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2017 MILWAUKEE |
Moby-Dick Orchestra Suite (arr. Macelaru) at Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in a program that features Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, Bernstein’s Candide Overture and Anna Clyne’s Masquerade, led by conductor Cristian Macelaru. More Perf. Info. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Type: Premiere |
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2017 ST. LOUIS |
To Hell and Back at St Louis Opera Collective with soprano Hana Abrams (Stephanie) and contralto Stephanie Ruggles (Anne); paired with Melissa Dunphy’s song cycle Tesla’s Pigeon; conducted by Nancy Mayo, directed by Kurtis Shoemake. More Perf. Info. St. Louis Opera Collective Type: To Hell And Back |
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2017 NEW YORK CITY |
Mentorship Faculty with American Lyric Theater in New York City American Lyric Theater Type: Residency |
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2017 EASTSOUND |
World premiere of EARTHRISE: Dec 24, 1968 for Musical Saw and String Quartet at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Inspired by the iconic photograph taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders. Featuring Anita Orne on saw, with the Miró String Quartet. Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Type: Premiere |
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2017 SANTA CRUZ |
Premiere of the Moby-Dick Orchestral Suite, arranged by Cristian Mācelaru, at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz. Conducted by Cristian Mācelaru in his first season as music director. More Perf. Info. The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Type: Premiere |
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2017 MIAMI |
Dead Man Walking at the Miami Music Festival More Perf. Info. Miami Music Festival Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 LOS ANGELES |
Guest Artist for SongFest at the Colburn School, Los Angeles CA SongFest at The Colburn School Type: Residency |
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2017 ST. JOHNS |
Dead Man Walking at Opera on the Avalon in British Columbia in a new production featuring Deborah Nansteel (Sister Helen), Morgan Smith (Joseph), Margaret Lattimore (Joseph’s Mother) and Brittany Robinson (Sister Rose); conducted by Judith Yan, directed by James Marvel. More Perf. Info. Opera on the Avalon Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 SAN DIEGO |
The Work At Hand will be featured at the Mainly Mozart Festival in recitals at two San Diego locations, performed by mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel, cellist Andrew Shulman and pianist Anna Polonsky. More Perf. Info. Mainly Mozart Festival Type: The Work at Hand |
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2017 |
At the Statue of Venus performed at New York’s Symphony Space by Sign & Sing, a concert program that reimagines classical music with American Sign Language (ASL) performance. Program also includes Vaughan-Williams’ Songs of Travel and Elgar’s Sea Pictures. More Perf. Info. Type: At the Statue of Venus |
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2017 AMSTERDAM |
For a Look or A Touch at the Dutch National Opera featuring baritone Bryan Jolly (Manfred) and actor Alexander Oliver (Gad), directed by Wim Trompert. More Perf. Info. Dutch National Opera Type: Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch |
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2017 VANCOUVER |
Dead Man Walking at Vancouver Opera in a new production, starring J’nai Bridges (Sister Helen), Daniel Okulitch (Joseph De Rocher) and Judith Forst (Joseph’s Mother). Conducted by Jonathan Darlington, directed by Joel Ivan and designed by Erhard Rom. At the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. More Perf. Info. Vancouver Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 |
Guest Artist at Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, Evanston IL Type: Residency |
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2017 |
Guest Artist at the University of Wyoming Dept of Music, Laramie WY Type: Residency |
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2017 MEMPHIS |
Three Decembers at Opera Memphis in a new production by Ned Canty, conducted by Michael Sakir, with Phyllis Pancella (Madeline) and Jarrett Ott (Charlie) and Cree Carrico (Beatrice). More Perf. Info. Opera Memphis Type: Three Decembers |
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2017 BROOKLYN |
The Brooklyn Art Song Series at National Sawdust (Michael Brofman, artistic director) offers a Context Recital of songs by Jake Heggie alongside the French composers who inspired them: Debussy, Hahn and Poulenc. Performers include soprano Laura Strickling, mezzo Margaret Lattimore, tenor Zach Finkelstein, baritones Steven Eddy and Michael Kelly. More Perf. Info. Brooklyn Art Song Series Type: Concert |
