Conductor

Pianist

Darlings of the opera world, the wife and husband duo of soprano Amina Edris and tenor Pene Pati returns to the Bay Area—where they were Adler Fellows in San Francisco Opera’s prestigious training program, and where both have enjoyed career-launching star turns in major productions in recent years. Edris, who was born in Egypt and raised in New Zealand, portrayed a “tonally luxuriant” (San Francisco Chronicle) Cleopatra in the world premiere of John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra last season, and Pati, who was born in Samoa and also grew up in New Zealand, was a sensation in his transition from understudy to headliner in Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet three seasons before. In recital, expect all the vocal power, charisma, and dramatic flair these extraordinary singers bring to the opera stage, in a varied program of songs traversing eras and continents.

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Amina Edris, soprano & Pene Pati, tenor & Robert Mollicone, piano

University of California, Berkeley

Carmen has one creed: to live and love on her own terms. 
She never thought it would come to this…

Festival Opera is thrilled to present a fresh take on Bizet’s blockbuster opera this summer! Directed by Michael Mohammed and conducted by Robert Mollicone, FO’s Carmen is updated to the here and now, and features a stunning cast of artists with PBA choristers onstage joining the Festival Opera Orchestra & Chorus. 

Carmen

Lesher Center for the Arts

Bass-baritone Dashon Burton, described by Opera News as “reverberant and eloquent…with quiet authenticity, depth and tenderness,” brings a gentle note to an evening of song.

Dashon Burton Bass-Baritone

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco

Dashon Burton; Bass-Baritone
Robert Mollicone - piano

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Our second Salon, Les Parisiennes , focuses on the women composers trailblazing during the years of the Parisian Belle époque, with songs that broke barriers, pushing past the domestic confines of Paris’ salons to the city’s grand, public concert halls. The program includes works by Cecile Chaminade, Pauline Viardot , and Nadia and Lili Boulanger, performed by Nicholas Phan, plus soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano.

Robert Mollicone

Conductor, Pianist

Events

Apr 23, 2024

Amina Edris, soprano & Pene Pati, tenor & Robert Mollicone, piano · Cal Performances

Aug 18, 2023

Carmen · Pacific Boychoir Academy

Feb 5, 2022

Dashon Burton Bass-Baritone · San Francisco Performances

Feb 5, 2022

Dashon Burton; Bass-Baritone Robert Mollicone - piano · San Francisco Performances

Feb 3, 2022

SFP Salons: Nicholas Phan Tenor · San Francisco Performances

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