West Edge Opera has announced its 2025 summer festival. First on the slate is Nicolás Lell Benavides and Marella Koch’s “Dolores,” which was developed through the company’s Aperture Program. It explores the journey of activist Dolores Huerta and her work with the United Farm Workers during the Delano Grape Strike, among other major events. The opera stars Kelly Guerra, Phillip {…}
(Photo credit: Insignia Artists) Fort Worth Opera has announced Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” will open its 2024-25 season. Mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra, fresh from her Metropolitan Opera debut, takes on the lead role of Jo March. She is joined by mezzo-soprano Bridget Cappel as Meg, sopranos Mary Feminear as Beth, and Megan Koch as Amy. Mezzo-sopranos Kaswanna Kanyinda and Twyla Robinson, {…}
Light Opera of NJ has announced a cast change for its “The Barber of Seville” production. The company revealed that Kelly Guerra will be performing the role of Rosina instead of Mayela López, who was originally scheduled to perform. She joins a cast that features Carlos Alberto López, Fabían Robles, Carlos Conde González, Gregory Sheppard, Vladimir Hristov, and Christina Lamberti. {…}
Rider University is set to present “Harmonías Latinas: Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Song” as part of The Westminster Faculty Recital Series. The showcase will feature music from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru sung in Spanish, Portuguese, and Quechua. The Vocalis Consort will be joined by such singers as Eugenia Forteza, Kelly Guerra, José Luis Maldonado, César Andrés Parreño, {…}