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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 {…}

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Laquita Mitchell, Jorell Williams, Blythe Gaissert Headline Brooklyn Art Song Society’s 2021-22 Season

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The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2021-22 season. The season kicks off with a performance of selections from Wolf’s “Mörike Liederbuch.” The showcase will feature Amy Owens, Sarah Nelson Craft, Daniel McGrew, and Tyler Duncan. Spencer Myer and Erika Switzer will perform at the piano. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Streaming Date: Oct. 18, 2021 “Remembering” will feature {…}

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Laquita Mitchell & Felicia Moore Headline New Orleans Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The New Orleans Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. The season will open the first act of Wagner’s “Die Walkure” in a semi-stage production. Carlo Miguel Prieto will conduct the act with a cast that includes Felicia Moore, James Creswell, and Kevin Ray. Performance Dates: Nov. 12 & 14, 2021 Laquita Mitchell headlines the production of “An Homage to Josephine {…}

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Angel Blue’s Upcoming ‘Faithful Fridays’ to Feature J’Nai Bridges, Laquita Mitchell, Russell Thomas

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Soprano Angel Blue has announced the upcoming guests for her “Faithful Fridays” series. First up will be a conversation with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. In the episode, which can be viewed on Facebook Live at Blue’s official page, the American soprano will speak with Bridges about her activism, her transition from a basketball player to an opera {…}

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Ewa Płonka, Laquita Mitchell Highlight Virginia Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Virginia Opera has announced its 45th-anniversary season, which will include four main stage productions spanning three centuries of operatic works. Artistic Director Adam Turner will preside over the musical direction for all four productions of the 2019-20 season. The season will start off with Lillian Groag’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca,” part of VO’s ongoing series, “The Puccini Cycle.” The production {…}

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Nadine Sierra, Jennifer Zetlan, Eve Gigliotti Headline ‘From Canon to Creation: A Celebration of Mannes Opera’

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Mannes School will present “From Canon to Creation: A Celebration of Mannes Opera” on Oct. 15, 2025. The program will feature music by Bellini, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Gounod, Puccini, Guang Ruo, Sarah Kirkland Snider, David T. Little, Korngold, Dvorak, and Cerrone, among others. Nadine Sierra will headline the showcase alongside Ruijia Dong, David Kahng, Jennifer Zetlan, Hannah Cho, Yulin Wang, {…}

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Lyric Opera of Chicago & Black Leadership Arts Collective Team Up for ‘Echoes of Excellence’ Recital

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Lyric Opera of Chicago and Black Leadership Arts Collective (B.L.A.C.) are joining forces to present the “Echoes of Excellence” Recital on Nov. 8, 2025. The program will feature such artists as sopranos Angela Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Laquita Mitchell, and Jacqueline Echols; mezzo-sopranos Lucia Bradford and J’Nai Bridges, an alumna of Lyric’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center; tenors {…}