Seattle Opera is set to kick off its 2025 spring season. Resident artists Michael J. Hawk and Tiffany Townsend, accompanied by pianist David McDade perform selections by Strauss, Puccini, Wagner, and more. Performance Date: March 21, 2025 Tenor Freddie Ballentine and pianist Kunal Lahiry present “Our People,” which features a diverse range of repertoire exploring Black and LGBTQ experiences, from {…}
Opera Saratoga is set to open its season with Mozart’s “Così fan Tutte.” The opera is set to be directed by Gisela Cardenas and conducted by Ryan McAdams at the Universal Preservation Hall in downtown Saratoga Springs. The cast includes Maximillian Jansen as Ferrando, Anna Kelly as Dorabella, Michael J. Hawk as Guglielmo, Julia Stuart as Fiordiligi, and Aubrey Allicock as {…}
Seattle Opera has announced the lineup for its 60th anniversary concert “Windows from the Past, Doors to the Future.” The event, scheduled for one night only on May 11, 2023 at McCaw Hall, will feature Greer Grimsley as both co-host and singer. He is joined by Ginger Costa-Jackson, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Sarah Coburn, John Moore, Duke Kim, Amitai Pati, and {…}
Seattle Opera has announced that Camille Ortiz and Michael J. Hawk are the company’s new Resident Artists. The Resident Artists positions give singers “salaried, full-season experience with Seattle Opera, where they will receive professional development, performance, and mentorship opportunities along with the stability of a long-term partnership.” “The Resident Artist position offers singers a supportive environment to expand their repertoire {…}
The American Symphony Orchestra is launching ASO Online in collaboration with Bard’s Fisher Center. The streaming service kicked off with the 2019 production of Korngolds “Das Wunder der Heliane. The opera was conducted by Leon Botstein and starred Ausrine Stundyte, Alfred Walker, Daniel Brenna, Jennifer Feinstein, Nicholas Brownlee, David Cangelosi, Nathan Berg, Scott Conner, Michael J. Hawk, Derek Taylor, Kevin {…}