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Feb 19 - Mar 18
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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