Singer

Opéra-fantastique in five acts by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Libretto by Jules Paul Barbier after the drame fantastique of the same name
by Barbier and Michel Florentin Carré

EPSG:4326

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Opernhaus Zürich

Musikdrama in one act by Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
after Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name

Salome

Romantic opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Libretto by the composer

Lohengrin

Opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Le nozze di Figaro

Opera in two acts by Jonathan Dove (*1959) for children from age 7 and up and the eternally young
based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne, Libretto by Peter Lund
Commission of the Opernhaus Zürich

In 80 Tagen um die Welt

This finale performance highlights Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows in curated selections. Plus, orchestral favorites the William Tell Overture and The Pines of Rome.

Speranza Scappucci William Tell Overture and The Pines of Rome.

Granada Theatre

The originally devised cabaret of thrilling music+theater that transports audiences to 1922 in an original story inspired by the politically charged Weimar German Republic and Berlin cabaret culture. The production uses the hall’s new 2022 upgrades of enhanced video and lighting technology, generously funded by the Hind Foundation.

Lehrer Vocal Institute Series: Hahn Hall 1922-2022 An Original Cabaret

A new chamber music curriculum pairing fellows with Academy artists for intensive coachings results in five unique evening concerts. Each event stars the fellows in a curated program of full-length masterworks to music of the 21st century.
As a part of the experience, guests are invited to enjoy complimentary wine during the performance.

Chamber Night: Schubert's Auf dem Strom

Music Academy of the West

Each concert in this new series takes the audience down a different path. In this showcase concert, Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows perform works by composer-in-residence Tom Cipullo.

Showcase Series: The Music of Tom Cipullo

On Good Friday, Academy of Ancient Music rediscovers Handel’s Brockes-Passion – the story of the Crucifixion, retold in music that blazes with emotion.
“My father, see how I suffer! My heart is breaking…” A time of turmoil; a man of peace betrayed; a very human drama of profound suffering and still more powerful hope. For centuries, composers have been setting the story of Christ’s trial and crucifixion to choral music, and performing it on Good Friday.

But it was Academy of Ancient Music, in 2019, that brought Handel’s neglected Brockes-Passion back into the spotlight – revealing it as one of the most dramatic and intensely human of Passion settings. This Easter, it rises again: as bold and as visceral as it sounded when it was first heard in Hamburg, on Good Friday 1719. This is music that speaks directly to heart and soul, performed by artists who love it. Join us, and become part of the tradition.

Tenor

Christopher Willoughby

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 26, 2027

Handel: Brockes-Passion · Academy of Ancient Music

Past events

Jun 28 - Jul 12, 2025

Les Contes d’Hoffmann · Opernhaus Zürich

May 29 - Jun 15, 2025

Salome · Opernhaus Zürich

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Brockes-Passion by Handel

Academy of Ancient Music

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