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Yerba Buena Center For The Arts SUMMIT – YBCA 100 Honoree
Every year, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts releases the YBCA 100 list, recognizing 100 people, organizations, and movements that are using their platforms to create change and move society forward. On November 3, 2018, YBCA hosts the fourth annual YBCA 100 Summit, an interactive daylong experience in which our honorees share the urgent questions that drive their work. The conversations and performances create space for YOU to respond to these questions and to engage in dialogue with the honorees…
Find out more »Soloist, National Anthem – Houston Rockets vs. Warriors
Join John Holiday as he sings the National Anthem for his hometown team, the Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors!
Find out more »Agrippina, the role of Nerone – Ars Lyrica Houston
An instant sensation at its premiere in Venice in 1709, Agrippina established the young Handel’s reputation as a theatrical genius. Its tuneful score, abundant humor, and classic Roman intrigue make for a delightful evening at the opera. The cast for Ars Lyrica’s production of this early masterpiece includes: Sofia Selowsky, Agrippina, John Holiday, Nero, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Ottone, Camille Ortiz, Poppea, Timothy Jones, Claudio, Tara Faircloth, stage director.
Find out more »Agrippina, the role of Nerone – Ars Lyrica Houston
An instant sensation at its premiere in Venice in 1709, Agrippina established the young Handel’s reputation as a theatrical genius. Its tuneful score, abundant humor, and classic Roman intrigue make for a delightful evening at the opera. The cast for Ars Lyrica’s production of this early masterpiece includes: Sofia Selowsky, Agrippina, John Holiday, Nero, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Ottone, Camille Ortiz, Poppea, Timothy Jones, Claudio, Tara Faircloth, stage director.
Find out more »Messiah, Alto Soloist – University Musical Society at University of Michigan
Handel’s Messiah was composed over the course of a month in 1741, six months before its premiere in Dublin at a new concert hall where several of Handel’s operas were also performed. Even the dress rehearsal was ticketed, and the morning newspapers excitedly reported that the oratorio “far surpasses anything of that nature, which has been performed in this or any other Kingdom.
Find out more »Messiah, Alto Soloist – University Musical Society at University of Michigan
Handel’s Messiah was composed over the course of a month in 1741, six months before its premiere in Dublin at a new concert hall where several of Handel’s operas were also performed. Even the dress rehearsal was ticketed, and the morning newspapers excitedly reported that the oratorio “far surpasses anything of that nature, which has been performed in this or any other Kingdom.
Find out more »Paradise Interrupted, the role of the First Male Voice – National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
A co-production of National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival and Singapore International Festival of Arts, the one-act “installation opera” Paradise Interrupted is adapted from a section of the Kunqu classic The Peony Pavilion and has gathered some of the most prominent Asian and Asian American artists working nowadays. The Emmy-awarding winner Jennifer Wen Ma’s stage design incorporates paper cutouts, Chinese watercolor, light and shadow, and multimedia installations. The result is dark, mysterious garden that…
Find out more »Paradise Interrupted, the role of the First Male Voice – National Kaohsiung Center For The Arts
A co-production of National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival and Singapore International Festival of Arts, the one-act “installation opera” Paradise Interrupted is adapted from a section of the Kunqu classic The Peony Pavilion and has gathered some of the most prominent Asian and Asian American artists working nowadays. The Emmy-awarding winner Jennifer Wen Ma’s stage design incorporates paper cutouts, Chinese watercolor, light and shadow, and multimedia installations. The result is dark, mysterious garden that…
Find out more »Paradise Interrupted, the role of the First Male Voice – National Theater & Concert Hall, Taiwan
A co-production of National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival and Singapore International Festival of Arts, the one-act “installation opera” Paradise Interrupted is adapted from a section of the Kunqu classic The Peony Pavilion and has gathered some of the most prominent Asian and Asian American artists working nowadays. The Emmy-awarding winner Jennifer Wen Ma’s stage design incorporates paper cutouts, Chinese watercolor, light and shadow, and multimedia installations. The result is dark, mysterious garden that…
Find out more »Paradise Interrupted, role of the First Male Voice – National Theater & Concert Hall, Taiwan
A co-production of National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival and Singapore International Festival of Arts, the one-act “installation opera” Paradise Interrupted is adapted from a section of the Kunqu classic The Peony Pavilion and has gathered some of the most prominent Asian and Asian American artists working nowadays. The Emmy-awarding winner Jennifer Wen Ma’s stage design incorporates paper cutouts, Chinese watercolor, light and shadow, and multimedia installations. The result is dark, mysterious garden that…
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