Sept 18, 21, 25, Oct 1, 3, 8, 10 2021 OLSO	CANCELED Dead Man Walking at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo Conducted by Karen Kamensek, Directed by Orpha Phelan. Katarina Karnéus as Sister Helen Prejean, Johan Reuter as Joseph De Rocher, and Maija Skille as Mrs. De Rocher. More Perf. Info. Norwegian Opera Type: Dead Man Walking
Aug. 13, 15 & 17 2021 WALNUT CREEK	A Jake Heggie Triptych at Festival Opera in Walnut Creek features performances of At the Statue of Venus (soprano Carrie Hennessey), Camille Claudel: Into the Fire (mezzo-soprano Diana Tash), and For a Look or a Touch (baritone Zach Gordin and actor Curt Branom). Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek CA. More Perf. Info. Festival Opera Type: Two Remain/Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch
May 12 2021 ST. PAUL	Jamie Barton and Jake Heggie in recital at Ordway Hall in St Paul, MN, presented by the Schubert Club. More Perf. Info. Schubert Club Type: Concert
May 10 2021 TUSCON	Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and pianist Jake Heggie perform a recital for the Tucson Desert Song Festival, featuring Jake’s new song cycle “What I Miss The Most…” to new texts by Joyce DiDonato, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Patti LuPone, Sister Helen Prejean, and others, commissioned by the Festival. Complete program TBA. More Perf. Info. Tucson Desert Song Festival Type: Premiere
May 2 2021 BERKELEY	(POSTPONED) Recital with mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton at Hertz Hall, presented by Cal Performances at UC Berkeley; program will include the West Coast Premiere of a new work Jake is composing for Jamie More Perf. Info. Cal Performances Type: Concert
Apr. 23 & 25 2021 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS	(POSTPONED) If I Were You in a new production at Hawaii Opera Theater as part of the company’s 60th Anniversary Season; directed by Karen Tiller and featuring mezzo-soprano Blythe Kelsey as Brittomara. Complete production and casting TBA. More Perf. Info. Hawaii Opera Theater Type: If I Were You
Apr 17 2021 TORONTO	Baritone Joshua Hopkins and pianist Myra Huang perform Songs for Murdered Sisters (poetry by Margaret Atwood) along with masterworks by Schubert, Debussy and Duparc in Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. More Perf. Info. The Royal Conservatory of Toronto Type: Songs for Murdered Sisters
Apr 8,11,14,17,21,24,29 & May 2 2021 NEW YORK	(POSTPONED) Dead Man Walking at the Metropolitan Opera in a bold new production by director Ivo van Hove starring Joyce DiDonato (Sister Helen), Etienne Dupuis (Joseph), Susan Graham (Joseph’s Mother) and Latonia Moore (Sister Rose); conducted by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and featuring the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. More Perf. Info. The Metropolitan Opera Type: Dead Man Walking
Feb 20 2021 SAN FRANCISCO	The Amateur Music Network presents an hour-long online interview with Jake, learning how he’s adapted to the pandemic and what the future holds for him and for the art form in the future. Moderated by long-time friend and self-proclaimed music wannabe David Landis. More Perf. Info. Amateur Music Network Type: Event
Feb 19 - Apr 30 2021 HOUSTON	Baritone Joshua Hopkins and composer/pianist Jake Heggie perform Songs for Murdered Sisters in a new film by director James Niebuhr and Houston Grand Opera, streamed on Marquee TV. Margaret Atwood’s stunning new cycle of poems was inspired by the tragic murder of Hopkins’ sister in 2015. Compelled to use his voice to honor her memory and draw attention to the widespread issue of violence against women, Hopkins invited Jake to join him on a powerful journey toward awareness, healing, connection and transformation. More Perf. Info. Houston Grand Opera Type: Songs for Murdered Sisters
Jan 21 - 24 2021 BOSTON	(POSTPONED) Moby-Dick Orchestra Suite performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Cristian Mācelaru in a program that features music of Elgar and Ginastera. More Perf. Info. Boston Symphony Orchestra Type: Concert
Jan 14 - 16 2021 SAN FRANCISCO	(POSTPONED) Moby-Dick Orchestral Suite (arr. Mācelaru) performed by the San Francisco Symphony and conductor Cristian Mācelaru as part of a program of that features new works by American composers Valerine Coleman, John Corigliano and Wynton Marsalis. More Perf. Info. San Francisco Symphony Type: Concert