Jennifer Zetlan, Sarah Coit, Dane Suarez, & Jonathan Bryan Star in OperaDelaware’s 2026-27 Season

(Photo credits: Cook, Morstein, Oldham) OperaDelaware announces its 2026-27 season. Mainstage Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is presented in a co-production with Opera Baltimore. Jonathan Bryan performs the titular role of Don Giovanni with Katerina Burton as Donna Anna, Hayden Smith as Don Ottavio, Sarah Coit as Donna Elvira, Dylan Gregg as Leporello, Gerard Moon as Masetto, and Robin Steitz as Zerlina. {…}

Nov 5, 2025

Q & A: Cadie & Jonathan Bryan on Living Life & Art Together in Piedmont Opera’s ‘Pagliacci’

(Photo Credit: Daniel Welch) If you had to boil down the one constant connecting thread of opera, romance would likely be at the top of that list of possibilities. Simply put, what connects us to the greatest of operas is usually a great love story. Think “La Bohème,” “La Traviata,” “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “Tristan und Isolde,” “Der Rosenkavalier,” etc. {…}

Jul 21, 2025

Karen Slack, Kevin Burdette, Jill Gardner, & Richard Ollarsaba Headline Piedmont Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Piedmont Opera announces its 49th season. Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” opens the season. Benjamin Werley, Cadie J. Bryan, and Jonathan Bryan are among the cast. Chas Rader-Shieber directs. Joseph Mechavich conducts the Winston-Salem Symphony. Performance Dates: November 8, 9, & 11, 2025 A festive in-home Holiday Concert features soprano Jill Gardner and pianist Joseph Mechavich. Performance Date: December 5, 2025 Bass-baritone Richard {…}

Jan 29, 2025

Q & A: Gianandrea Noseda & Nicole Heaston on Performing Barber’s ‘Vanessa’ With the National Symphony Orchestra & Aspects of Live Recordings

(Photo credit: Tony Hitchcock) Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize and receiving great acclaim following its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1958, Barber and Menotti’s “Vanessa” is not regularly programmed as a full work. Arias such as “Must the winter come so soon?” and “Do not utter a word” are frequently heard in recitals, but this does not do justice to this {…}

Mar 1, 2023

Q & A: Cadie and Jonathan Bryan Talk About ‘The Sound of Music’ at Arizona Opera

Photo: Caitlin Oldham On March 3, Arizona Opera is set to present a production of “The Sound of Music.” It’s a rare moment when an opera company brings a musical to its stage. The 1959 musical is most famous for its movie adaptation, which won the Oscar for Best Picture and has some of Rodger and Hammerstein’s most iconic work. {…}

Aug 12, 2020

Christine Goerke & Kate Lindsey Lead Wolf Trap Opera 2020 Guest Alumni Instructors List

(Credits: LA Philharmonic official website / Opus 3 Artists official website) The Wolf Trap Opera Summer 2020 residency program, which includes 40 artists, has entered its final stages. Members have initially quarantined for a period of two weeks in order to ensure the COVID-19-free environment. During that period, artists engaged in virtual coaching and group sessions with the guest alumni, {…}