The San Diego Opera has announced that on March 17, 2019 it will be making its first professional appearance in Palm Springs since 1981. The company will showcase “Carmen in the Desert,” a program that includes excerpts from the famed Bizet opera. This showcase will be a prelude to the company’s forthcoming production of the French masterpiece, which kicks off {…}
San Diego Opera has announced new dates for the Opera on the Concourse, the Company’s free lunchtime concerts which will be held for the public on the San Diego Civic Concourse. The free lunchtime concerts are set to feature stars of San Diego Opera’s season and the company will be partnering with the City of San Diego’s weekly food stall {…}
San Diego Opera has partnered with SD Pride, Out at the Fair, and #NowTrending App for “Out at the Opera.” The event will take place on Friday, April 5, 2019 and will complement a performance of Bizet’s beloved opera, “Carmen.” The event will start at 6 p.m. with a private mix-and-mingle hosted reception featuring hors d’oeuvres, wine, and beer. Guests {…}
San Diego Opera has announced that it will host “Opera Hack,” a two-day interdisciplinary summit with the intention of finding new ways to enhance the production, presentation, and consumption of opera. “Opera Hack,” which is sponsored by Microsoft and is supported by OPERA America Innovation Grant and the Gordon Getty Foundation, will take place on July 27 and 28, 2019 {…}
The San Diego Opera has announced its dates for Opera on the Concourse throughout the 2018-19 season. The series of free lunchtime concerts returned in 2015 and averages 300 audience members per performance. They generally last 45 minutes and this season there will be a total of three concerts scheduled across the season. The first of these performances will be {…}
San Diego Opera is set to join Bodhi Tree Concerts and SACRA/PROFANA to present the choral opera “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” at the Balboa Theatre. The company will present the work for three performances on Dec. 7, 8, and 9, 2018 and will feature tenors Jon Keenan, Chad Frisque, Alexis Alfaro, Timothy Simpson, Bernardo Bermudez, Daniel Moyer, Victor Morris; baritones Michael Sokol, Anthony Whitson-Martini, Andrew Konopak, Jonathan Nussman, Matthew Fallesen; and basses Shelby Condray, Joshua Arky, Walter {…}
The San Diego Opera has announced that bass-baritone Evan Hughes, will replace Nicholas Brownlee in the company’s upcoming production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Per a press release, Brownlee, who was set to interpret the title role of the Mozart classic, was released due to a scheduling conflict. This will mark Evans’ debut with the company and he will be {…}
The San Diego Opera has announced two major appointments. First off, the company has announced that Dominic Domingo, grandson of iconic opera star Plácido Domingo, is set to take over the position of Director of Administration. Secondly, Andrea Puente-Catán, producer, lecturer, and widow of the late composer Daniel Catán, will join the company as a Major Gifts Officer in charge {…}
San Diego Opera has announced that Jeannie Posner will take on the role of the company’s Chief Financial Officer. She has been with the company since July. Per a press release, Posner’s position will include reporting to the General Director and will work on planning, implementing, managing, and controlling the opera company’s financial activities. She will also report regularly to {…}
The San Diego Opera and the SDSU School of Music have announced that Alan E. Hicks has been appointed to the position of Director of Opera Theatre. He will share the position in both organizations. He will initiate his work in the role with a production of “Flight” by Jonathan Dove at the SDSU in November 2018. Per a press {…}
The San Diego Opera announced that the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” originally scheduled for performances in December, has been replaced by performances of “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914.” The company announced that it is trying to reschedule “Hansel and Gretel” for a future season. General director David Bennett noted in a press release, “In preparing for our {…}