Briana Elyse Hunter
Latest News on Briana Elyse Hunter:
Cincinnati Opera Announces Updated 2023 Summer Festival Schedule and Casting (Feb 18, 2023)
Intermountain Opera Bozeman Announces Casting For 2022-2023 Season (Sep 9, 2022)
Kaufman Music Center Announces 2022/23 Season (Jul 25, 2022)
Cincinnati Opera Announces Updated 2023 Summer Festival Schedule and Casting (Feb 18, 2023)
Intermountain Opera Bozeman Announces Casting For 2022-2023 Season (Sep 9, 2022)
Kaufman Music Center Announces 2022/23 Season (Jul 25, 2022)
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Cincinnati Opera Announces Updated 2023 Summer Festival Schedule and Casting
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2023
Cincinnati Opera announces updated schedule and cast information for the company's 2023 Summer Festival, taking place June 11–July 29, 2023.
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2023
Cincinnati Opera announces updated schedule and cast information for the company's 2023 Summer Festival, taking place June 11–July 29, 2023.
Intermountain Opera Bozeman Announces Casting For 2022-2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2022
Intermountain Opera Bozeman has announced its casting for their 2022-2023 season. This follows a landmark 2021-2022 season in which the London-based Opera Now magazine reviewed IOB as 'a small but thriving opera company that is not constrained by convention.'
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2022
Intermountain Opera Bozeman has announced its casting for their 2022-2023 season. This follows a landmark 2021-2022 season in which the London-based Opera Now magazine reviewed IOB as 'a small but thriving opera company that is not constrained by convention.'
Kaufman Music Center Announces 2022/23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2022
Kaufman Music Center has announced its 2022/23 concert programs at Merkin Hall, along with the season's groundbreaking Artists-in-Residence who will be featured on stage, in the classroom, and in the community: visionary pianist and composer Aaron Diehl; the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet; and the acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2022
Kaufman Music Center has announced its 2022/23 concert programs at Merkin Hall, along with the season's groundbreaking Artists-in-Residence who will be featured on stage, in the classroom, and in the community: visionary pianist and composer Aaron Diehl; the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet; and the acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8.
Photos: First Look at BLUE at Pittsburgh Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2022
Pittsburgh Opera's production of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson's 'Blue' opened Saturday, April 23rd at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2022
Pittsburgh Opera's production of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson's 'Blue' opened Saturday, April 23rd at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
Encore Presentation of Opera Orlando's CARMEN to be Presented on WUCF TV
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2021
On the heels of sold-out, in-person performances of Opera Orlando’s Creole Carmen, the Company is partnering with WUCF TV to broadcast its ENCORE! presentation of Bizet’s fiery masterwork. This original take on Carmen is set in the politically tumultuous and culturally provocative reign of “Papa Doc” Duvalier in 1960s Haiti.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2021
On the heels of sold-out, in-person performances of Opera Orlando’s Creole Carmen, the Company is partnering with WUCF TV to broadcast its ENCORE! presentation of Bizet’s fiery masterwork. This original take on Carmen is set in the politically tumultuous and culturally provocative reign of “Papa Doc” Duvalier in 1960s Haiti.
The Santa Fe Opera Presents Online Benefit SONGS FOR THE FUTURE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2021
The Santa Fe Opera will present Songs for the Future, a special online program to benefit its singing and technical Apprentice Programs, on March 11 at 6:00 pm MT.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2021
The Santa Fe Opera will present Songs for the Future, a special online program to benefit its singing and technical Apprentice Programs, on March 11 at 6:00 pm MT.
The Santa Fe Opera Presents Digital Winter Concert Sunday, December 6
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2020
The Santa Fe Opera will present Songs of the Season on Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm MT.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2020
The Santa Fe Opera will present Songs of the Season on Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm MT.
OPERA America Invites Artists, Administrators and More to A TOAST TO 50 YEARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2020
OPERA America is inviting artists, administrators, trustees, and audiences to 'A Toast to 50 Years,' a celebration of opera's progress and of OPERA America's 50th Anniversary, taking place today, Friday, May 15, from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. EDT.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2020
OPERA America is inviting artists, administrators, trustees, and audiences to 'A Toast to 50 Years,' a celebration of opera's progress and of OPERA America's 50th Anniversary, taking place today, Friday, May 15, from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. EDT.
