Morris Robinson, J’Nai Bridges, Jacqueline Echols, Limmie Pulliam Headline Anna H. Wang Concert Series 2025-26

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The Anna H. Wang Concert Series has announced its 2025-26 season. The season features two performances, including one starring bass Morris Robinson. That showcase, set for Jan. 31, 2026, is titled “Morris & Friends: An Evening of Opera & Gospel” and features Robinson alongside such artists as mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, lyric soprano Jacqueline Echols, tenor Limmie Pulliam, Music Director Brandon {…}

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J’Nai Bridges to Headline Nashville Symphony’s World Premiere of ‘Everything Hurts’

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Nashville Symphony is set to present a special world premiere starring mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges on Oct. 24 and 25, 2025. The showcase includes the first-ever performance of “Everything Hurts” by Brian Field. The work is a musical setting of Amanda Gorman’s “Hymn for the Hurting.” “It is an honor to see ‘Hymn for the Hurting’ as a call to mobilize {…}

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Miah Persson, J’Nai Bridges, Davóne Tines, Benjamin Appl, Mark Padmore Headline San Francisco Performances’ 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) San Francisco Performances has unveiled its 2025-26 season. “This season truly embodies SFP’s mission to give the world’s great artists a platform for their best, most personal work,” said SFP President Melanie Smith per an official press release. “It’s about making space for audiences and artists to come together for a transcendent shared experience, making each performance {…}

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Angela Meade & J’Nai Bridges Lead Dessoff Choir’s Verdi Requiem

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On May 1 and 2, Trinity Church will present Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem in collaboration with The Dessoff Choirs, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary season. These performances will celebrate the legacy as well as the musical innovation of the organizations and will include the world premiere of a new choral work by Pulitzer Prize- winning composer Tania León, commissioned by {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Headlines The Unsung Collective & NY Philharmonic’s ‘An Unsung Symphony: Simon and Brahms’

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The Unsung Collective will join forces with The New York Philharmonic at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on Feb. 28, 2025. The showcase, titled “An Unsung Symphony: Simon and Brahms” will feature mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges performing Carlos Simon’s “Songs of Separation.” The work features text by Persian poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī. Also on the program is Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Makes New York Fashion Week Debut

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(Credit: Kevin A. Richards) J’Nai Bridges has made her New York Fashion runway debut. The mezzo-soprano walked the runway at New York Fashion Week on Feb. 11, 2025 during the Frederick Anderson fall 2025 collection showcase. The event was held at the Paradise Club located at Times Square Edition Hotel. The diva also sang the Habanera from Bizet’s “Carmen.” In {…}

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Sasha Cooke, Heidi Stober, David Portillo, J’Nai Bridges & Jarrett Ott Lead Seattle Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Seattle Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” The cast includes Reginald Smith, Jr. as the Pirate King, Thomas Glass as Major-General Stanley, David Portillo as Frederic, Vanessa Becerra as Mabel, and Katharine Goeldner as Ruth. David Charles Abell will conduct Sean Curran’s production. Performance Dates: Oct. 18-Nov. 1, {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Ana Vieira Leite, Juliette Mey, Rebecca Leggett Headline 2024-25 Season of ‘Carnegie Hall Live’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Carnegie Hall and WQXR have announced the 14th season of “Carnegie Hall Live.” The showcase will feature numerous live concert radio broadcasts hosted by Jeff Spurgeon of WQXR and John Schaefer of WNYC. For the purposes of this article, only vocal performances will be spotlighted. William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in a concert featuring the works {…}

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J’Nai Bridges Joins IMG Artists for Management

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) J’Nai Bridges has joined IMG Artists for general management. Bridges will be represented by Executive Vice President and Global Head of Vocal Matthew Horner, Managing Director of IMG Artists Americas and Head of Vocal Booking Romana Jaroff, and Senior Assistant Artist Manager Noah Sesling from the New York office. In a statement, Bridges said, “Joining IMGA is {…}

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Morris Robinson, J’Nai Bridges, Jacqueline Echols, Limmie Pulliam Headline Anna H. Wang Concert Series 2025-26

J’Nai Bridges to Headline Nashville Symphony’s World Premiere of ‘Everything Hurts’

Miah Persson, J’Nai Bridges, Davóne Tines, Benjamin Appl, Mark Padmore Headline San Francisco Performances’ 2025-26 Season

Angela Meade & J’Nai Bridges Lead Dessoff Choir’s Verdi Requiem

J’Nai Bridges Headlines The Unsung Collective & NY Philharmonic’s ‘An Unsung Symphony: Simon and Brahms’

J’Nai Bridges Makes New York Fashion Week Debut

Sasha Cooke, Heidi Stober, David Portillo, J’Nai Bridges & Jarrett Ott Lead Seattle Opera’s 2025-26 Season

J’Nai Bridges, Ana Vieira Leite, Juliette Mey, Rebecca Leggett Headline 2024-25 Season of ‘Carnegie Hall Live’

J’Nai Bridges Joins IMG Artists for Management