Singer

“We will finish our season with an opera. Tosca. I was researching for a while. Which opera should we do? There are so many. And, should we do an opera? After all, we are a symphony orchestra.  But at the end it’s about music. Powerful music. We will have internationally recognized singers from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera: Latonia Moore, Alan Held and Adam Smith. And we will have our full orchestra, giving life to this dramatic score.”

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Tosca

Civic Center Music Hall

One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years—a daring vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney that The Wall Street Journal declared “the best production I’ve ever witnessed of Mozart’s opera.” Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Met Orchestra, with the pit raised to make the musicians visible to the audience and allow interaction with the cast. In his Met-debut staging, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical flourishes, incorporating projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in his Met debut as Papageno, soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and bass Stephen Milling as Sarastro.

Die Zauberflöte

Lincoln Center

The Met’s abridged, family-friendly version of Mozart’s musical fairy tale returns for the holiday season, with Maestro Duncan Ward making his company debut conducting Julie Taymor’s irresistible production. Tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo share the role of Tamino, the noble prince on a quest to win the fair princess Pamina, sung by sopranos Joélle Harvey and Sydney Mancasola. The cast also features baritones Joshua Hopkins and Chris Kenney as the bird catcher Papageno, soprano Aleksandra Olczyk as the Queen of the Night, and bass Soloman Howard as Sarastro.

Alan Held

Bass-baritone

Events

Past events

May 18, 2024

Tosca · Oklahoma City Philharmonic

May 19 - Jun 10, 2023

Die Zauberflöte · The Metropolitan Opera

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