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2017 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS |
The original cast of Three Decembers is reunited by Hawaii Opera Theater for performances on four islands: Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai and Maui. Starring Frederica von Stade (Madeline), Kristin Clayton (Bea), and Keith Phares (Charlie), conducted by Adam Turner. More Perf. Info. Hawaii Opera Type: Three Decembers |
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2017 PENSACOLA |
Dead Man Walking at Pensacola Opera, conducted by Jerome Shannon. Elise Quagliata (Sister Helen), Michael Mayes (Joseph DeRocher), NuGuanda Nobles (Sister Rose), Hanan Tarabay (Joseph’s Mother), Corey McKern (Owen Hart). Performed at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre. More Perf. Info. Pensacola Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 |
Guest Artist at the University of Kansas School of Music, Lawrence KS Type: Residency |
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2017 KANSAS CITY |
Dead Man Walking at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, with Kate Aldrich (Sister Helen), David Adam Moore (Joseph De Rocher), Maria Zifchak (Joseph’s Mother), Karen Slack (Sister Rose), Daniel Belcher (Owen Hart); conducted by Stephen Osgood; directed by Kristine McIntyre. More Perf. Info. Lyric Opera of Kansas City Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 WASHINGTON |
Dead Man Walking at the Kennedy Center, presented by the Washington National Opera, in a new production by Francesca Zambello, conducted by Michael Christie and starring Kate Lindsey (Sister Helen), Michael Mayes (Joseph De Rocher), Susan Graham (Joseph’s Mother), Jacqueline Echols (Sister Rose) and Wayne Tigges (Owen Hart). Sets designed by Allen Moyer, costumes by Jessica Jahn, lighting by Christopher Akerlind and projections by Greg Emetaz. More Perf. Info. The Kennedy Center Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 CARMEL |
Frederica von Stade and Jake Heggie in recital as part of the Carmel Music Society’s 90th Season. 3pm at the Carmel Sunset Center. More Perf. Info. Carmel Music Society Type: Concert |
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2017 COPENHAGEN |
Dead Man Walking at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen in a new production by Orphan Phelan, conducted by Sebastian Lang-Lessing. Cast TBA. More Perf. Info. Royal Danish Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2017 BIRMINGHAM |
Three Decembers at Opera Birmingham in the Red Mountain Theatre Cabaret. More Perf. Info. Opera Birmingham Type: Three Decembers |
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2017 |
Guest Artist at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY Type: Residency |
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2016 HOUSTON |
World Premiere of It’s A Wonderful Life at Houston Grand Opera. Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s new opera offers a new telling of the story made famous in the beloved 1946 film by Frank Capra that starred Jimmy Stewart. Conducted by Patrick Summers, directed by Leonard Foglia, designed by Robert Brill with projections by Elaine J. McCarthy and lighting by Brian Nason. The cast includes tenor William Burden (George Bailey), soprano Talise Trevigne (Clara, the Angel), soprano Andrea Carroll (Mary Bailey), tenor Anthony Dean Griffey (Uncle Billy), baritone Rod Gilfry (Mr Gowers/Mr Potter), and baritone Joshua Hopkins (Harry Bailey). Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera and performed in the Cullen Theater. More Perf. Info. Houston Grand Opera Type: It’s a Wonderful Life |
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2016 FAYETTEVILLE |
Three Decembers at Opera Fayetteville, University of Arkansas. Cast includes Cabiria Jacobsen (Madeline), Erin Brittain (Beatrice) and Jacob Scharfman (Charlie). Directed by Jennifer Williams, conducted by Christopher Frisco. More Perf. Info. Opera Fayetteville Type: Three Decembers |
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2016 PARIS |
Joyce DiDonato sings Camille Claudel: Into the Fire at the Palais Garnier with pianist Philippe Jordan (musical director of the Opéra National de Paris). More Perf. Info. Palais Garnier Type: Camille Claudel |
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2016 TAMPA, ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER |
The Work at Hand performed by The Florida Orchestra with mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and cellist Anne Martindale Williams, led by conductor Michael Francis. Program includes Britten’s Sea Interludes, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and Debussy’s La Mer. More Perf. Info. The Florida Orchestra Type: The Work at Hand |
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2016 NEW YORK |
“Works & Process” at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum devotes an evening to Heggie & Scheer’s new opera, It’s A Wonderful Life, featuring musical excerpts and discussion moderated by Patrick Summers.
