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Soprano ViIANCA ALEJANDRA was a
First Place Winner
in the Puerto Rico Distract
Metropolitan Opera Competition. In July she
sang Norina in Don Pasquale at Festival of the
Agean in Greece. She
also performed other concerts.
Conductor
RAFFI ARMENIAN resides
in Montreal Canada. He
has recently finished
his booki "Guideline for
the Interpretation of beethoven
Symphonies".
Maestro
RICHARD BARRETT led a production of Puccini's
Tosca with
Soo Opera.. He is a busy coach
and voice teacher in NYC.
Soprano KAREN HUGHES BEACOM
performed the title
role Tosca with her opera company,
Soo Opera, at
the Soo Theater and Mission Point. She returned
to Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra for performances
of Messiah and Finzi.
She performed the title role in Floyd's
Susannah with her opera company,
Soo Opera in Michigan. She
is producing concerts and doing musicals throughout the year in Michigan.
This coming Summer she will perform the Countess and produce
Marriage of Figaro with her Soo Opera Co.
Conductor/Pianist RICHARD CARSEY was recently
conducting Phantom
of the Opera
and Carousel
on Broadway.
Baritone JUNHAN CHOI performed Fiorth Stone
in Eurydice with Boston Lyric Opera.
Following this was a gala concert with Cambridge Chamber
Ensemble. On Jan. 26 he performed Frate in
Verdi's Don Carlo with the Boston Youth
Symphony Orchestra. On March 3, 7 and 8 he sang 3 songs in
Ryussian which are a part of Shostakovich's Michelangelo
Cycle with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra at the Sanders
Theatre in Boston.
Conductor GERARD CHIUSANO completed his
third opera based on
Thurst
is based on the historical novel by
Mary Donnarumma Sharnick. He just
finished writing the music for a
PBS mini-series
Stars on Stage.
Thehe Rutgers
University Orchestra
did a reading of his
new symphony. PBS channel 13 hsd
his composition on the air. He also led a
semi-staged version of Mozart's
Cosi fan tutti
at Opera
America in
NYC. There was a reading of a portion of his
new opera The Dream
with the Rutgers
Symphony Orchestra in NJ. Gerard did arrangements
and orchestrations for "Broadway Scores" a a concert with the Waterbury
Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut on May 17.
Soprano
SARAH JOYCE COOPER
made her debut with the Seattle Opera as Minnie Tate
in Jubilee a n opera by Tazwell Thompson. She
also performed Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata
with Opera Western Reserve. Following
thiswas an Italian concert with the Harvard Radcliff Choir at
the Sanders Theatre in Boston. On Dec.12 she sang a GALA for the
Bar Harbor Music Festival at
the Cosmopolitan Club in NYC.
On Jan. 26 she performedTebaldo in Verdi's
Don Carlo with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.
On MArch 1 she performed
Ann Hutchinson in James Kallembach's American Jezebel
at the Sanders Theatre in conjunction with Harvard
University in Boston. This was a world premiere which was live streamed.
On April 26 Sarah performs a Italian Opera Concert with the Eastern
Connecticut Symphony Orchestra to celebrate
Toshi Shimada's 15th season with the orchestra. Sarah returns to Carnegie
Hall sining the Mozart Requiem and Vivaldi's Vesperae
solemnes de confessore on May 24 with Mid-America
Productions.
We welcome KAHLI DALBOW to our roster. She is performing
Georgetta in Il Tabarro with Boulder Opera on
Feb. 7-9.
Mezzo-soperano ALYCE DAUBENSPECK made her
debut at Carnegie Hall
with Mid America Productions
singing Martini's Domine ad
Adjuvandum me Festina. She also sang Haydn's
Lord Nellson Mass with
the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra.
Alyce sang Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance
with Raylynmor
Opera in New
Hampshire.Ms Daubenspeck moved to Germany to pursue her career..
Alyce is currently working at Theater Ulm in Germany.Her contract
at Theater Ulm has been renewed until Jan. 2026.
We welcome mezzo-soprano CAMERYL DEWAR to our roster.
Conductor HERB DIMMOCK is Music Direcotr of the Herb
Dimmock
Singers
as well as the prestigious
Bach
in Baltimore Series
in Baltimore. See web site for
performance dates.
Bass-Baritone
CARL DUPONT
is Assistant
Professor of Voice
at Peabody
Conservatory of Music
in Baltimore Maryland.
He made his debut with New
York City Opera as Colline in Puccini's
La Boheme.in Bryant
Park in NYC. Hhe made his debut with Maryland Opera
with excerpts from Faust as Mephistopheles.
