Schedule
Upcoming Events
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Masaaki Suzuki conducts Handel’s Messiah
Bass Section Member
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Dec 19-22
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor*
Jone Martínez, soprano*
Reginald Mobley, countertenor*
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor*
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone*
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Jason Max Ferdinand, Artistic Director -
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Castleton Festival Vocal Immersion Program
January 2025
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Opera in Concert: Noseda conducts Barber’s Vanessa
Chorus
The Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Thursday January 30th 7pm
Saturday February 1st 8pm
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicole Heaston, soprano (Vanessa)
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano (Erika)
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Anatol)
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness)
Thomas Hampson, baritone (The Old Doctor) -
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Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
Maryland Opera Studio
April 11,13,16,19
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The Rake's Progress
Solo Voice/Father Trulove (Cover)/Chorus
Des Moines Metro Opera
Jonas Hacker, Joélle Harvey and Sam Carl lead the cast in a new production by director Chas Rader-Shieber and scenic and costume designer Robert Perdziola, featuring the festival debut of conductor Christopher Allen.
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, July 5 at 7:30pm
Thursday, July 10 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 13 at 2:00pm - SOLD OUT
Friday, July 18 at 7:30pm -
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The Flying Dutchman
Chorus
Des Moines Metro Opera
Maestro David Neely leads this sweeping, evocative score which features epic choruses, thrilling orchestrations and a superstar cast headlined by bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, who makes his DMMO debut as the Dutchman. Company favorite Joshua Borths makes his mainstage directing debut, charting the course of Richard Wagner’s return to the DMMO stage for the first time in nearly 40 years. Steven C. Kemp returns as scenic designer and Ian Wallace debuts as projection designer.
PERFORMANCES
Friday, June 27 at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 29 at 2:00pm
Friday, July 4 at 6:00pm
Saturday, July 12 at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30pm
Thursday, July 17 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 20 at 2:00pm -
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Apprentice Spotlight Concert
Des Moines Metro Opera
Saturday, May 31 6:30pm
Blank Performing Arts Center lobby
513 North D St, Indianola -
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Apprentice Scene Programs
Des Moines Metro Opera
2025 Scene Programs
Saturday, June 28 at 2pm
Saturday, July 5 at 2pm
Thursday, July 17 at 2pm -
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Stars of Tomorrow Concert
Des Moines Metro Opera
Saturday, July 19 at 2pm
Past Highlights
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Don Alfonso
Maryland Opera Studio
Kay Theater at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
November 19,20,22,24 2024
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Bass Soloist
St. Francis Episcopal Church
November 2, 2024 5:00 PM
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Manifesto
Created by Christian De Gré Cárdenas & Joseph Reese Anderson; with Sarah Sanders & Elias "Uva" Diaz
Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater
Livestream: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2024/o/orgullo/
September 15, 2024 @5:30 +8:30
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American Apollo (World Premiere)
Des Moines Metro Opera
July 2024
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Pelléas et Mélisane
Des Moines Metro Opera
July 2024
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Des Moines Metro Opera
June-July 2024
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Des Moines Metro Opera
Stars of Tomorrow Concert
La Cenerentola/Falstaff
July 20, 2024
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Des Moines Metro Opera
Apprentice Artist Scenes Program
Don Giovanni/La Cenerentola
July 2024
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Faust, Le nozze di Figaro, La Calisto
Scenes Recital
Maryland Opera Studio
May 2023
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Florencia en el Amazonas
Daniel Catán
Maryland Opera Studio
April 2024
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Orgullo
February 2024
Maryland Opera Studio
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National Gallery of Art
Mark Rothko Exhibit
Maryland Opera Studio
January 2024
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Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb (and others)
Church of the Epiphany Choral Concert
December 2023
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Damien Geter’s American Apollo
Des Moines Metro Opera
November 2023
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November 2023
Albert Herring
Maryland Opera Studio
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Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127
J.S. Bach
University of Maryland School of Music Bach Catata Series
October 2023
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August 2023
Kurt Weill’s Lady in the Dark
Chautauqua Opera Conservatory
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July 2023
Gianni Schicchi
Chautauqua Opera Conservatory
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WORLD PREMIERE
DIRECTED BY ME!
April 2023
Blair School of Music -
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre
December 2022
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Cendrillon
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre
October 2022
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L'incoronazione di Poppea Ribchester Edition *World Premiere
Trentino Music Festival
July 2022
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Die Zauberflöte
Trentino Music Festival
July 2022
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Le nozze di Figaro
Vienna Summer Music Festival
June 2022
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Don Giovanni
Vienna Summer Music Festival
June 2022
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Kamala Sankaram's Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers
Nashville Zoo
March 2022
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Semele
Nashville Parthenon
February 2022
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Così fan tutte (Ruth Martin Translation)
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre
October 2021
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Orpheus in the Underworld *World Premiere Translation by Anthony Thoomas Buck
Utah Vocal Arts Academy
July 2021
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Le nozze di Figaro
Utah Vocal Arts Academy
July 2021
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L'Elisir D'Amore
Utah Vocal Arts Academy
July 2021
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La bohème
Vienna Summer Music Festival
June 2021
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Hänsel und Gretel
Vienna Summer Music Festival
June 2021
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Paul Richards' The Loathly Lady
Vienna Summer Music Festival
June 2021
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Albert Herring
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre
April 2021
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L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
Vanderbilt Opera Theatre
December 2020