BWW Exclusive: 107 Opera Singers, a Conductor plus Tech Magic Bring Some LIGHT from Moravec, Campbell and OPERA America
by Richard Sasanow - May 13, 2020
Here's a look at how 'Light Shall Lift Us; Singers Unite in Song' (for OPERA America), a video project featuring 107 opera singers in “a song of hope and solidarity” by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, came together to help raise up the spirits of their communities as we deal with COVID-19. It went 'live' on May 14 at 1:30 pm EST.
by Richard Sasanow - May 13, 2020
Here's a look at how 'Light Shall Lift Us; Singers Unite in Song' (for OPERA America), a video project featuring 107 opera singers in “a song of hope and solidarity” by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, came together to help raise up the spirits of their communities as we deal with COVID-19. It went 'live' on May 14 at 1:30 pm EST.
BWW Review: Five Years and 26 Productions Later, AS ONE Makes a Splendid Return to New York at City Opera
by Richard Sasanow - Jun 3, 2019
The spectacularly musical, touchingly dramatic, surprisingly funny and profoundly moving chamber opera, AS ONE, by Laura Kaminsky, Kimberly Reed and Mark Campbell, made its long-overdue return to New York on Thursday, in a production by Matt Gray as part of New York City Opera's spring season.
by Richard Sasanow - Jun 3, 2019
The spectacularly musical, touchingly dramatic, surprisingly funny and profoundly moving chamber opera, AS ONE, by Laura Kaminsky, Kimberly Reed and Mark Campbell, made its long-overdue return to New York on Thursday, in a production by Matt Gray as part of New York City Opera's spring season.
Laura Kaminsky-Mark Campbell-Kimberly Reed's AS ONE Opens This Thursday
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2019
New York City Opera's (under the direction of Michael Capasso, General Director) co-production of AS ONE will open this Thursday, May 30 at 8pm and run for four performances only through Thursday, June 6. The opera, a co-production with American Opera Projects and Kaufman Music Center, has music and was conceived by Laura Kaminsky, a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, original film by Kimberly Reed, direction by Matt Gray, and will run at the Merkin Hall (129 West 67th Street).
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2019
New York City Opera's (under the direction of Michael Capasso, General Director) co-production of AS ONE will open this Thursday, May 30 at 8pm and run for four performances only through Thursday, June 6. The opera, a co-production with American Opera Projects and Kaufman Music Center, has music and was conceived by Laura Kaminsky, a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, original film by Kimberly Reed, direction by Matt Gray, and will run at the Merkin Hall (129 West 67th Street).
Cast And Schedule Announced For Laura Kaminsky's AS ONE At Merkin Hall
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2019
As One, composer Laura Kaminsky's chamber opera for two voices and string quartet, comes to Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall for a run of four performances: Thursday, May 30 (8 pm); Saturday, June 1 (9 pm), Tuesday, June 4 (8 pm), and Thursday, June 6 (8 pm).
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2019
As One, composer Laura Kaminsky's chamber opera for two voices and string quartet, comes to Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall for a run of four performances: Thursday, May 30 (8 pm); Saturday, June 1 (9 pm), Tuesday, June 4 (8 pm), and Thursday, June 6 (8 pm).
NY City Opera to Feature Rotating Cast in AS ONE
by Julie Musbach - Mar 28, 2019
New York City Opera has announced that Blythe Gaissert & Michael Kelly and Briana Elyse Hunter & Jorell Williams will comprise the rotating casts of its upcoming production of AS ONE.
by Julie Musbach - Mar 28, 2019
New York City Opera has announced that Blythe Gaissert & Michael Kelly and Briana Elyse Hunter & Jorell Williams will comprise the rotating casts of its upcoming production of AS ONE.
Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Detroit You Might Have Missed 6/2 - Il Divo and More!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2017
Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Detroit You Might Have Missed 6/2 - Il Divo and More!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2017
Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Detroit You Might Have Missed 6/2 - Il Divo and More!
