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PRIMA VOCE EMERGING ARTIST
SOLO RECITAL
SOLOIST
OCTOBER 7
2021
Victoria debuts in recital as a Prima Voce Emerging Artist with pianist Mark Robson as part of their 2021 concert series. This recital features works by Ottorino Respighi, Emmanuel Chabrier, Samuel Barber, Juliana Hall, and a new commission by composer Theodosia Roussos with original text by Victoria Lawal.
EMERGING ARTIST RECITAL
BOSTON COURT PASADENA
OCTOBER 7
THE KNOCK
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
DATES TBA
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
THE KNOCK
SOPRANO #2
FALL 2021
Commissioned by the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, this World Premiere Film features stage direction Alison Moritz and music direction Lidiya Yankovskaya. Ryan Mckinny, Director of Photography, brings this story from stage to screen.
A group of military wives, whose husbands are fighting in Fallujah, gather together because of rumors about a possible incident on the war front. As the women await word about what has taken place, a young Army officer drives across the western plains to deliver them the news. A one-act opera for three soloists and a chorus, The Knock takes the audience into the lives of America’s military spouses, a group not yet seen on the opera stage.
FIDELIO
HEARTBEAT OPERA
FEBRUARY 10- 27
HEARTBEAT OPERA
FIDELIO
MARZELLINE
FEBRUARY 10-27
2022
Dubbed “singularly unconventional” by Opera News, “a radical endeavor” by Alex Ross in The New Yorker, and “pioneers” by The Wall Street Journal—Heartbeat Opera is a young company intent upon reimagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation.
Victoria debuts the role of Marzelline (Marcy) in this touring production of Beethoven's Fidelio. This production will be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY), The Scottsdale Performing Arts Center (Scottsdale, AZ) The Mondavi Centre (Davis, CA), The Broad (Santa Monica, CA),
Adapted & Directed by Ethan Heard
Arranged & Music Directed by Daniel Schlosberg
Sung in German with New English Dialogue Co-Written by Marcus Scott & Ethan Heard
MOZART REQUIEM
THE ANGELES CHORALE
DATES TBA
THE ANGELES CHORALE
MOZART REQUIEM
SOPRANO SOLOIST
DATES TBA
Iconic Voices: Mozart in the 21st Century: will feature one of the most famous choral pieces ever written, Mozart's Requiem. This quintessential work continues to inspire audiences and bring them hope with it’s mixture of beauty, passion, pain, healing, turmoil, and ultimate peace and rest. This work will be paired with his Sparrow Mass, written 15 years earlier when Mozart was just twenty years old. Delightful in its playful beauty and imitation of sparrows, these two pieces will celebrate the iconic voice of Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart, and his continuing ability to delight, challenge, and speak to audiences in the 21st century. Both works (and more!) will showcase the masterful voices of the Chorale, under the artful conducting of Maestro John Sutton. You will not want to miss this season ending concert as we celebrate 45 years of the Angeles Chorale lifting their VOICES, and 10 years of Maestro Sutton leading them in bringing great choral music to the minds and hearts of our audiences.
MASTERCLASS:
RERI GRIST
LOS ANGELES OPERA
JUNE 6
LOS ANGELES OPERA
MASTERCLASS: RERI GRIST
OPERA LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES
2020-2021
Each season ,the Opera League sponsors master classes, featuring well-known figures from the world of opera who coach members of the Domingo-Thornton-Stein Young Artist Program.
The event is open to League members and their guests.
Victoria will sing Gilda's charming "Caro nome" from Verdi's Rigoletto in a masterclass led by Soprano Reri Grist.
Presented by LA Opera
OPERA IN THE 21ST CENTURY
THE BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY
2020 - 2021
THE BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY
OPERA IN THE 21ST CENTURY
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
2020-2021
Victoria joins the prestigious Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as a member of the Opera in the 21st Century Program. Through one-on-one lessons, masterclasses, discussions, and lectures participants will explore special topics such as de-colonizing methodologies of opera creation, representation on stage, and accountability structures.
Artistic Director, Joel Ivany
Karen Slack, Co-Director
Ian Cusson, Co- Director
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
DIE
ZAUBERFLÖTE
SOPRANO #2
JULY 15, 17, 29
AUGUST 2, 7, 12, 15, 17
2021
Mozart’s The Magic Flute, a whimsical tale with an original libretto from Emanuel Schikaneder, is directed by NJ Agwuna and conducted by Music Director Joseph Colaneri with costume design by Christelle Matou.
“The Magic Flute is a fairytale about finding your own way in the world. This production will be explored through storytelling. We take a look at the classical ways of storytelling, through narration, imagination, and performative action. We are quite literally going from the page to the stage. This story is important to tell in 2021 because we are so inundated with information and opinions influencing our own thoughts and morales. It is time for all of us to seek out our own paths and figure out who we want to be in this world.” — NJ Agwuna.
In this new storybook English adaptation by Kelley Rourke, Eric Owens stars in an expanded role of Sarastro, guiding audiences through the story with wisdom and wit.
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
JULY 15, 17, 29 | AUGUST 2, 7, 12, 15, 17
TO THE WORLD
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
JULY 15, 17, 29 | AUGUST 2, 7, 12, 15, 17
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
TO THE WORLD
SOLOIST
JULY 16, 17, 31
AUGUST 8
2021
Featured as Ermengarde (Hello, Dolly!) and Sarah (Ragtime), Victoria joins Isabel Leonard, William Burden, Alexandria Shiner, and Michael Mayes in this journey around the globe through popular musical theater hits. Eric Sean Fogel directs and James Lowe conducts.
THE
PASSION OF MARY CARDWELL DAWSON
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
JULY 15, 17, 29 | AUGUST 2, 7, 12, 15, 17
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
THE PASSION OF MARY CARDWELL DAWSON
ISABELLE/MICAËLA
AUGUST 5, 9, 13
2021
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson is a new play with music, celebrating the founder of the historic and groundbreaking National Negro Opera Company and starring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves in the title role. The work includes selections from the repertory of the National Negro Opera Company, as well as original music by Carlos Simon to a text by playwright Sandra Seaton.
“Madame Dawson was an arts pioneer, a woman of many firsts, whose remarkable story had been all but forgotten until recently. Mary Cardwell Dawson broke through incredible barriers to give voice to singers of color, creating opportunities that eventually brought them to major American opera house stages for the first time. It is an honor to champion her story — and that of the National Negro Opera Company she founded in 1941.” — Denyce Graves