Mai
The Magic Flute - Opera Theatre St. Louis
Rory MacDonald, Conductor; Joshua Blue, Tamino; Erica Petrocelli, Pamina; Jeni Houser, The Queen of the Night; Adam Lau, Sarastro; Johnathan McCullough, Papageno