This year’s Metropolitan Opera Guild’s Annual Diamond Jubilee honors legendary singers Martina Arroyo and Teresa Stratas on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of their debuts in the opera house. The Guild’s 85th Annual Luncheon takes place on November 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New {...}
Read ArticleOn August 6, Matthew Polenzani sings a recital at Ravinia Festival, with Kevin Murphy at the piano. The program features a selection of Schubert’s Lieder, Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder. After that, the audience will be treated to Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared, with Jennifer Johnson Cano, Tiffany Choe, Shira Ben David and Ashley Dixon. He stays in Ravinia to teach a masterclass on August 7. This event will be livestreamed on YouTube.
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This summer, Matthew Polenzani makes his role debut as Don José in Bizet’s Carmen at the San Francisco Opera. In the title role stars J’Nai Bridges, with Anita Hartig as Micaëla and Kyle Ketelsen as Escamillo. The performances take place from June 5 – 29. James Gaffigan leads the orchestra in {...}
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Coming to the Dallas Opera, internationally-acclaimed American tenors Matthew Polenzani, Michael Fabiano and Bryan Hymel will perform with The Dallas Opera Orchestra under the baton of renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Frizza. Fabiano, Hymel, and Polenzani will take place on May 11 at 7:00 p.m. (please {...}
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