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Samanatha Hankey & Carrie-Ann Matheson to Close Schwabacher Recital Series

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The 40th anniversary of the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by the Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, is set to a close with an intimate concert featuring mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson. The recital, which is set to be held on April 3 at the Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater will feature a program of {…}

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Samantha Hankey, Simona Genga, Nikola Printz, Arianna Rodriguez Headline 2024 Schwabacher Recital Series

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San Francisco Opera and Merola Opera Program has announced the 2024 Schwabacher Recital Series. First up is Simona Genga and Hyemin Jeong present “Two Laurels,” which includes both classical art songs and new compositions, “bringing the audience on a journey through the intimate moments of a queer love story.” Performance Date: Feb. 21, 2024 Then comes a program curated by Nicholas {…}

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The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation to Present Erin Wagner at Carnegie Hall

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The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation will present mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner in recital on Nov. 20, 2023 at Weill Recital Hall. The event will feature Wagner alongside pianist Shawn Chang as they take on the world premiere “Joy,” a work by Errollyn Wallen, commissioned by the Foundation. The program also includes Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn,” and works by Stefana Turkewich, Shawn {…}

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Music at Kohl Mansion to Present ‘Holiday Roulette: A Mezzo Mash-up!’

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Music at Kohl Mansion has announced the addition of a joyous seasonal concert, “Holiday Roulette: A Mezzo Mash-up!” on Dec. 3, 2023. The performance will feature mezzo-sopranos Nikola Printz and Gabrielle Beteag, along with pianist-producer Ronny Michael Greenberg. The concert will be held against the backdrop of Burlingame’s historic Kohl Mansion, adorned with its renowned holiday lights and decorations. The {…}

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Meigui Zhang, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Erin Wagner Headline the 2023 Schwabacher Recital Series

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San Francisco Opera and the Merola Opera Program have announced the 2023 Schwabacher Recital Series. The series opens with a concert featuring soprano Meigui Zhang and pianist John Churchill as they present music in German, French, and Chinese. Performance Date: March 1, 2023 That will be followed up by a concert featuring the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows and Merola {…}

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Baritone Justin Austin & Pianist Howard Watkins Headline Latest Installment of Park Avenue Recital Series

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On May 24, 2022, Park Avenue’s Recital Series will continue with a concert from baritone Justin Austin and pianist Howard Watkins. The program will explore Austin’s perspective on what it means to be an American through the lens of composers such as Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Damien Sneed, and art songs by Ricky Ian Gordon which set to {…}

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Vallejo Center for the Arts to Present ‘From Vienna With Love!’

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Vallejo Center for the Arts in California is set to present “From Vienna With Love!” on May 21, 2022. The showcase will feature soprano Lissa Dávila and tenor Alex Boyer alongside the Vallejo Festival Orchestra. Thomas Conlin conducts. The concert will feature music by such composers as Lehár, Stolz, and Strauss, among others. Boyer is an alumnus of the Merola {…}

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Walter W. Naumburg Foundation to Present Erin Wagner in Recital

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The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation is set to present Erin Wagner at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall on April 19, 2022. She performs alongside pianist Shawn Chang in a program entitled “But How Things Change.” The duo will present music Edie Hill’s “The Giver of Stars: Six Poems of Amy Lowell;” Gabriel Fauré’s “Rêve d’amour,” “Nell,” “L’Hiver a {…}