Artistic & Professional Development Resources
OPERA America's Salon Series: Exploring American Voices features live performances of American opera and songs in the intimate setting of the OPERA America office. The Salon Series showcases the diverse and unique talents of today's most distinguished composers and librettists.

October 5, 2011, 7:00 p.m.: An Evening with David T. Little
Featuring excerpts from Dog Days, Soldier Songs and Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera performed by sopranos Mary Bonhag and Lauren Worsham, baritones Christopher Burchett and David Adam Moore and pianist Jennifer Hoppe.
November 16, 2011, 7:00 p.m.: An Evening with Conrad Cummings
Featuring excerpts from The Golden Gate performed by soprano Katrina Thurman, mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn, tenor Keith Jameson, baritone David Adam Moore, bass-baritone Justin Hopkins, pianist Charity Wicks, Elliot Kahn and conductor Steven Osgood.
January 25, 2012, 7:00 p.m.: An Evening with Mark Campbell
Featuring excerpts from Silent Night, Rappahannock County, Lucrezia, The Inspector, Volpone and Songs from an Unmade Bed performed by soprano Jennifer Aylmer, mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta, tenor Matthew Tuell, baritone Troy Cook and pianist Timothy Long.
March 21, 2012, 7:00 p.m.: An Evening with Jake Heggie
Featuring excerpts from Heggie’s operas and song cycles performed by sopranos Devon Guthrie and Talise Trevigne, mezzo-soprano Elise Quagliata, tenor Jonathan Blalock, baritones Philip Cutlip and Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek, and the composer at the piano.
April 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m.: An Evening with Wang Jie
Featuring selections from the vocal and instrumental works of composer Wang Jie performed by soprano Mary MacKenzie, mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann, violinist Jennifer Choi and the composer at the piano. The program includes:
  • Serenade in Isolation
  • A Prayer — Lord? Please Don't Let Me Die in a Funny Way (libretto by Paul Simms)
  • From the Other Sky, Scene II — Human World (libretto by Wang Jie)


For more information on OPERA America’s Salon Series, please contact Lyndsay Werking at LWerking@operaamerica.org.

Past Events
September 15, 2010: An Evening with Lori Laitman
Featuring soprano Sari Gruber, tenor Vale Rideout, baritone Randall Scarlata and composer/pianist Lori Laitman

November 3, 2010: An Evening with Paul Moravec
Featuring arias from The Letter and a selection of songs performed by soprano Amy Burton, mezzo-soprano Rosalie Sullivan, baritone Kelly Markgraf and Trio Solisti; presented in collaboration with Subito Music Corporation.

February 23, 2011: An Evening with John Musto
Featuring excerpts from Later the Same Evening, Volpone, Bastianello and The Inspector performed by soprano Amy Burton, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, baritone Joshua Jeremiah and bass-baritone Tyler Simpson; presented in collaboration with Peermusic Classical.

April 6, 2011: An Evening with Lewis Spratlan
Featuring excerpts from Life is a Dream, Earthrise and Architect performed by soprano Devon Guthrie, baritone Aaron Theno and pianist Saffron Y. Chung.

March 31, 2010: Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers
Featuring soprano Joélle Harvey, baritone James Maddalena, pianist John McDonaldand composer Tod Machover on electronics; presented in collaboration with Boosey & Hawkes

February 16, 2010: An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon
Featuring soprano Devon Guthrie, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb, tenor John Myers, baritone Aaron Theno and Ricky Ian Gordon himself at the keyboard

September 16, 2009: Stewart Wallace and Amy Tan's The Bonesetter's Daughter
Featuring the composer, Stewart Wallace

July 15, 2009: Michael Ching's A Midsummer Night's Dream — an a cappella opera
Featuring artists from Opera New Jersey

May 27, 2009: Lee Hoiby's The Tempest
Featuring Jonathan Boyd, tenor, and singers from the work's premiere recording; presented in collaboration with G. Schirmer/AMP

March 18, 2009: Daron Hagen's Shining Brow
Featuring Robert Orth, baritone; presented in collaboration with ECS Publishing

December 3, 2008: Thomas Pasatieri's Before Breakfast and Lady Macbeth
Featuring Lauren Flanigan, soprano; presented in collaboration with the Theodore Presser Company
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
      

Spring 2012 Magazine Issue
  • Letter from the President/CEO
  • Opera Conference 2012: Creative Resurgence
  • Operatic Evolution and Natural Selection
  • The National Opera Center: Countdown
  • Developing New Work
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