Cast includes sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Karen Slack, mezzo-soprano Amanda Tarver, tenors Jonathan Blalock and Matthew Hernandez, and baritone Jarrett Ott. More Perf. Info. The Guggenheim Museum Type: It’s A Wonderful Life |
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2016 DALLAS |
Moby-Dick returns to the Dallas Opera where it received its world premiere in 2010! The starry cast includes Jay Hunter Morris (Ahab), Morgan Smith (Starbuck), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn) and Musa Ngqungwana (Queequeg); Dallas Opera Music Director Emmanuel Villaume conducts; director Leonard Foglia brings his iconic production back to the Winspear Opera House with sets by Robert Brill and projections by Elaine J McCarthy The Dallas Opera Type: Moby-Dick |
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2016 WASHINGTON |
Joyce DiDonato sings Camille Claudel: Into the Fire at the Kennedy Center with the Brentano String Quartet The Kennedy Center Type: Camille Claudel |
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2016 SAN FRANCISCO |
San Francisco Performances “A Heartfelt Gala: Celebrating Ruth Felt” with performances by Sasha Cooke, Philip Glass, Jake Heggie, Sean Jones, Jennifer Koh and Luciana Souza. More Perf. Info. San Francisco Performances Type: Concert |
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2016 PROVO |
Joyce DiDonato sings Camille Claudel: Into the Fire at Brigham Young University with the Brentano String Quartet. More Perf. Info. Brigham Young University Type: Camille Claudel |
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2016 LOS ANGELES |
Artist faculty for SongFest! at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. More Perf. Info. SongFest at The Colburn School Type: Event |
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2016 BOULDER |
Eklund Opera’s CU NOW at CU Boulder hosts a private three-week workshop of Heggie & Scheer’s It’s A Wonderful Life. The workshop culminates with a presentation of a few excerpts from the opera on June 17 at 7:30 and June 19 at 2pm in the Atlas Black Box Theater. More Perf. Info. Eklund Opera (formerly CU Opera) Type: It’s A Wonderful Life |
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2016 SAN FRANCISCO |
Out of Darkness – Premiere production of a new opera by Heggie and Scheer, based on Holocaust stories commissioned by Music of Remembrance (Mina Miller, artistic director) at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. With soprano Caitlin Lynch (Krystyna), soprano Ava Pine (Krysia), mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook (Zosha), baritone Michael Mayes (Manfred), and baritone Robert Orth (Gad). More Perf. Info. San Francisco Conservatory of Music Type: Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch |
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2016 SEATTLE |
Out of Darkness – World premiere of a new opera by Heggie and Scheer, based on Holocaust stories commissioned by Music of Remembrance (Mina Miller, artistic director) at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. With soprano Caitlin Lynch (Krystyna), soprano Ava Pine (Krysia), mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook (Zosha), baritone Michael Mayes (Manfred), and baritone Robert Orth (Gad). More Perf. Info. Music of Remebrance Type: Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch |
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2016 SAN DIEGO |
GREAT SCOTT – West Coast Premiere of the new opera by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally at San Diego Opera. Starring Kate Aldrich (Arden Scott), Joyce El-Khoury (Tatyana Bakst), Frederica von Stade (Winnie Flato), Nathan Gunn (Sid Taylor), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Roane Heckle). Conducted by Joseph Mechavich, directed by Jack O’Brien. More Perf. Info. San Diego Opera Type: Great Scott |
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2016 FRESNO |
Dead Man Walking at Fresno Grand Opera in a new production directed by Daniel Witzke, conducted by Ryan Murray at the William Saroyan Theatre. More Perf. Info. Fresno Grand Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2016 SHREVEPORT |
Dead Man Walking at Shreveport Opera, conducted by Jerome Shannon. Casting and production details TBA Shreveport Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2016 |
Creators in Concert: Jake Heggie at Opera America in New York. Guest artists TBA. More Perf. Info. Opera America Type: Concert |
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2016 SAN FRANCISCO |
Frederica von Stade and Jake will give a Family Matinee recital for San Francisco Performances at the Herbst Theater. More Perf. Info. San Francisco Performances Type: Concert |
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2016 MILWAUKEE |
Three Decembers at Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, starring Lucy Schaufer (Madeline Mitchell), Rena Harms (Bea), and Keith Phares (Charlie); conducted by Joseph Rescigno, directed by William Florescu. More Perf. Info. Florentine Opera Type: Three Decembers |
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2016 SAN FRANCISCO |
Soprano Ann Moss is honored with an Artist Insights recital at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with cellist Emil Miland and pianist Steven Bailey. Jake will join for his song cycle Newer Every Day. San Francisco Conservatory of Music Type: Concert |
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2016 BOSTON |
To Hell and Back in a new production by Boston Opera Collaborative at Central Square Theater. More Perf. Info. Boston Opera Collaborative Type: To Hell And Back |
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2016 NEW ORLEANS |
Dead Man Walking at New Orleans Opera with Jennifer Rivera (Sister Helen) and Michael Mayes (Joseph DeRocher), conducted by Robert Lyall. Complete casting and production details TBA. More Perf. Info. New Orleans Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2016 AUSTIN |
Three Decembers and At The Statue of Venus at the Butler School of Music UT Austin in the McCullough Theatre. Conductor Kelly Kuo leads the New Music Ensemble in new productions by Robert DeSimone (Three Decembers) and Jessica Burton (At The Statue of Venus). Butler School of Music, University of Texas Type: Three Decembers |
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2016 AUSTIN |
Jake will be a Guest Artist at the Butler School of Music at UT Austin. Butler School of Music, University of Texas Type: Guest Artist |
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2016 DALLAS |
