Austin Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The season opens with “Pagliacci” starring Jonathan Burton, Anthony Clark Evans, Hailey Clark, Ben Taylor, and Rodell Rosel. Timothy Myers conducts a production by Tara Faircloth. Performance Dates: Nov. 4 & 5, 2023 Next up is “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” with Daniel Noyola, Claudia Chapa, Cassandra Zoé Velasco, Efraín Solis, and {…}
The National Philharmonic is set to close out its 2021-22 season with a special concert performance on June 5, 2022. Piotr Gajewski will conduct the showcase, which takes place at The Music Center at Strathmore, and features a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis.” Soloists include Claudia Chapa, Norman Shankle, Esther Heideman, and Kerry Wilkerson. The presentation will also feature the {…}
Philanthropists Sarah and Ernest Butler donated $3.3 million to the Austin Opera. The donation aims to support programming in Spanish and the new appointment of Claudia Chapa as the inaugural curator of Hispanic and Latinx programming for the Austin Opera. “I am honored to be part of this forward-thinking initiative and grateful that Annie Burridge has integrated me into the {…}
Austin Opera and the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin have announced “Concerts at the Consulate,” a new series of free concerts spotlighting Latinx composers and performers. Renowned Mexican mezzo-soprano and Austin resident Claudia Chapa has joined Austin Opera as the artistic curator of the series. Chapa’s responsibilities include program development and artist selection. “The arts are such a source of {…}
The double bill of Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” and Michael Ching’s “Buoso’s Ghost” is currently enjoying a successful run at Opera Delaware, where it will finalize its run this coming weekend. Two of the performers taking part in the production are soprano Sara Duchovnay and mezzo Claudia Chapa, who also have a unique connection through Shoperatic.com, a peer-to-peer online fashion marketplace {…}