He returnred to Bach in
Balktimore for
Bach's Mass in B minor. He performed
music of Anthony Davis at the
Virginia Arts Festival in Norfolk
VA and repeated the concert at the Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum
in Bolton Landing NY. On Nov. 15-17 he covereds the baritone
role in Stravinsky's Renard with
the Baltimore Symohony Orchestra. On April 6 Carl returms
to Carnegie Hall and Mid-America
productions for performances of the Vivaldi Magnificant
and the Monteverdi Magnificat.
Tenor ETHAN ELLIS performed Arturo
in Lucia di Lammermoor with
Regina Opera.. He also performed Gaston in La
Traviata at the
Newhouse Center on Staten Island NY..
He performed in concerts and operas at Festival
of the Agean in Greece. He sang Spoletta in Tosca
with Regina Opera
and returned as Beppe in I Pagliacci on
March 1 and 8. On Sunday March 23 he performed as tenor soloist in Beethoven's
9th Symohony with the New Britian Symphony.
On April 6 he returned to Carnegie Hall and Mid-America Productions
as a soloist in Monteverdi Magnificat.
We welcome Argentinian soprano MARIS JOSE FABARA to our
roster. She performed Norina in Donizetti's Don Pasquale with
Ft. Collins Opera March 7 and 8. In July 24-26 she performs
Micaela in Bizet's Carmen with the Equadorian Symphony in Quita
Equador.
Israeli
Countertenor DAVID
FELDMAN performed
C.D.
Cossoni's
Verper at
Novantique
in Bern Switzerland.
He performed
J.S. Bach'sPassion
with Bachkoor
Brabant at
Barkokorfet
Florilegium Musuicum
in the Netherlands. He
also perfomed J.S.
Bach's St. Matthew Passiom
with
Ribahuta Musica
at Sint janskerk in Gouda Netherlands.
Soprano SUZAN HANSON
has redirected her career to being
a director
and singer. She returned to
Utah Festival Opera
directing Wagner's Lohengrin this past
Summert. She is very busy in the LA area teaching
voice and directing opera productions.
HARWOOD
MANAGEMENT produced
a new roster video
"Heart of Opera".
It is on youtube
at
.https://youtu.be/mCffG-j31YI.
On Jam 22 and 23 he will be a panelist
for CS Music in NYC.
Tenor JESUS DANIEL HENANDEZ
sang an Italian evening at the Old Dutch
Church in Kingston NY on Nov. 1.
On Nov. 14 he performed a program
for the Business Council for International Understanding
in NYC. On Feb 8 he sang a recital for the
Art Club of DC. On April 26 Jesus performs a Italian
Opera Concert with the Eastern
Connecticut Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Toshi
Shimada's 15th season with the orchestra.
We welcome contralo JENNIFER HINES to our roster.
Bass JOHN PAUL HUCKLE recently performed
in Masque of the Red Death with the Cleveland Ballet and Pops
orchestra.He performed Ashby in Fanciulla del West with Washington
Opera Society on Jan 24/
Pianist
CRAIG KETTER
is a busy soloist and accompanist in New
York and throughout the US. He performed
an Italian Opera Concert
at the Tower
Music Series at the reformed
Chruch in Poughkeepsie NY.
He performed Beethoven's Piano
Sonata Op. 109 and a
Beethoven 4 piano arrangement
at the
Clayton Piano
Festival in North
Carolina. Go to the
Clayton Piano Festival
website for the livestream. Craig
returned to the South Orange Symphony in NJ
as soloist playing Rachmaninov 2d Piano
Concerto..He performedan Italian evening at the Old Dutch
Church in Kingston NY on Nov. 1. On Nov. 14 he performed
a program for the Business Council for International Understanding
in NYC.
Soprano
JENNY LINDSEY made her
debut as soprano soloist in the
Pergolesi Stabat Mater at
Carnegie Hall in NY with
Mid-America Productions.
Maestro ERIC MAHL has been named Music Director in a multi-year contract
with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. He is also currently
Music Director
of Northport Symphony
Orchestra, Geneva Light Opera, Orchestra
One, Philharmonic Orchestra at Third
Street Music School in NYC, and the Western
Connecticut Youth Orchestra. In addition he
is on the faculy of the Charles Ives Music
Festival. He began his reign as Music Director with the Ridgefield
Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 8.
Director JAMIBETH MARGOLIS is
busy at Pace U. and
as a casting director in NYC. She directed
a semi-staged production of
Cosi
fan tutti
at
Opera America.
We welcome pianist conductor STEFANO MICELI to
our roster. On June 15 he performed a concert at the
Bethpage Public Library. He is
a judge for the International Mozart Competition and
performing concerts in Budapest Hungary.
Baritone
BRIAN MONTGOMERY was in Clearwater Fl. for
a performance of Verdi's McBeth
with Opera for Earth. He
performed Michele in Il Tabarro
with Regina Opera in Brooklyn. On
May 15 through August 7 he performed Telramund in Wagner's
Lohengrin as well as
Dr. Gibbs in Our Town at
Utah
Festival Opera.