The Dallas Opera presents mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and pianist Jake Heggie in recital at Dallas City Performance Hall. The Dallas Opera Type: Concert |
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO |
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton sings the West Coast Premiere of Jake Heggie’s The Work At Hand (poetry by Laura Morefield) with cellist Emil Miland and pianist Robert Mollicone. The program also features music by Turina, Chausson, Schubert and Dvorak. Presented by San Francisco Performances at the SF Conservatory of Music. More Perf. Info. San Francisco Performances Type: Premiere |
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2015 |
Soprano Ann Moss gives a full recital of Jake’s songs at Piedmont Piano Company with soprano Heidi Moss, cellist Emil Miland, and pianist Steven Bailey. Jake will be at the piano for a few selections, including the West Coast Premiere of “Newer Every Day: Songs for Kiri.” Type: Premiere |
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2015 LOUISVILLE |
Three Decembers at Kentucky Opera in Louisville, starring Denyce Graves (Madeline Mitchell), Nicole Joseph (Bea) and Carlton Ford (Charlie); conducted by Kostis Protopapas, directed by William Florescu. Kentucky Opera Type: Three Decembers |
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2015 LOS ANGELES |
Moby-Dick produced by the Los Angeles Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Starring Jay Hunter Morris (Ahab), Morgan Smith (Starbuck), Joshua Guerrero (Greenhorn), Musa Ngqungwana (Queequeg), Jaqueline Echols (Pip), Malcolm MacKenzie (Stubb), Matthew O’Neill (Flask). Conducted by James Conlon, directed by Leonard Foglia, sets by Robert Brill, costumes by Jane Greenwood, projections by Elaine McCarthy. More Perf. Info. LA Opera Type: Moby-Dick |
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2015 DALLAS |
GREAT SCOTT – World Premiere of the new opera by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally at The Dallas Opera. Starring Joyce DiDonato (Arden Scott), Ailyn Pérez (Tatyana Bakst), Frederica von Stade (Winnie Flato), Nathan Gunn (Sid Taylor), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Roane Heckle), Kevin Burdette (Eric Gold/Ghost of Bazzetti), Rodell Rosel (Anthony Candolino), Michael Mayes (Wendell Swann). Conducted by Patrick Summers, directed by Jack O’Brien, sets and costumes by Bob Crowley, lighting by Brian MacDevitt, projections by Elaine J McCarthy. More Perf. Info. The Dallas Opera Type: Great Scott |
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2015 BLOOMINGTON |
Dead Man Walking in a new production at Indiana University, conducted by David Neely, directed by Jose Maria Condemi with designs by Steven Kemp. More Perf. Info. Indiana University Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2015 |
Soprano Ann Moss and pianist Steven Bailey give the East Coast premiere of Newer Every Day: Songs For Kiri at the Longy School in Cambridge, MA More Perf. Info. Type: Concert |
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2015 WASHINGTON |
Susan Graham and Jake in recital at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Vocal Arts DC. The program will include the world premiere of a new song cycle by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer based on celebrated objects in the Smithsonian Museum. More Perf. Info. The Kennedy Center Type: Premiere |
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2015 EDMONTON |
Dead Man Walking at the Opera Nuova Festival in Edmonton. Conducted by Rosemary Thomson. Directed by Brian Deedrick. More Perf. Info. Opera Nuova Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2015 LOS ANGELES |
Artist faculty for SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. More Perf. Info. SongFest at The Colburn School Type: Residency |
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2015 ATLANTA |
Three Decembers in a new production at the Atlanta Opera with mezzo-soprano Theodora Hanslowe (Madeline Mitchell), soprano Jennifer Black (Beatrice), baritone Jesse Blumberg (Charlie); directed by Emma Griffin. Alliance Theater, Atlanta, GA More Perf. Info. The Atlanta Opera Type: Three Decembers |
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO |
Farewell, Auschwitz performed by Music of Remembrance as part of the Music at Meyer series at Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco. Soprano Ava Pine, mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook and baritone Robert Orth join players from the Seattle Symphony on a program that also features After Life, a new one-act opera by Tom Cipullo that imagines Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso after their deaths. Temple Emanu-El at 7:30pm. More Perf. Info. Music At Meyer Type: Concert |
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2015 |
The Work at Hand, orchestral premiere with the Pittsburgh Symphony, featuring mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and cellist Anne Martindale Williams, conducted by Michael Francis; Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA. More Perf. Info. Type: Premiere |
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2015 |
Camille Claudel: Into the Fire performed by mezzo-soprano Laura Krumm and the Alexander String Quartet for the Music at Kohl Mansion series, Burlingame, CA. More Perf. Info. Type: Camille Claudel |
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2015 LONDON |
Camille Claudel: Into the Fire at the Barbican Centre in London; Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano and the Brentano String Quartet, Milton Court Concert Hall, 7:30pm. Jake will be Joyce’s pianist for Reynaldo Hahn’s Venezia in the first half of the program. More Perf. Info. Barbican Centre Type: Camille Claudel |
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO |
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus performs For A Look or A Touch at Davies Symphony Hall with baritone Morgan Smith and actor Kip Niven, conducted by Tim Seelig. Baritone Hadleigh Adams also performs. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 8pm. More Perf. Info. Davies Symphony Hall Type: Concert |
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2015 |
A Preview of For A Look or a Touch, presented by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission Street, San Francisco. 3pm. Free with museum admission. More Perf. Info. Type: Concert |
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2015 PHILADELPHIA |
The Radio Hour receives its East Coast premiere, performed by The Philadelphia Singers on a program that also features Menotti’s The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore. Conducted by David Hayes with choreography by Sean Curran.
