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Merola Opera Program Announces 2022 Slate

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The Merola Opera Program has announced the artists and performances for its 2022 season. The season kicks off with “A Celebration of American Song” featuring music by Frederick Loewe, Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and others. Performance Dates: July 9, 2022 Schwabacher Summer Concert, which will feature music by such Latin American and Spanish composers as Manuel de {…}

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San Francisco Opera Center & Merola Opera Program Announce 2022 Schwabacher Recital Series

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The San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program have announced the Schwabacher Recital Series. Kicking things off will be a showcase featuring mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz and pianist Erica Xiaoyan Guo as they perform works by such composers as Barbara Strozzi, Rossini, Alma Mahler, Lang, Schubert, and Ranchera pieces inspired by Chavela Vargas. They will be joined by guitarist Tatiana {…}

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Merola Opera Program Announces Virtual Holiday Concert

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Merola Opera Program will continue its virtual recital series with “Merola’s Home for the Holidays” on Dec. 12, 2021. The performance will star soprano Amber R. Monroe, tenor Edward Graves, and bass Kevin Thompson. The trio will be accompanied by pianist James Harp as they perform works by such composers as Boito, Donizetti, Händel, Lehár, Puccini, Strauss, Rodgers and Hammerstein, {…}

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Merola Opera Program to Present ‘An Autumn Afternoon with Raehann Bryce-Davis’

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The Merola Opera Program Virtual Recital Series is set to return this November with a showcase “An Autumn Afternoon with Raehann Bryce-Davis.” On Nov. 7, 2021, audiences will hear the mezzo-soprano alongside pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers as they take on a program that features the world premiere of “I Am Not an Angry Black Woman” by Maria Thompson Corley, German lieder {…}

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Merola Opera Program Announces Changes to 2021 Slate Due to COVID-19

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Merola Opera Program in San Francisco, California has announced updates to the Merola Grand Finale scheduled for July 31, 2021. Per a press release, due to “an occurrence in which artist health and safety COVID protocols were compromised by a number of participants,” the organization has decided to proceed with a reduced number of onsite participants and a focus on {…}

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Merola Opera Program to Present Summer Festival Grand Finale at Golden Gate Park Bandshell

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On July 31, 2021, audiences can see the opera stars of tomorrow in a free, outdoor performance when Merola Opera Program presents its 2021 Summer Festival Merola Grand Finale at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell. The concert will feature 27 artists who have been selected from over 800 international applicants, and will be directed by Merola Stage Director Audrey Chait. {…}

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Merola Opera to Stream ‘Back Home: Through The Stage Door’

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San Francisco-based Merola Opera continues its summer season with “Back Home: Through The Stage Door,” a digital production that had been lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This work, which was directed by David Paul, will feature music by Dominick Argento, Vicenzo Bellini, Carlisle Floyd, Francis Poulenc, Anton Webern, Handel, Mozart and others The film will feature all Merola 2021 {…}

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Amazon to Sponsor Merola Opera’s ‘What the Heart Desires’

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Amazon is providing sponsorship for Merola Opera Program’s “What the Heart Desires.” The showcase features works by women and people of color including Robert Owens, Henry Thacker Burleigh, Zenobia Powell Perry, Howard Swanson, Chen Yi, Laureano Quant, Stacy Garrop, Justine F. Chen, Mohammed Fairouz, Ian Cusson, Florence Price, and Errollyn Wallen, among others. Performers include Quant, Gabrielle Barkidjija, Edward Graves, {…}

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Merola Opera Program Kicks off 64th Season With ‘What the Heart Desires’ Concert

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On July 3, 2021, San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program will launch their 64th season with a showcase concert titled “What the Heart Desires.” Co-curated by tenor Nicholas Phan and mezzo-soprano Ronnita Miller, the concert will celebrate diversity in song through compositions by women and people of color. Selections will explore themes such as love, and the yearning for rest, peace, {…}