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Opera San José to Participate in ‘South First Friday’ This February

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Opera San José is set to participate in the SoFA District’s evening art walk “South First Friday” on Feb. 2, 2024. As part of the celebration of arts and culture in the city, the opera company will showcase a sneak peak of its upcoming “Rigoletto” at the California Theatre. At 6 p.m., audiences will get a chance to experience performances {…}

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Eugene Brancoveanu Headlines Opera San José’s ‘Rigoletto’

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(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to present Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The opera will be directed by Dan Wallace Miller with Jorge Parodi conducting the South Bay Opera Company. The production will feature baritone Eugene Brancoveanu in the title role of Rigoletto, Soprano Melissa Sondhi as Gilda, and tenor Edward Graves as the Duke of Mantua. The cast will {…}

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Opera San José Unveils Virtual Fundraiser ‘Let the Dream Begin’

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Opera San José is set to host “Let the Dream Begin,” a virtual fundraiser on Dec. 14, 2023. The event, which will kick off at 7 p.m. local time, will celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. The performance was written and will be directed by Opera San José resident director Tara Branham and features performances from such artists as Eugene Brancoveanu, {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Soprano Ailyn Pérez on ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ & the Importance of Spanish-Language Opera

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(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) On Nov. 16, the Metropolitan Opera will make history by presenting only the third Spanish-language opera in the company’s trajectory. Additionally, the work in question, “Florencia en el Amazonas,” will be the very first Latin American opera presented by the company. For the massive milestone, the company brought together a mixed cast that includes {…}

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Opera San José to Showcase Preview of ‘Romeo and Juliete’

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Photo credit: David Allen Opera San José will join the Downtown San Jose SoFA District’s “South First Friday” event on Sept. 1 to offer a preview of its upcoming production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Members of the “Romeo and Juliet” cast, including mezzo-sorpano Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez, tenor Keanu Aiono-Netzler, bass Eric Delagrange, and soprano Jasmine Habersham, will perform arias from the {…}

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Opera San José Names Seven Artists-in-Residence for 2023-24 Season

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Opera San José has unveiled its 2023-24 Artists-in-Residence. The resident company, which includes Melisa Bonetti (Mezzo-soprano), Michelle Ainna Cuizon (Director), Vartan Gabrielian (Bass-baritone), Johannes Löhner (Conductor), Courtney Miller (Mezzo-soprano), Joshua Sanders (Tenor), and Melissa Sondhi (Soprano), will be introduced in a virtual showcase scheduled for August 13, 2023. Of these artists, the company spotlighted Sondhi as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Wadhwani Chair for South Asia Artists; this new initiative focuses on “incubating the incredible {…}

Streaming

Opera San José to Stream ‘Cinderella’

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(Photo Credit: David Allen) Opera San José’s staging of Alma Deutscher’s “Cinderella” is set to stream for free beginning July 22, 2023. The production, which was filmed at the California Theatre in San Jose last fall, featured the operatic conducting debut of prodigy composer/musician Deutscher. The cast featured Natalia Santaliz as Cinderella, Joey Hammod-Leppek as The Prince, Ben Brady as {…}