He returned to Regina Opera
in Brooklyn for performances of
Rigoletto inNov 11 and 17. He has relocated to Hong
Kong.
Mezzo-soprano
MARTINA PORTYCHOVA was pleased
to be a Semi-finalist
in
the Premiere Opera
Foundation
and NYIOP International
Vocal Competition
as well as the
Music International Grand
Prix Competition. She sang
Dorabella in Mozart's
Cosi fan tutte in "Opera
Reads" at Opera America. She
just received her MMusic in vocal performance
from the University of
Arizona and is currently finishing
her DMA. She is also
on the Administrative staff of the
Tucson Desert Song Festival. On March
23-25 she performed new composer works at
the U. of Arizona followed by the title role in Peter
Brook's Carmen. She continues
to finish her degree in the Fall. On March 23 she sang Beethoven's
9th Symphony with the New Britain
Symphony Society.
Soprano DANA PUNDT
recently performed a concert for Cinncinati
Opera and returned to sing
Regnava nel silencio
for another event.
Mezzo-soprano OLA RAFALO to our roster.
She returned to Sotto Voce Vocal
Collective in Buffalo for her
first Princuipessa in Suor Angelica. She
spends much of the season at Chicago Lyric Opera in various
productions including Aida..She also performed
Mahler's Symphony #2
with the Eugene
Symphony.
Bass-baritone ELIAM RAMOS
traveled to Boston for the premier of Is
this America by Mary Watkins with
White Snake Opera. He sang an all Italian
program at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston NY.
On Nov. 16-24. he sang Scarpia in
Tosca with
Regina Opera. He performed Holiday Concerts
with Herb Dimmock's Bach
in Baltimore. He performed "Is this
America at Boston Commons to celebrate MLK with White Snake Opera.
He returns to Regina Opera as Silvio in I
Paliacci on March 1 and 8. On March 2 he performs
Bach Cantata ich habe genug ud air with
Bach in Baltimore. Eliam sings the US Premier
of Paul Aiken's Missa Pro Terra "A mass for Earth" at Carnegie
Hall with Mid America on Mrch 15. On March 23 he sang Beethoven's
9th Symphony with the New Britain Symphony
Society. On May 16,17,20 he performs new operas with
The Advanced AOP-NYU Tish Opera Lab. On May 22 he performs
Dumas in David Winkler's Rossini's Perduto with
Long Island Concert Orchestra and Seas Cliff Chamber
Players at The Theater at St. Jean in NYC.
We welcome ISABEL RANDALL to our roster.
Sheis a young artist with Dayton Opera.. She performs
"Is this America at Boston Commons
to celebrate MLK with White Snake Opera 1/19.
On Jan. 20 she performs a MLK concert with
Roxbury Urban Ministries. In February
she sings Amelia Piper in Jodi Goble's Whaling Women
at Boston Conservatory. from Feb. 23 to March 21 she is
at Dayton Opera. On March 30 she performs
a recital in Red Hill Virginia. On March 30 she performs in a
children's concert with the Dayton Philharmonic.On April 28 Isabel
begins her Summer with Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She
is covering zoe Walker in This House by Ricky Ian Gordon.
Baritone
FREDERICK REDD
is preparing and producing
his first CD "REDD".
He is on the Board
of Directors for the
William Warfield Foundation.
He
has produced many videos for
both Harwood Management
and Hr
Artists Management. Fred
, VP of PACO Group was recognized as on of the trailblazers
who has shaped the Port Authority of NY and NJ
durting Black History Month. He was soloist in
The Year of the Jubilee by Harvey Brough with the
Rochester Choral Society. He also sang Bennett's
arrangement of Porgy and Bess with the
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes. He returned
to Carnegie Hall for a concert
with Mid-America Productions
and was bass soloist in Bond's Ballad
of the Brown King.He returned to the Rochester Oratorio Society
for the recording of The Year of the Jubilee.
He also returned to the Rochester Choral Society
to record Harvey Bropugh's Freedom Song.
Fred sang a Holiday program with New York Concert Opera in
Staten Island. On March 6 he receives a "Trendsetters to Watch Award"
in Las Vegas. On April 1 he sings for Barnes International and
JP Morgan in NYC. May 21 is another fconcert in Staten Is.
Maestro
BYUNG Rhee is
Music
Director and Conductor
of Camerata
New Jersey. He led a concert
for competition winners
with his Camarata Orchestra
at
Merkin Hall
in NYC.. For info on
Camerata
New Jersey please go
to http://www.cameratanewjersey.org/
Counter-tenor, tenor ZABRIEL RIVERS
he made his debut as counter-tenor soloist
in the Pergolesi Stabat
Mater at Carnegie Hall
in NYC with
Mid-America Productions. Zabriel
has a new one man show "A
Gullah Evening with Zabriel." This
production is available for performances. It
is sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Commission. On
April 27 he was soloist in The Year of the Jubilee
by Harvey Brough with the Rochester
Choral Society. He returned to Carnegie Hall
for a concert with Mid-America
Productions as bass soloist in Bond's Ballad
of the Brown King. He returned to the Rochester
Choral Society for a recording of Harvey Brough's
Freedom Song.