Temple Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA. More Perf. Info. Temple Performing Arts Center Type: The Radio Hour |
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2015 NEW YORK |
Soprano Heidi Stober performs The Book of Nightmares at Carnegie Hall with pianist Craig Terry and cellist David Heiss. Program also features music by Haydn, Schubert, Strauss, Debussy, Chaminade, Reger, Clarke, and Wilder. Weill Recital Hall, 7:30pm More Perf. Info. Carnegie Hall Type: Concert |
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2015 |
A Preview of For A Look or a Touch, presented by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. 7:30pm, Gresham Hall. Free. More Perf. Info. Type: Concert |
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2015 |
Artist Residency at University of Northern Iowa Type: Residency |
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2015 |
The Radio Hour, performed by VocalEssence in Minneapolis, MN with actress Sarah Agnew; directed by Nikki Swoboda; conducted by Philip Brunelle (artistic director); The Fitzgerald Theater. Type: The Radio Hour |
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2015 SANTA MONICA |
Dead Man Walking at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Opera Parallele presents the Los Angeles premiere of the opera, bringing its San Francisco production to the acclaimed Broad Stage for two performances only. More Perf. Info. The Broad Stage Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2015 DAYTON |
Dead Man Walking at Dayton Opera, conducted by Jerome Shannon and directed by Gary Briggle, featuring Catherine Martin (Sister Helen), Zachary Gordin (Joseph DeRocher), Margaret Gawrysiak (Joseph’s Mother), Minnita Daniel-Cox (Sister Rose). Schuster Center for the Performing Arts, Dayton, Ohio. More Perf. Info. Center for the Performing Arts Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2015 BERKELEY |
Camille Claudel: Into the Fire Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke joins the Berkeley Symphony for the first performance of the newly orchestrated work conducted by music director Joana Carneiro at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, 8pm. More Perf. Info. Berkeley Symphony Type: Camille Claudel |
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2015 SALT LAKE CITY |
The King’s Singers will give the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s a cappella work Stop This Day And Night With Me (poetry by Walt Whitman) – the 2015 Raymond Brock Commission for the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in Salt Lake City, Utah. American Choral Directors Association Type: Premiere |
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2015 EVANSTON |
Dead Man Walking at Northwestern University; conducted by Michael Sakir; directed by Michael Ehrmann Northwestern University Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO |
Dead Man Walking at Opera Parallele in San Francisco. The first production in San Francisco since the world premiere in 2000. Jennifer Rivera (Sister Helen), Michael Mayes (Joseph DeRocher), Catherine Cook (Joseph’s Mother), Talise Trevigne (Sister Rose), Robert Orth (Owen Hart); conducted by Nicole Paiement; directed in a bold, new production by Brian Staufenbiel. More Perf. Info. Opera Parallele Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2015 |
Camille Claudel: Into the Fire at Princeton University; Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano and the Brentano String Quartet. Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall, 7:30pm. More Perf. Info. Type: Camille Claudel |
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2015 NEW YORK |
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and cellist Anne Martindale-Williams give the world premiere of The Work at Hand: Symphonic Songs based on poetry by the late Laura Morefield, at Carnegie Hall. Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. More Perf. Info. Carnegie Hall Type: Concert |
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2015 NEW YORK |
Joyce DiDonato and the Brentano String Quartet give the East Coast premiere of Camille Claudel: Into the Fire – the operatic song cycle based on the life and work of the great French sculptor (poetry by Gene Scheer) – at Carnegie Hall in a program that also features music of Debussy and Charpentier. Part of Joyce DiDonato’s Perspective Series at Carnegie Hall. More Perf. Info. Carnegie Hall Type: Camille Claudel |
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO |
Cellist Emil Miland at Noe Valley Chamber Music with guests Ann Moss, Alison Lovejoy, Joan Nagano, Candace Forest, Liam Wade, Stephen Bailey and Jake Heggie. Noe Valley Chamber Music Type: Concert |
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2015 SAN FRANCISCO |
Dead Man Walking: In Conversation/In Performance Opera Parallele and Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco present a fascinating evening about Art and Social Justice with speakers Sister Helen Prejean, Elisabeth Semel, Jeanne Woodford, and performances by mezzo-sopranos Frederica von Stade and Catherine Cook, sopranos Kristin Clayton and Nicolle Foland, Cantor Roslyn Barak, with Jake Heggie at the piano. Also speaking are Opera Parallele artistic director Nicole Paiement and creative director Brian Staufenbiel. Sister Helen Prejean will sign books following the event. 7:00pm at Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco. (NOTE: this is a free event, but tickets are required. Reserve through BrownPaperTickets.) More Perf. Info. Music At Meyer Type: Event |
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2014 INDIANOLA |
Three Decembers at Des Moines Metro Opera, Des Moines, IA. Cast TBA; directed by Kristine McIntyre. More Perf. Info. Des Moines Metro Opera Type: Three Decembers |
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2014 ANN ARBOR |
Dead Man Walking at University of Michigan Power Center for the Performing Arts. More Perf. Info. University of Michigan Power Center for the Performing Arts Type: Dead Man Walking |
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Oct 3, 4 2014 ARLINGTON |
Three Decembers at Urban Arias, Arlington VA, with Janice Hall (Madeline Mitchell), Emily Pulley (Beatrice) and Michael Mayes (Charlie); conducted by Robert Wood, directed by Michael McConnell. More Perf. Info. Urban Arias Type: Three Decembers |
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2014 HIGHLAND PARK |
Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa sings the world premiere of Newer Every Day (Emily Dickinson), commissioned by The Ravinia Festival. Martin Theater, 8:30pm More Perf. Info. Ravinia Type: Premiere |
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2014 BERKELEY |
The End Of The Affair at West Edge Opera in its Bay Area premiere. Carrie Hennessey, Keith Phares, Philip Skinner, Donna Olson, Mark Hernandez and Michael Jankosky. Conducted by Jonathan Khuner.
