Credit: Meg Goldman Verdi’s “Rigoletto” was staged by Regina Opera Company in Brooklyn, New York, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Nov. 18, 2023. Impressive vocalists in the cast included Peter Hakjoon Kim in the title role, Veronica Mak as Gilda, and Christopher Trapani as the Duke of Mantua. Scott Jackson Wiley was on the podium, conducting the Regina {…}
Regina Opera Company has announced its Winter Gala Concert, which is set for Feb. 5, 2023. The event will feature sopranos Veronica Mak, Lisa Bryce, and Dilara Unsal; mezzo-soprano Naomi Steele; tenor Jax Hassler; baritone Nigel Smith; flustis Richard Paratley; violinist Mikhail Parkhomovsky; and pianist Catherine Miller. The ensemble will present a two-hour concert of opera duets, arias, and other instrumental selections {…}
Saturday, April 13, 2019 saw the second performance of the Manhattan School of Music’s production of the Springtime favorite, “Albert Herring.” With the production running for three nights, each night featured a different cast, comprised of students from the school’s Senior Opera Theater, headed by conductor Jorge Parodi and director Dona D. Vaughn. This effervescent work, composed by Benjamin Britten, {…}