San Francisco Opera Bestows Major Honor on Jake Heggie

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(Photo: Matthew Washburn/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera honored composer Jake Heggie with the San Francisco Opera Medal on Sept. 14, 2025. The presentation took place following the 25th anniversary premiere performance of “Dead Man Walking.” Matthew Shivlock, the company’s Tad and Dianne Taube General Director, bestowed the famed composer with the award. “Thank you for welcoming me in and {…}

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Jake Heggie Joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty

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(Credit: James Niebuhr) Jake Heggie has joined the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s composition faculty. Heggie will begin in his new position in the fall, 2025. In a statement, Heggie said, “Collaboration and hard work are at the heart of my creative life, and I see the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a vibrant hub of possibility and connection. {…}

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Opera Parallèle to Celebrate 15th Anniversary & Jake Heggie

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Opera Parallèle has announced details for its benefit evening, “In Pursuit of a Dream: A 15th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Composer Jake Heggie.” The event will be held on March 27 at the City Club of San Francisco and will feature legendary mezzo-sopranos Susan Graham and Frederica von Stade along with other artists. They will perform a program of musical selections {…}

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Joshua Hopkins to Premiere Jake Heggie & Margaret Atwood’s ‘Songs for Murdered Sisters’

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(Photo credit: Curtis Perry) Baritone Joshua Hopkins and Yannick Nézet-Séguin give the U.S. orchestral premiere of Jake Heggie and Margaret Atwood’s “Songs for Murdered Sisters.” Hopkins’ sister, Nathalie Warmerdam, was one of the victims in one of Canada’s worst cases of domestic violence. Since Warmerdam’s murder in 2015, Hopkins has since set out on a journey to use his voice {…}

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Ryan McKinny Stars in the World Premiere of Jake Heggie’s ‘Before It All Goes Dark’

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(Photo credit: Jiyang Chen) In celebration of its 25th anniversary Music of Remembrance will give the world premiere of “Before It All Goes Dark,” a new opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. The creative team based the opera on “Mac’s Journey,” the true story of Gerald “Mac” McDonald, a gravely ill and deeply troubled Vietnam War veteran, which was {…}

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Jake Heggie, Lori Laitman, Mark Campbell, Adolphus Hailstork, & Hilda Harris to Attend the National Opera Association’s 2024 Annual National Conference

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(Photo credits: Niebuhr, Steiner, Marshall Light Studio, © Chuck Thomas 2012) The National Opera Association’s 69th annual national conference is scheduled for Jan. 3-6, 2024 at in Tempe, Arizona. The conference kicks off with a performance of “Sanctuary and Storm” by Tawnie Olson and Roberta Barker, the winner of the 2023 Chamber Opera Competition. Jake Heggie will give the Keynote {…}

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Lyric Opera of Orange County To Reprise Jake Heggie’s ‘Two Remain’

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(Photo credit: Madi Nguyen) Lyric Opera of Orange County will reprise its 2023 production of Jake Heggie’s “Two Remain.” Bass Phil Meyer and Soprano Diana Farrell take on the main roles of Gad Beck and Krystyna Zywulska. They are joined by sopranos Yewon Ella Yoon, Kiana Hamzehi, and Alexandra Burdick; mezzo-soprano Kathryn Krasovec; and baritone Michael O’Halloran. Kristin Roach conducts and {…}

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Jake Heggie to Open OPERA America 2023-24 America Onstage Season

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OPERA America Onstage has announced its 2023-24 season with a lineup of big name artists Terence Blanchard, Anthony Davis, Samantha Hankey, and Jake Heggie are just a few of the luminaries included in this year’s season. Audiences can either attend events in-person at OPERA America’s National Opera Center in New York, or watch the free livestreams. Here’s what OPERA America {…}

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Music of Remembrance 2023-24 Season Features World Premiere of Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer’s ‘Before it All Goes Dark”

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Seattle, Washington-based Music of Remembrance (MOR) has unveiled its 2023-24 season, which remembers the victims of the Holocaust, and explores cultural vandalism with Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s new opera “Before it All Goes Dark.” For this article, only vocal performances are listed. MOR brings together three community organizations: University of Washington Chamber Orchestra, Northwest Boychoir, and Seattle Girls Choir {…}

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San Francisco Opera Bestows Major Honor on Jake Heggie

Jake Heggie Joins San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty

Opera Parallèle to Celebrate 15th Anniversary & Jake Heggie

Joshua Hopkins to Premiere Jake Heggie & Margaret Atwood’s ‘Songs for Murdered Sisters’

Ryan McKinny Stars in the World Premiere of Jake Heggie’s ‘Before It All Goes Dark’

Jake Heggie, Lori Laitman, Mark Campbell, Adolphus Hailstork, & Hilda Harris to Attend the National Opera Association’s 2024 Annual National Conference

Lyric Opera of Orange County To Reprise Jake Heggie’s ‘Two Remain’

Jake Heggie to Open OPERA America 2023-24 America Onstage Season

Music of Remembrance 2023-24 Season Features World Premiere of Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer’s ‘Before it All Goes Dark”