Marina Costa Jackson, Rainelle Krause, Emily Pulley & Craig Irvin Lead Nashville Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Nashville Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Marina Costa Jackson leads Bizet’s “Carmen” with Zach Borichevsky, Kathryn Lewek, and Richard Ollarsaba. Dean Williamson conducts the production by John Hoomes. Performance Dates: Sept. 26 & 28, 2024 “The Cook-Off” with a libretto by Mark Campbell will make its world premiere alongside Lee Hoiby’s “Bon Appetit!” Craig Irvin, Emily Pulley, Amy {…}

Apr 7, 2024

Nashville Opera to Close 2023-24 Season with ‘The Magic Flute’

The Nashville Opera will close its 2023-24 season with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be directed by Nashville Opera CEO & Artistic Director John Hoomes and will be presented April 12 and 13 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall. The production will include costumes created by Marie Ann Chiment for the Tennessee Bicentennial in 1996 and will star Jasmine Habersham {…}

Jul 1, 2023

Nashville Opera Cancels July 1 Performance

The Nashville Opera has canceled its performance on July 1, 2023. In a statement, the company said, “Out of an abundance of caution with the approaching storms, today’s Nashville Opera on Wheels x Centennial Park is being canceled.” “Our friends at NashSevereWx are tracking an incoming storm with the potential for dangerous straight-line winds, hail, and lightning.” The concert would {…}

Jun 26, 2023

Nashville Opera Releases First-Ever Recording of Carly Simon’s ‘Romulus Hunt’

Nashville Opera has joined forces with Lexicon Classics to release the first-ever recording of Carly Simon‘s sole opera, “Romulus Hunt.” Nashville Opera will present the recording as a birthday gift to its creator, who will celebrate her 80th birthday on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The work was originally commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the Kennedy Center in 1993 {…}

May 25, 2023

Nashville Opera Wins NEA Grant for ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’

The Nashville Opera has announced the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the company a grant in support of the 2024 production of Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas.” The company said, “This grant will allow us to build new bridges to historically marginalized communities through outreach programming designed to promote understanding of Latine/Latinx culture. ” Nashville Opera CEO & {…}

Apr 25, 2023

Elizabeth Caballero, Jasmine Habersham & Jonathan Burton Lead Nashville Opera’s 2023-24 Season

The Nashville Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will star Jonathan Burton, Keri Alkema, Andrew Manea, Joseph Lim, and Anthony Ciaramitaro. John Hoomes directs and Dean Williamson conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21 & 23, 2023 Michael Nyman’s “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” will star Matthew Treviño, Caroline Worra, and Tyler Nelson. John Hoomes directs and Dean Williamson conducts. {…}

Jun 30, 2022

Nashville Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

The Nashville Opera has announced its 2022-23 season and will present four operas. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” at the TPAC Jackson Hall. Performance Dates: Sept. 22 & 24, 2022 Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” will be performed at Noah Liff Opera Center. Performance Dates: Oct. 28-30, 2022 Byron Au Yong’s “Stuck Elevator” will be performed at Noah {…}

Apr 29, 2022

Nashville Opera to Present City Premiere of ‘Das Rheingold’

On May 6, 2022, Nashville Opera will close out its season with the company and city premiere of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” at the Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. John Hoomes’ production comes in celebration of the Fisher Center’s opening, and will include 62 players in The Nashville Opera Orchestra, with four Wagner tubas. Nashville-based designer Matt Logan {…}

Apr 6, 2022

Nashville Opera Introduces Student Club, Announces of OperaPASS

Nashville Opera has announced the return of its OperaPASS program as well as the birth of the Nashville Opera Student Club. OperaPASS provides free tickets to college students registered for the program. Meanwhile, the new club will offer 100 student club tickets for students with a high-school, college, graduate, post-graduate, and GED program ID card for an upcoming production of {…}

Apr 5, 2022

Nashville Opera to Present ‘Rigoletto Noir’

Nashville Opera is set to present “Rigoletto Noir” on April 7 and 9, 2022. The production, which was canceled twice because of the pandemic, will star Aleksey Bogdanov in the title role with Sarah Coburn as Gilda and Daniel Montenegro as the Duke. Rounding out the cast will be Kevin Thompson in the role of Sparafucile. Per the company’s official {…}

Dec 16, 2021

Nashville Opera to Present World Premiere of Marcus Hummon’s ‘FAVORITE SON’

On January 21, 2022, Nashville Opera will present the world premiere of Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon’s “FAVORITE SON.” The opera is inspired by Hummon’s song of the same name, with director John Hoomes helping to adapt the work for the stage. The cast will feature soprano Emma Grimsley, who led the North American touring company of “The Phantom of the {…}

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