More Perf. Info. West Edge Opera Type: The End Of The Affair |
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2014 CENTRAL CITY |
Dead Man Walking at Central City Opera; 10 performances at the historic Central City Opera House in Colorado, directed by Ken Cazan, conducted by John Baril. More Perf. Info. Central City Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2014 INDIANOLA |
Dead Man Walking at Des Moines Metro Opera in Iowa: Elise Quagliata (Sister Helen), David Adam Moore (Joseph), Margaret Lattimore (Mrs De Rocher), Karen Slack (Sister Rose), Wayne Tigges (Owen Hart); conducted by David Neely, directed by Kristine McIntyre More Perf. Info. Des Moines Metro Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2014 |
For a Look or a Touch in Germany – Seattle Men’s Chorus will travel with 130 singers, musicians, actors, and artistic and production staff for a 12 day tour of Germany with their production titled Falling In Love Again, featuring Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s one act opera. Performances in Berlin, Leipsig, Dresden and Cologne/Krefeld. More Perf. Info. Type: Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch |
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2014 |
Opera America’s Annual International Conference will be held in San Francisco. Jake participates in a special session with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade on June 20. Opera America Type: Event |
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2014 LOS ANGELES |
Guest Faculty Artist for SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. SongFest at The Colburn School Type: Event |
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2014 SEATTLE |
CD Release of:Out of Darkness (Naxos), Music of Remembrance; Caitlin Lynch, soprano; Sarah Larsen, mezzo-soprano; Morgan Smith, baritone Seattle’s Music of Remembrance Type: Release/Broadcast |
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2014 |
World Premiere of The Radio Hour (libretto by Gene Scheer) commissioned and performed by the Pacific Chorale and John Alexander Singers, conducted by John Alexander; 5:30pm at Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, CA.
More Perf. Info. Type: Concert |
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2014 CHICAGO |
Dead Man Walking in a concert performance at DePaul University Elise Quagliata (Sister Helen), Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek (Joseph), Jane Bunnell (Mrs. DeRocher), Joelle Lamarre (Sister Rose) DePaul University Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2014 |
Another Sunrise at Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, paired with Viktor Ulmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis. Marie Plette, soprano (as Krystyna Zywulska); directed by Beth Greenberg; conducted by Matilda Hofman; Mt Diablo Universalist Unitarian Church, Walnut Creek, CA Type: Concert |
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2014 MADISON |
Dead Man Walking at Madison Opera Daniela Mack (Sister Helen), Michael Mayes (Joseph DeRocher), Susanne Mentzer (Mrs DeRocher), Karen Slack (Sister Rose); conducted by John DeMain; directed by Kristine McIntyre
More Perf. Info. Madison Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2014 WASHINGTON |
Moby-Dick in its East Coast premiere at The Washington National Opera in the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Directed by Leonard Foglia, conducted by Evan Rogister; with Carl Tanner (Ahab), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn), Matthew Worth (Starbuck), Eric Green (Queequeg), Talise Trevigne (Pip).
More Perf. Info. Washington National Opera Type: Moby-Dick |
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2014 SCHWERIN |
Dead Man Walking at Staatstheater Schwerin (Mecklenburg State Theater) in Schwerin, Germany for 8 performances.
