Opera San José has announced plans to create the Fred Heiman Digital Media Studio, a state-of-the-art performance space housed within Opera San José headquarters in Northern California. The project demonstrates OSJ’s commitment to presenting the first half of its 2020 – 21 season while safeguarding audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded by Opera San José trustee Peggy Heiman in honor {…}
(Credit: Steven Kemp/Johnny Tran/Pat Kirk) Opera San José presented its annual fundraising gala via Zoom on May 16, 2020, launching a fundraising drive to support the company. The event also celebrated the career of General Director Larry Hancock who is retiring from the company. Per a press release, Hancock guided the company through 151 opera productions, 1,056 performances, and over {…}
Opera San José has announced that it will be streaming its 2011 production of “Idomeneo” starting on April 18, 2020. The stream will be available via the company’s official website through May 18, 2020. The production, which was made possible by a collaboration with the Packard Humanities Institute, featured a cast of 73 singers, 41 chorus members, 14 ballet dancers, {…}
Maryland Lyric Opera and Opera San José have canceled upcoming performances due to the coronavirus. The Maryland Lyric Opera said, “With sadness and regret, Maryland Lyric Opera has made the difficult decision to postpone the April 1, 2020 double bill performance of Puccini’s Il Tabarro & Gianni Schicchi. We depend on and have a deep commitment to an artistic and {…}
(Credit: Pat Kirk) Opera San José will present Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” starting on April 18, 2020. The production, which runs through May 3, 2020 at the California Theatre for a total of six performances, will be conducted by Donato Cabrera and directed by Brad Dalton. Tenor Alexander McKissick will headline the cast as the Prince Tamino. He will be {…}
Opera San José has announced that soprano Mary Evelyn Hangley would be making her role debut as Leonora in “Il Trovatore” on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Per the company’s official Facebook account, Hangley will be stepping in for Kerriann Otaño, who is ill. Hangley, a recent alum of the Merola Opera Program and a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Adler {…}
(Credit: Pat Kirk) Opera San José is set to presents Mozart and Schikaneder’s ever-popular “The Magic Flute.” Sung in German with English subtitles, the opera will be conducted by Donato Cabrera, music director of the California Symphony and Las Vegas Philharmonic, and directed by Brad Dalton, who has staged major opera productions throughout the United States. The cast will include {…}
(Credit: John Hardy) Back in early April 2019, the Opera San José Board of Directors announced that Khori Dastoor would be taking over as General Manager. The announcement was the culmination of a unique relationship that saw Dastoor rise from performer to manager in just a little over a decade. Irene Dalis’ Call Back in 2007, Dastoor was a soprano {…}
(Credit: Steven Kemp/Johnny Tran/Pat Kirk) Opera San José has announced its 2020-21 season with its new General Director Khori Dastoor leading the company. In a press release Dastoor said, “Our current charge is to elevate the company as a vibrant artistic incubator in the heart of Silicon Valley. In its next chapter, Opera San José is committed to expanding access {…}
Opera San José is set to present Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” in a classic rendition of the work. The production by Brad Dalton will be conducted by Joseph Marcheso, Opera San José’s Music Director and Principal Conductor. The cast is set to include Kerriann Otaño as Leonora, Mackenzie Gotcher and Alexander Boyer sharing the title role of Manrico, SeungHyeon Baek and {…}
(Credit: Pati Kirk) Opera San José will present Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” in time for the holiday season. The classic work will star Stephanie Sanchez and Elena Galváncvv in the title roles alongside Kerriann Otaño, Eugene Brancoveanu, Amy Goymerac, and Talin Nalbandian. The production which includes Candyland sets, will be conducted Opera San José Music Director Joseph Marcheso and directed {…}