(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to close its 2025-26 season with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Former OSJ Resident Conductor Johannes Löhnermakeswill make his OSJ principal conducting debut, while OSJ’s Inaugural Resident Director Tara Branham directs the production. The production will star Mikayla Sager as Violetta, alongside former Artist-in-Residence WooYoung Yoon as Alfredo. Completing the cast is Kidon Choi {…}
(Credit: Robert Shomler) San José is set to present Puccini’s “La Bohème” from Nov. 16 to Dec. 1, 2024. The opera will star Opera San José Artist-in-Residence tenor WooYoung Yoon as Rodolfo, sopranos Kearstin Piper Brown, and Mikayla Sager alternating as Mimì. The cast will also include baritone Kidon Choi as Marcello, soprano Melissa Sondhi as Musetta, and bass-baritone OSJ Artist-in-Residence Jesús Vincente Murillo as Schaunard. Three Opera {…}
The International Vocal Arts Institute is set to kick off its New York programming this week with a number of showcases. The program, led by Joan Dornemann and Paul Nadler, will offer concerts between Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 16 at the Mannes School of Music, including a masterclass on June 11, 2018, led by Dornemann. Dornemann is not {…}
