On May 3, 2019 the Tulsa Opera will host an American first. According to a carefully worded press release, it will be “the first time a trans woman has performed a principal role on the operatic stage in the US.” Baritone Lucia Lucas will make her American main-stage debut in the title role of Mozart and da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni.” {…}
Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions have announced it is green-lighting a cutting edge, timely documentary entitled “Lucia’s Voice (Working Title).” The new film center on internationally renowned opera star Lucia Lucas will perform the title role in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at the Tulsa Opera in May. Lucas is set to be the first baritone transgender woman performing a lead role in {…}
The Tulsa Opera has announced its 2018-19 which will feature three operas. Dubbed, “An Era of Inclusion,” it must be noted that each of these productions will feature three conductors from Latin American countries. There is also one massively important casting decision made in this season. The first of these is “The Barber of Seville” which opens on Oct. 19, {…}