More Perf. Info. Staatstheater Schwerin (Mecklenburg State Theater) Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2013 |
Great Performances national telecast of Moby-Dick on PBS.The San Francisco Opera production features Jay Hunter Morris (Ahab), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn), Morgan Smith (Starbuck), Talise Trevigne (Pip), Jonathan Lemalu (Queequeg), Robert Orth (Stubb), Matthew O’Neill (Flask); conducted by Patrick Summers and directed by Leonard Foglia. Type: Moby-Dick |
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2013 |
here/after (songs of lost voices), a release of double-cd of recent music and songs by Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer released internationally by PentaTone Classics. Performers include tenor Stephen Costello, mezzo Joyce DiDonato, baritone Nathan Gunn, soprano Talise Trevigne, flutist Carol Wincenc, The Alexander String Quartet and many others. Music includes Camille Claudel, Pieces of 9/11, Friendly Persuasions, Rise & Fall, A Question of Light, Fury of Light, Soliloquy. Type: Release/Broadcast |
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2013 ZURICH |
European premiere of Three Decembers at Opera in Knopfloch, Zurich, Switzerland; Rosina Zoppi (Maddy), Jeannine Hirzel (Bea), Niklaus Kost (Charlie); conducted by Charl de Villiers; directed by Matthias Fluckiger. Opera in Knopfloch Type: Three Decembers |
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2013 |
Recital with soprano Heidi Stober, mezzo Susanne Mentzer and tenor William Burden for the Santa Fe Concert Association, 4pm at the Scottish Rite Center, Santa Fe. Program includes Friendly Persuasions (Scheer), From The Book of Nightmares (Kinnell), and The Deepest Desire (Prejean). Type: Concert |
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2013 |
Voyage to the Great Lakes with Frederica von Stade and Jake Heggie on the 130-guest Yorktown. Type: Event |
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2013 |
Guest Artist/Faculty for SongFest at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Type: Event |
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2013 |
Guest Artist at Vancouver International Song Institute (VISI). Type: Event |
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2013 TALLAHASSEE |
Three Decembers at Florida State Opera. Florida State Opera Type: Three Decembers |
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2013 SAN FRANCISCO |
Gala recital for Noe Valley Chamber Music with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, soprano Lisa Delan, Dawn Harms (violin) and Emil Miland (cello) in a program featuring music by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Rorem, Getty and Heggie. Noe Valley Chamber Music Type: Concert |
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2013 SEATTLE |
World premiere of “Farewell, Auschwitz!” commissioned by Seattle’s Music of Remembrance; Mina Miller, artistic director. The new work, for three singers and instrumental quintet, is based on lyrics by Polish dissident and Auschwitz survivor Krystyna Zywulska in poetic translations by Gene Scheer. Soprano Caitlin Lynch, mezzo-soprano Sarah Larsen and baritone Morgan Smith perform at Nordstrom Recital Hall in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA. More Perf. Info. Seattle’s Music of Remembrance Type: Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch |
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2013 ASHVILLE |
Dead Man Walking at The Modern American Music Project in Ashville, North Carolina; Elise Quagliata (Sister Helen), Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek (Joseph DeRocher), Jane Bunnell (Mrs. DeRocher); David Troy Francis, music director & conductor; Francis Cullinan, director. The Modern American Music Project Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2013 DENTON |
World premiere of Ahab Symphony at the University of North Texas in Denton, with tenor Richard Croft and the UNT Orchestra and Chorus led by conductor David Itkin. University of North Texas Type: Concert |
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2013 |
Publication of the book Heggie & Scheer’s Moby-Dick: A Grand Opera for the 21st Century by Robert K. Wallace (UNT Press). A beautiful, glossy book (240 pages) about the creation of the opera, with interviews from cast and creative team, the complete libretto and more than 150 production photographs by Karen Almond. Type: Event |
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2013 |
For A Look Or A Touch performed by The Heartland Men’s Chorus at the Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO with baritone Morgan Smith (Manfred) and actor Kip Niven (Gad). Type: Out of Darkness/For a Look Or a Touch |
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2013 BOSTON |
Dead Man Walking in a new production by Boston Opera Collaborative at the historic Somerville Theatre. Boston Opera Collaborative Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2013 EUGENE |
Dead Man Walking at Eugene Opera; Eugene, OR Eugene Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2013 MONTREAL |
Dead Man Walking at Opera de Montreal featuring Allyson McHardy (Sister Helen), Etienne Dupuis (Joseph DeRocher), Kimberly Barber (Joseph”s Mother), Chantale Nurse (Sister Rose); directed by Alain Gauthier; conducted by Wayne Marshall More Perf. Info. Opera de Montreal Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2013 SAN FRANCISCO |
Recital with flutist Carol Wincenc at Temple Emanu-El as part of the Music at Meyer Series in San Francisco, CA; music by Bach, Poulenc, Bloch, Debussy, Varèse, Tower and Jake Heggie, with guest mezzo-soprano Quinn Middleman singing The Deepest Desire. More Perf. Info. Music At Meyer Type: Concert |
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2013 FAYETTEVILLE |
