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2021-02-12 03:27:00
[…] July 31st, West Edge presents Eliogabalo by Francesco Cavalli. The subject of a debauched and corrupt Roman Emperor preying upon his hapless subjects was deemed too scandalous for even the Venetian Carnivale in 1667. General Director Mark Streshinsky will direct with Adam Pearl conducting from the harpsichord. Countertenor Randall Scotting will make his West Edge debut as the scheming Eliogabalo. Tenor Derek Chester will return to West Edge to play Eliogabalo's cousin and foil Alessandro, following his 2019 debut as Macheath in The Threepenny Opera. Soprano Nikki Einfeld will play Gemmira, the target of Eliogabalo's lustful gaze. Rounding out the cast are Shawnette Sulker, Jean-Paul Jones, Matheus Coura, Aura Veruni and Jonathan Smucker. Performances will run through Sunday August 8th.Says General Director Mark Streshinsky: "We’ve had a connection to Cal Shakes for a long time and I have often dreamed about performing in their beautiful theater. When the opportunity presented itself, I jumped! We don't know what life will be like in July, but the chance to perform outside where […]
2020-03-25 04:09:00
[…] MolliconeDirected by Sam HelfrichFeaturing Katherine Pracht as Elizabeth CreeEugene Villanueva as John CreeSamuel Faustine as Dan LenoSimon Barrad as Inspector KildareLeslie Katter as Aveline MortimerMatt Boehler as UncleAshley Dixon as DorisJ. Raymond Meyers as Victor Farrell Sunday, July 26th at 5 pmFriday, July 31st at 8 pmSaturday, August 8th at 8pm Eliogabalo (1667)Music by Francesco CavalliIn Italian with English surtitlesConducted from the harpsichord by Adam PearlDirected by Mark StreshinskyFeaturing Randall Scotting as EliogabaloDerek Chester as AlessandroNikki Einfeld as GemmiraMatheus Coura as GuilianoAura Veruni as EriteaJean-Paul Jones as LeniaMalte Roesner as NerbuloneJonathan Smucker as Zotico Saturday, August 1st at 8 pmFriday, August 7th at 8 pmSunday, August 9th at 5 pm
2019-06-07 02:00:00
[…] Saito Kinen Orchestra on the Decca Classics label, winning a 2016 Grammy Award® in the category of Best Opera Recording. Leonard made her SFS debut in 2013 and has been featured in several notable performances since then, including Tilson Thomas’ From the Diary of Anne Frankin November 2018, Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles in September 2017 and the semi-staged On the Town in May 2016, and Ravel’s L’Heure espagnole in June 2015. The accomplished cast also includes sopranos Anna Christy (The Fire, The Princess, The Nightingale), Nikki Einfeld (The Bat, A Country Lass), and Marnie Breckenridge (The Bergère, The Screech-owl); mezzo-sopranos Ginger Costa Jackson (A Herdsman, The Chinese Cup, The White Cat) and Jennifer Johnson-Cano (Mama, The Dragonfly, The Squirrel); tenor Ben Jones (The Little Old Man, The Tree Frog, The Teapot); baritoneKelly Markgraf (The Comtoise Clock, The Black Cat); and bass-baritone Michael Todd Simpson (The Armchair, A Tree).
2018-03-15 15:27:00
[…] to be that one, or that one or two.” I wanted to be that minority of singers who made it. Her talk inspired me not just that summer at Merola, but beyond. Only one or two? Meachem was in the 2003 summer program, which had 29 singers, stage directors, and coaches. The following singers from that year went gone on to solid professional careers: Jane Archibald Meredith Arwady Joshua Bloom Arturo Chacon-Cruz Nikki Einfeld Thomas Glenn Joseph Kaiser (then a baritone, now a tenor) Lucas Meachem Elza van den Heever Some of these singers are bigger stars than others, and there may well be other singers with solid local careers, but that's way more than one or two. Perhaps the Merola program was especially good at talent-spotting that year, or perhaps as a group they just worked harder, but that's a pretty impressive group of singers.
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