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Detroit Opera Opens Auditions for Resident Artist Program

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(Photo credit: Austin Richey) Applications are now open for Detroit Opera’s 2025–26 Resident Artist Program. This newly designed program is for early-career professional opera singers. It offers individualized study to cater to the unique needs of each artist and aligns with the country’s top training programs. The program is led by opera coach and pianist Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera’s Head {…}

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Detroit Opera Names 2024-25 Resident Artists

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Detroit Opera has announced the five singers who will train in Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program during the 2024–25 season. The company’s new Resident Artists are Soprano Brianna J. Robinson, mezzo-soprano Kendra Faith Beasley, tenor River Guard for a second year, and baritones Cole Bellamy and Cameron J. Rolling. The five were chosen from more than 830 artists who applied {…}

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Lisa Marie Rogali, River Guard, & Rolfe Dauz Named Detroit Opera 2023-24 Resident Artists

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Detroit Opera has announced the newly selected singers to train in the company’s Resident Artist Program during the 2023–24 season. Those chosen are mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali, tenor River Guard, and baritone Rolfe Dauz. These three were selected from more than 850 international artists who applied to the program. The Resident Artists have committed to an intensive program while living {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Detroit Opera 2022-23 Review: Faust

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On a cold and dark November 18th, Detroit Opera [DO] performed the penultimate opera of their 2021/2022 season: Charles Gounod’s celebrated opera Faust. An immortal tale of deception and redemption, this operatic classic promised audiences a night of heavy allegories. Using Director Lileana Blain-Cruz’s 2019 version, originally created for Opera Omaha’s production, with movement curated by dancer and choreographer Raja {…}

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Detroit Opera Names Roberto Kalb Music Director

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Detroit Opera has named Roberto Kalb as its next Music Director, effective Nov. 20, 2022, through the end of the 2025–26 season. In this position, Kalb will join Gary L. Wasserman, Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, and Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke as a member of the company’s artistic leadership under President and CEO Wayne S. Brown. In a statement, Kalb {…}