Dead Man Walking at Fayetteville Opera, University of Arkansas with Lindsey Anderson (Sister Helen) and Daniel Scofield (Joseph DeRocher); Robert Mueller, conductor; Kyle Lang, director. Opera Fayetteville Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2012 |
World Premiere of Christmas Maladies (texts by Mark Campbell) commissioned by Renaissance City Choirs; Jeffry Blake Johnson, artistic director at Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA Type: Concert |
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2012 |
Guest Artist at Cornell University Department of Music Type: Event |
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2012 NASHVILLE |
BMI Composer-In-Residence at Vanderbilt University during the opera department’s production of Three Decembers (Nov 9 & 11); Amy Jarman is Madeline Mitchell; Gayle Shay directs and Robin Fountain conducts; at the Blair School of Music, Ingram Hall, Nashville, TN. Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music Type: Three Decembers |
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2012 SAN FRANCISCO |
Moby-Dick at the San Francisco Opera, featuring the original cast conducted by Patrick Summers and directed by Leonard Foglia. Ben Heppner & Jay Hunter Morris* (Ahab), Morgan Smith (Starbuck), Stephen Costello (Greenhorn), Jonathan Lemalu (Queequeg), Talise Trevigne (Pip), Robert Orth (Stubb), Matthew O’Neill (Flask). San Francisco Opera Type: Moby-Dick |
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2012 EASTSOUND |
Composer-in-Residence for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in Washington, with two world premieres: Aug 11/12 “Orcas Island Ferry, suite for violin & piano” (Aloysia Friedmann & Jon Kimura Parker) and Aug 14/15 “This is My Beloved” songs for baritone and piano trio (featuring baritone Rod Gilfry). Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Type: Event |
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2012 |
A Musical Odyssey in the Mediterranean with Frederica von Stade and Jake Heggie, hosted by The Metropolitan Opera Guild aboard the all-suite, 144-guest Corinthian II. Flicka and Jake will perform two private concerts in historic buildings on this journey across the Mediterranean, from Sicily to Malta, Tunis, Sardinia, Barcelona, Marseille, Nice and Civitavecchia. Type: Event |
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2012 LOS ANGELES |
Artist faculty at SongFest in Malibu. SongFest at The Colburn School Type: Event |
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2012 SEATTLE |
World premiere of Another Sunrise, libretto by Gene Scheer featuring soprano Caitlin Lynch, a new commission from Music of Remembrance. 6:30pm at Benaroya Hall, Seattle. Seattle’s Music of Remembrance Type: Concert |
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2012 FT. WORTH |
Three Decembers at Ft. Worth Opera; the new production by director Candace Evans takes place at the intimate Scott Theater and stars Janice Hall (Madeline), Emily Pulley (Bea) and Matthew Worth (Charlie); conducted by Christopher Larkin. Ft. Worth Opera Type: Concert |
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2012 |
Artist residency at the Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. Type: Event |
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2012 |
The Deepest Desire Joyce DiDonato and the Kansas City Symphony led by conductor Michael Stern. Helzberg Hall in the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Type: Concert |
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2012 |
“An Evening with Composer Jake Heggie” presented by Opera America as part of its Salon Series. Performers include sopranos Devon Guthrie and Talise Trevigne; mezzo-soprano Elise Quagliata; tenor Jonathan Blalock; baritones Philip Cutlip and Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek. 7:00pm at Opera America, 330 Seventh Ave, New York, NY. Type: Concert |
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2012 SAN FRANCISCO |
Master class at the San Francisco Conservatory, 7:30pm San Francisco Conservatory of Music Type: Event |
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2012 DRESDEN |
Dead Man Walking returns to the Dresden SemperOper Dresden SemperOper Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2012 TULSA |
Dead Man Walking at Tulsa Opera with Kirstin Chávez (Sister Helen) and Michael Mayes (Joseph De Rocher), directed by Johnathan Pape, conducted by Jerome Shannon. Tulsa Opera Type: Dead Man Walking |
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2012 SAN DIEGO |
West Coast Premiere of Moby-Dick at San Diego Opera; Ben Heppner (Ahab), Morgan Smith (Starbuck), Jonathan Boyd (Greenhorn), Jonathan Lemalu (Queequeg), Talise Trevigne (Pip), Robert Orth (Stubb), Matthew O’Neill (Flask); Leonard Foglia, director; Joseph Mechavich, conductor San Diego Opera Type: Moby-Dick |
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2012 |
Soprano Talise Trevigne and Jake perform At The Statue of Venus to celebrate the release of her first solo CD on GPR Records; 2pm at Sherwood Auditorium in the La Jolla Museum of Modern Art, 700 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA Type: Concert |
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2012 SAN FRANCISCO |
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the Alexander String Quartet perform the world premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s CAMILLE CLAUDEL: Into the Fire at Herbst Theater. Commissioned by San Francisco Performances. Program also includes Debussy’s String Quartet, and songs by Reynaldo Hahn. San Francisco Performances Type: Camille Claudel |
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2012 CALGARY |
Canadian premiere of Moby-Dick at Calgary Opera with Ben Heppner (Ahab), Brett Polegato (Starbuck), Colin Ainsworth (Greenhorn), Justin Welsh (Queequeg), Lisa DiMaria (Pip), Peter McGillivray (Stubb), Robert Clark (Flask); Joseph Mechavich, conductor; Leonard Foglia, director. Calgary Opera Type: Moby-Dick |
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