Bass VALARIAN
RUMINSKI tto our roster. He is
Artistic Director of
Nickel City Opera in Buffalo.
He returned to Carnegie Hall
for a performance of Mozart's
Coronation Mass with
Mid America Productions. Following this he was
soloist in Hayden Mass with the
Putnam Chorale in Brewster and Beacon NY. He
made his debut with Bielefeld Theatre as Bartolo in Mozart's
Le nozze di figaro from Sept. 20 to Dec. 20. On Jan 17 and 18 he sings
Mozart's Requiem with the Buffalo Philharmonic.
He was a voice on "Little Emma" an animated film in LA. On May 15-20
he returns to Opera de Montreal as Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme.
ROCKY E. SELLERS performied
in many operas this season with
the Metropolitan Opera.
He was 2nd Arored Man in The Magic
Flute ad well as Commissioner in
Madama Butterfly and cover
for Duke of Verona in Romeo and Juliette
at The Metropolitan Opera. He also
made his debut with New York City Opera
as bass soloist in a Christmas Concert at Bryant
Park in NYC. On Nov 1 he sang with the Rochester Choral Society
in Glenn McClure's "Promised Land"and repeaated
it at Geneseo College. This season he is in Tosca
and Moby Dick at the Metropolitan Opera.
Soprano MICHELE
SEXTON
made her
Carnegie
Hall debut singing
as soprano soloist in the Faure Requiem
with Mid-America Productions. She
was also a judge for the
Ms. New Jersey Pageant
in Atlantic City.On Nov. 14 she performed a program for
the Business Council for International Understanding
in NYC. Michele sings the US Premier of Paul Aiken's
Missa Pro Terra "A mass for Earth" at Carnegie Hall
with Mid America on Mrch 15.On March 23 she sangBeethoven's 9th
Symphony with the New Britain
Symphony Society.
Maestro TOSHIYUKI SHIMADA is a well established
Maestro.. He is presently Music
Director and Conductor of the Eastern
Connecticut Symphony Orchestra,
the New Britain Symphony Orchestra as well as
the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Please see their web sites for Performance dates. He was
recently guest conductor with the
Connecticut Orchestra. On September 22 and 24 he joined other
alumnaue with The Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra
for performances of Beethoven's
9th Symphony.
Bass SAM SMITH sang a recital for
the Wmen's Club at Mt.
Albans Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati.
He sang Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata
at Cincinnati Opera.
Conductor ERIC TOWNELL is currently Music Director
of the Rochester Choral Society.
Eric is also
the director of RESONANZ,
a Rochester based
choral group.
He is
Host/Producer
of
In the Spotlight
for Cable Access
TV in Western NY. Eric
is Artistic Director of The
Finger Lakes
Chioral Festival . On
Sunday July 28 the Festival will present
"St. Francis in the Americas: A Caribbean Mass" and
Misa Criolla. The performance was at the Hochstein Performance
Hall in Rochester at 8pm. This is a benefit concert..
Soprano MELISSA WIMBISH is constantly touring with her
Outcalls (Band).
This past Summer she performed many contempory worksat
the Yellow Barn in Vermont as well as
returning to theWindham Chamber Music
Festival in NY State. She performed the world premier of Robert
Mano's Portrait of Millay. She also returned to the Annaopolis
ChamberMusic Festival at the Unitarian Universalist Church
in Annapolis MD. She sang Ain's it aPretty Night by
Floyd, Francisco Mignone's Five Songs for bassoon and soprano,
and Reena Esmail's Chuti Hui Jasjals for soprano and piano. On September
27 she returned to the Rochester Choral Society for a recording
of Harvery brough's Freedom Song. On October 6 she performed
in a Gala for On Site Opera
in NYC at the Edison Ballroom. On Dec 12-15
she sings Messiah with the
Handel Choir of Baltimore. On Jan 1 Melissa sings a New
Year's Gala with Bach in Baltimore and returns
to sing the St. John Passion
on April 6.
Conductor DAVID WROE is Music Director of the New
Jersey
Festival
Orchestra.
Please go
to the web site for concert
information.
We welcome Italian baritone NICOLA ZICCARDI to our roster.
We
represent him in the Americas.
He performed at the Musikverein
in Vienna in a
Mozart concert
and performed as Marcello
in La Boheme with
Teatro Magnani Fidenza
in Italy.
He ia currewntly performing in Germany and at
Teatro de Giglio Luccca.
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