Shawn Roth has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Roth will be managed at Askonas Holt by Joel Thomas and Mathieu Levan. The tenor is a winner of the Marilyn Horne Song Competition, and a two-time district winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. He is a recent graduate of the Butler Studio at Houston Grand Opera, {…}
(Photo credit: Houston Grand Opera) The Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio is set to present its annual Butler Studio Showcase this September. Scheduled for Sept. 13 at the Cullen Theater at the Wortham Theater Center, the showcase will feature members of the 2024-25 class in staged, costumed excerpts from a variety of operatic works. This year’s program {…}
The Academy of Vocal Arts has announced its 2020-21 season, which will include a fall virtual slate. The showcases will feature resident artists, who include Aubry Ballarò, Yihan Duan, Loella Grahn, Joanna Latini, Emily Margevich, Kara Mulder, Renée Richardson, Ethel Trujillo, Alice Chung, Monique Galvao, Chelsea Laggan, Pacale Spinny, Anne Marie Stanley, Zachary Rioux, Shawn Roth, Sahel Salam, Benjamin Dickerson, {…}