Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, California, has announced its 2025 season. Festival Opera’s Spring Soiree wil be an annual company benefit event with musical performances by Festival Opera artists Shawnette Sulker, Courtney Miller, Taylor Thompson, and pianist Daniel Lockert with benefit host Zachary Gordin. Performance Date: May 3, 2025 Ruggero Leoncavallo’s classic one-act opera “Pagliacci” will be performed in concert Vincent {…}
(Photo credit: Reneff-Olsen Productions) San Francisco Opera has released details about its annual Pride celebration, taking place on June 27. Opera singer and winner of the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Monét X Change is among the artists headlining this celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. She will serve as emcee for the evening’s events. Soloists include mezzo-sopranos {…}
San Francisco Bay Area composer Lisa Mezzacappa and writer Beth Lisick have announced the final episode in their podcast opera, “The Electronic Lover.” The nine-episode serial story is set in 1980s chatrooms. It is a comedic drama features soprano Shawnette Sulker, mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz, the Del Sol Quartet, the Premier Ensemble of the San Francisco Girls Chorus, among others. The opera is {…}
Music at Kohl Mansion has announced the addition of a joyous seasonal concert, “Holiday Roulette: A Mezzo Mash-up!” on Dec. 3, 2023. The performance will feature mezzo-sopranos Nikola Printz and Gabrielle Beteag, along with pianist-producer Ronny Michael Greenberg. The concert will be held against the backdrop of Burlingame’s historic Kohl Mansion, adorned with its renowned holiday lights and decorations. The {…}
This week the Festival Opera is set to open its production of “Carmen” with a cast of rising stars including Nikola Printz, who is well-known for their interpretation of the iconic heroine. Over the years Printz has performed Carmen to great acclaim with the West Bay Opera, Opera Modesto, Opera San Jose, and Shreveport Opera, among others. Printz has had {…}
Festival Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Carmen.” The California-based Company revealed that Nikola Printz will be stepping into the title role of the Bizet opera, taking over for Taylor Raven, who withdrew due to illness. “On behalf of the company, we wish Taylor a speedy recovery and look for new opportunities to present her in {…}
Opera San José is set to present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” in November. The opera, which is subtitled “The Useless Precaution,” will be showcased in a production with scenery and costumes designed by Adrian Linford and directed by Stephen Lawless. The cast will include bass-baritone Dale Travis as Dr. Bartolo, baritone Ricardo José Rivera as Figaro, mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz {…}
Opera San José has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary. The season opens with an all-new production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Shawna Lucey. The production will star Indian-American soprano Melissa Sondhi in the role of Juliet and tenor Joshua Sanders as Romeo. Alex Boyer returns to the California Theatre in the role of Tybalt, {…}
(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to present Bizet’s “Carmen” to open the new year. The production, which will be shown at the California Theatre in downtown San José, will be conducted by Joseph Marcheso. The production will be reimagined with stage direction by Lillian Groag and feature a new collaboration with the acclaimed Flamenco Society of San {…}
(Credit: Joey Miller/Scott Draper) Opera San José is set to return to live performances with Purcell’s masterpiece, “Dido and Aeneas.” The opera will be performed at the historic California Theatre with Joseph Marcheso conducting and Elkhanah Pulitzer directing the new production. Michael Pappalardo will choreograph, while mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz will sing Dido and baritone Efraín Solís will take on the {…}
Opera Parallèle has unveiled its 2020-21 season, which will feature a mix of live and virtual performances. First up will be the “No Boundaries” virtual gala honoring the Horizons Foundation. The showcase will feature performances by Christabel Nunoo and Michael Mayes. There will also be a performance of a “graphic novel” opera by Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer, starring Nikola {…}