Athlone Artists has announced that mezzo-soprano Kira Dills-DeSurra has joined its roster for management. The California native has performed with such companies as Helena Symphony, Opera Idaho, Opera Colorado, Chicago Opera Theater, Central City Opera, Long Beach Opera, and the Castleton Festival, among others. Dills-DeSurra was a National Finalist in the Classical Singer Music Vocal Competition, first prize winner of {…}
Athlone Artists has added soprano Kara Goodrich to its roster of artists. The soprano has performed with such companies as Opera Philadelphia, Utah Festival Opera, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and Upper Dublin Choristers. She also placed as finalist or took home the top prize in a number of major competitions including the Barry Alexander Vocal Competition, the Giulio Gari Competition, {…}
Victor Cardamone has joined Athlone Artists for General Management. Cardamone recently completed his second season as an Adler Fellow with San Francisco Opera, where he performed the roles of Stone/Eunuch in Bright Sheng’s “Dream of the Red Chamber,” Rodolfo in their touring production of “Bohème Out of the Box,” and the Apparition of a Youth in “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” {…}
Conductor Yabetza Vivas-Irizarry has joined Athlone Artists for General Management. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Vivas-Irizarry is the first Puerto Rican woman to conduct a classical season concert with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. This season she will conduct the OSPR’s Mother’s Day POPS Concert and several family experiences, opening on Feb. 29 with the program “Sound Adventures: Discovering {…}
Puerto Rican tenor Ángel Vargas has joined Athlone Artists’ Roster. Vargas began his musical studies at his local conservatory, continuing on to earn a degree in vocal performance at the conservatory of Puerto Rico, and a Master’s degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in 2019. This season Vargas made his debut at the Ópera de Puerto {…}
Athlone Artists has announced that tenor Orson Van Gay II and soprano Ashley Galvani Bell have joined the roster for representation. Van Gay is a Los Angeles Native who has performed with such companies as Pacific Opera Project, Piedmont Opera, Angels Vocal Art, and Pocket Opera, among others. Meanwhile Bell has appeared with such organizations as ABAO Bilbao Opera, Teatro {…}
Athlone Artists has announced that mezzo-soprano Emma Rose Sorenson has joined their roster of talent. A regular chorister with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sorenson recently made her solo debut as Passenger 3 in the company’s world premiere production of “Proximity.” She is currently set to play the role of Eliza in Boston Lyric Opera’s production of “Omar” by Rhiannon Giddens {…}
Director Mo Zhou has joined the roster of Athlone Artists. Zhou, who is set to direct Händel’s “Rinaldo” at the Minnesota Opera during the 2022-23 season, came into prominence in 2019 after directing “The Diaries of John Rabe.” The production appeared at China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts followed by performances at the Staatsoper Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Ronacher {…}
Athlone Artists has announced a series of chamber concerts. The series is being curated and offered to concert venues around the world for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. Soprano Whitney Morrison and pianist Tyson Deaton will offer “Gratitude,” a program of music by Mozart, Poulenc Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and Strauss, among many others. Meanwhile, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, soprano Nola Richardson, {…}
Athlone Artists has announced that soprano Tasha Koontz has joined their roster of talent. A frequent performer with the San Diego Opera, Koontz is set to return in the 2022-23 season as Nella in “Gianni Schicchi,” and Genovieffa in “Suor Angelica.” Her musical education began at an early age, and she soon found herself touring Europe and South America with {…}
Athlone Artists has announced that baritone Markel Reed has joined its roster of talent. Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Reed grew up singing in church. His introduction to classical music came when performed as a soloist for his high school’s all-women’s vocal ensemble, and after graduating from Oakwood University, he was offered a position teaching at the University of Kentucky {…}