Michigan Opera Theatre Announces 2017-2018 Studio Artists
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2017
Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Michigan Opera Theatre Studio Artists. The roster includes tenor, Michael Day; soprano, Monica Dewey; baritone, Harry Greenleaf; bass-baritone, Erik Van Heyningen; and returning Studio Artist mezzo-soprano, Briana Elyse Hunter.
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2017
Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Michigan Opera Theatre Studio Artists. The roster includes tenor, Michael Day; soprano, Monica Dewey; baritone, Harry Greenleaf; bass-baritone, Erik Van Heyningen; and returning Studio Artist mezzo-soprano, Briana Elyse Hunter.
Ben Edquist, Arlo Hill and Natalie Ballenger Named Winners of 2014 LOTTE LENYA COMPETITION
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 15, 2014
Ben Edquist, of Houston, won the $15,000 First Prize in the finals of the 2014 Lotte Lenya Competition, sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music and held on April 12, 2014, in Kilbourn Hall of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Arlo Hill, of New York, won the Second Prize of $10,000, and the Third Prize of $7,500 was awarded to Natalie Ballenger, also of New York.
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 15, 2014
Ben Edquist, of Houston, won the $15,000 First Prize in the finals of the 2014 Lotte Lenya Competition, sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music and held on April 12, 2014, in Kilbourn Hall of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Arlo Hill, of New York, won the Second Prize of $10,000, and the Third Prize of $7,500 was awarded to Natalie Ballenger, also of New York.
Photo Flash: World Premiere of BUM PHILLIPS ALL-AMERICAN OPERA at La MaMa, Now Playing Through 3/30
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 14, 2014
La MaMa, in association with Monk Parrots, presents the World Premiere of Bum Phillips All-American Opera, a new contemporary opera conceptualized and directed by Luke Leonard, composed and conducted by Peter Stopschinski, with a libretto by Kirk Lynn. Bum Phillips All-American Opera runs through March 30, 2014 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews began March 12 for a March 15 opening. Check out a first look below!
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 14, 2014
La MaMa, in association with Monk Parrots, presents the World Premiere of Bum Phillips All-American Opera, a new contemporary opera conceptualized and directed by Luke Leonard, composed and conducted by Peter Stopschinski, with a libretto by Kirk Lynn. Bum Phillips All-American Opera runs through March 30, 2014 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews began March 12 for a March 15 opening. Check out a first look below!
2012 Lotte Lenya Competition Winners Announced
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 23, 2012
Matthew Grills, tenor, of Rochester, N.Y, won the $15,000 First Prize in the finals of the 2012 Lotte Lenya Competition, held on April 21, 2012, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. In a close contest, Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone of Philadelphia, and Jacob Keith Watson, tenor of Wynne, Ark., tied for Second Prizes of $10,000, and Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano of Malvern, Penn., was awarded the Third Prize of $7,500.
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 23, 2012
Matthew Grills, tenor, of Rochester, N.Y, won the $15,000 First Prize in the finals of the 2012 Lotte Lenya Competition, held on April 21, 2012, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. In a close contest, Justin Hopkins, bass-baritone of Philadelphia, and Jacob Keith Watson, tenor of Wynne, Ark., tied for Second Prizes of $10,000, and Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano of Malvern, Penn., was awarded the Third Prize of $7,500.
2012 Lotte Lenya Competition Judges and Finalists Announced
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 13, 2012
Twelve exceptionally talented young singer-actors have made it through two rounds of auditions for the 2012 Lotte Lenya Competition and will compete for top prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 in the finals, to be held on April 21, 2012, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker, Broadway and Encores! music director Rob Berman, and Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization President and American Theater Wing Chairman of the Board Theodore S. Chapin will serve as judges.
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 13, 2012
Twelve exceptionally talented young singer-actors have made it through two rounds of auditions for the 2012 Lotte Lenya Competition and will compete for top prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 in the finals, to be held on April 21, 2012, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker, Broadway and Encores! music director Rob Berman, and Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization President and American Theater Wing Chairman of the Board Theodore S. Chapin will serve as judges.
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