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Laquita Mitchell, Kelley O’Connor, Nicholas Phan & Sidney Outlaw Headline California Symphony’s Opening Night Concert

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(Credit: Courtesy of California Symphony) California Symphony is set to kick off its new season with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The performances, which are set for Sept. 21 and 22 at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts, will star Laquita Mitchell, Kelley O’Connor, Nicholas Phan, and Sidney Outlaw. They are joined by 100 members of the San Francisco Conservatory of {…}

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Laquita Mitchell & Adam Lau Lead Oratorio Society of New York’s Opening Night

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The Oratorio Society of New York led by Music Director Kent Tritle is set to open its 150th Anniversary and 2023-2024 season on Nov. 6, 2023. The concert will showcase Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Requiem at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The concert will feature soloists Laquita Mitchell, soprano, Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano, Eric Finbarr Carey, tenor, {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Laquita Mitchell, Kenneth Overton, Katrina Galka, Yongzhao Yu Star in New Orleans Opera Association’s 2023-24 season

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(Credit: Steven Harris) New Orleans Opera Association has announced its 2023-24 season. “The New Orleans Opera Association is proud to bring another robust season of opera to our beautiful city – the North American birthplace of the art form,” said Clare Burovac, General and Artistic Director, in an official press statement. “Incredible stories will be told through well-loved classics, new {…}

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Laquita Mitchell, Briana Hunter, Kate Lindsey, Barry Banks, Reginald Smith, Jr. Headline Cincinnati May Festival’s 2023 Season

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Cincinnati May Festival has announced its 150th anniversary season. First up is Vaulted Voices at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church. Audiences will hear the May Festival Chamber Choir, May Festival Youth Chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: April 2, 2023  The festival proper kicks off with Bach’s “Magnificat,” which is paired with music by James Macmillan and {…}

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Laquita Mitchell, Ryan McKinny, Sasha Cooke, Caitlin Lynch, Alisa Jordheim Headline Music of Remembrance’s 2022-23 Season

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Music of Remembrance has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. First up is “Josephine,” a Monodrama by Tom Cipullo starring Laquita Mitchell. It will be directed by Erich Parce and conducted by Geoffrey Larson. The showcase will also be paired with “Wertheim Park,” a work by {…}

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Renée Fleming, Laquita Mitchell, David Pomeroy, Maya Kherani, Susan Platts Headline Rhode Island Philharmonic’s 2022-23 Season

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The Rhode Island Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Christine Noel will lead Händel’s “Messiah,” which will feature the Providence Singers and soloists Maya Kherani, Emily Marvosh, Brian Giebler, and Andrew Garland. Performance Date: Dec. 4, 2022 Later in the season, the company will present Verdi’s {…}

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Stephanie Blythe & Laquita Mitchell Star in On Site Opera’s ‘Comedy and Tragedy Under the Stars’

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On Site Opera will present “Comedy and Tragedy Under the Stars” at Caramoor’s Venetian Theater on July 22 at 8 pm. The one-night-only performance will star Stephanie Blythe, Laquita Mitchell, and Maya Lahyani. First up, Blythe and Mitchell will share an adapted stage version of composer and librettist Rachel J. Peters’ “Lesson Plan,” which they premiered online this year via {…}

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Stephanie Blythe & Laquita Mitchell Open On Site Opera’s 10th Anniversary Season with ‘Lesson Plan’

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On Site Opera will kick off its tenth season with the world premiere of “Lesson Plan” featuring music and libretto by Rachel J. Peters. Stephanie Blythe and Laquita Mitchell will tell the modernized version of George Phillip Teleman’s “Der Schulmeister” set in the world of online learning. Performances will take place Jan. 21 – 29, 2022 on Zoom and include {…}