Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

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Opera San José has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary. The season opens with an all-new production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Shawna Lucey. The production will star Indian-American soprano Melissa Sondhi in the role of Juliet and tenor Joshua Sanders as Romeo. Alex Boyer returns to the California Theatre in the role of Tybalt, {…}

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Rising to the Top: Chanáe Curtis & Darren Drone on Performing ‘Falstaff’ at Opera San Jose

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To talk with the rising stars of Opera San Jose’s upcoming production of “Falstaff” was more than a treat: it was a privilege. The perspectives of soprano Chanáe Curtis and baritone Darren Drone promise rich and vibrant contributions to their future musical careers. Each of the young singers showed a genuine commitment to opera and their contributions to it. In {…}

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Opera San José to Present ‘Tosca’ with Maria Natale

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Opera San José (OSJ) is set to conclude its 2022-23 season with a production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The production will be led by OSJ Music Director Joseph Marcheso and OSJ’s Resident Director Tara Branham will make her California Theatre debut. Maria Natale will sing the title role of Tosca. The soprano has appeared with such companies as Tulsa Opera, Opera {…}

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Opera San José to Present ‘Falstaff’

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Opera San José is set to present a production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” between Feb. 11 and 26, 2022 at the California Theatre. The work, which is adapted from Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” will be staged José Maria Condemi. Meanwhile, Joseph Marcheso will conduct a cast that includes Darren Drone as Falstaff, Natalia Santaliz as Nanetta, Megan Esther Grey {…}

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Opera San José to Revive Alma Deutscher’s ‘Cinderella’

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Opera San José is set to present Alma Deutscher’s “Cinderella,” from November 12-27, 2022. The company will present the work in association with the Packard Humanities Institute and will showcase Deutscher in her international operatic conducting debut. The landmark work is based on the classic fairytale and will be revived after an acclaimed 2017 production at the California Theatre. The production {…}

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Opera San José to Revive ‘Cinderella’

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Opera San José is set to present the international operatic conducting debut of prodigy composer/musician Alma Deutscher. Deutscher will will take the podium for a production of her landmark opera, “Cinderella,” based on the classic fairytale. The company will revive the 2017 production which sold out the California Theatre and marked the American premiere of the opera. Director Brad Dalton {…}

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Opera San José to Open with ‘The Marriage Figaro’

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Opera San José is set to open its 2022–23 season with an all-new production of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro.” The new production will be transported to colonial India during Victorian Imperial rule and will focus on sexual politics and class resentments through the prism of shifting power and revolution, culminating in a sparkling Indian wedding that will bring the {…}

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Opera San José Announces 2022-23 Resident Artists

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Opera San José has announced its 2022-23 resident company. The artists include Zhengyi Bai (Tenor), Darren Drone (Baritone), Megan Esther Grey (Contralto), Rene Orth (Composer-in-Residence), Maria Natale (Soprano), and Natalia Santaliz (Soprano); Tara Branham (Director), Eugene Brancoveau (Baritone), and Nikola Printz (Mezzo-soprano), return for another season. These artists will star in the company’s four mainstage productions which will include “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Cinderella,” “Tosca,” and “Falstaff.” The artists will also star in concerts and recitals, {…}

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Opera San José Announces Semi-Finalists for Irene Dalis Vocal Competition

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Opera San José’s has announced the 12 semi-finalists who will compete in the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition. The competitors are mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia (Little Rock, Arkansas); bass-baritone Ben Brady (Denver, Colorado); soprano Susanne Burgess (Atlanta, Georgia); baritone Andres Cascante (San José, Costa Rica); mezzo-soprano Chantelle Grant (Toronto, Canada); mezzo-soprano Shanley Horvitz (Voorhees, New Jersey); soprano Emily Michiko Jensen (San Diego, California); soprano Anastasia Malliaras (Los Angeles, California); baritone Samson McCrady (Tucson, Arizona); soprano Nina Mutalifu (Ürümqi, China); baritone Sejin {…}

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Melissa Sondhi, Efraín Solís & Joshua Sanders Lead Opera San José’s 2023-24 season

Rising to the Top: Chanáe Curtis & Darren Drone on Performing ‘Falstaff’ at Opera San Jose

Opera San José to Present ‘Tosca’ with Maria Natale

Opera San José to Present ‘Falstaff’

Opera San José to Revive Alma Deutscher’s ‘Cinderella’

Opera San José to Revive ‘Cinderella’

Opera San José to Open with ‘The Marriage Figaro’

Opera San José Announces 2022-23 Resident Artists

Opera San José Announces Semi-Finalists for Irene Dalis Vocal Competition