2025-2026 Season
The Merry Widow
November 15, 2025
The Church of the Redeemer
Rochelle Bard
Hanna Glawari
Rob McGinness
Baron Zeta
Tim Mix
Count Danilo
Joseph Richwine
Cascada
Emily Casey
Valencienne
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Samual Keeler
St. Brioche
Jesse Darden
Camille
Edward Asher
Narrator
James Harp
Director
Music by Franz Lehár
Libretto by Viktor Léon & Leo Stein
Translation by Christopher Hassal
Narration written by James Harp
Sounds of the Season
December 12, 2025
Nina Evelyn
Soprano
Min Jin
Tenor
Cailey Jones​
Soprano
Opera Camp Alumna
Feliz Navidad
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Ch'io mai vi possa
Siroé
Ms. Jones
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Dove sono
Le nozze di Figaro
Ms. Evelyn
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Una furtiva lagrima
L'elisir d'amore
Mr. Jin
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Depuis le jour​​​
Louise
Ms. Evelyn
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Ah! lève-toi, soleil!
Roméo et Juliette
Mr. Jin
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Le Violette
Ms. Jones
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La Bohème - Finale of Act 1
Ms. Evelyn & Mr. Jin
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INTERMISSION
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Ave Maria
Ms. Evelyn​​​
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Gesu Bambino
Mr. Jin
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Who Would Imagine a King
Ms. Jones
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Christmas Medley
Deck the Halls
White Christmas
Mr. Jin
Winter Wonderland
Let it Snow
Ms. Jones
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ms. Evelyn
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Let There Be Peace on Earth
Tutti​​​​
José Feliciano​​​​
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G.F. Handel
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W.A. Mozart
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Gaetano Donizetti
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Gustave Charpentier
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Charles Gounod
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Alessandro Scarlatti
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Giacomo Puccini
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Bach-Gounod​​​​​
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Pietro Yon​​​​​​
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Mervin Warren
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Traditional​​
Irving Berlin​
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Bernard & Smith​
Cahn & Styne​
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Kent & Gannon​
Martin & Blane​
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Harlene Wood & Sy Miller​​​
New Voices in Opera
February 28, 2026
Grace United Methodist Church
Oshun
An opera in one act
Music by B.E. Boykin
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
Originally commissioned by the Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2022/2023 season
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Mini Recital
Jouelle Roberson
Oshun
Daniel J. Smith
Shango
Anthony Ballard
Esu/Akinidad
Christian Simmons
Olodumare/Kushite 2
Taylor Boykins
Kandake Amanirenas
Sierra Leslie
Oracle 1
arr. Margaret Bonds
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arr. Margaret Bonds
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arr. Edward Boatner
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Florence Price & Louise C. Wallace
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Kurt Weill & Langston Hughes
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William Grant Still
& Bruce Forsythe
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Tamia Johnson
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Lord I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'
Ada Satterfield
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I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
Darius Jackson
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Night
Laquavia Alston
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Lonely House (Street Scene)
Henry Hubbard
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Give Me No Body (Blue Steel)
Nazarene Maloney
INTERMISSION
Kandake
An opera in one act
Music by Timothy Amukele
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
Originally commissioned by Opera Theatre of St. Louis
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*Oshun and Kandake were presented through special arrangement with Just a Theory Press and UIA Talent Agency.
Abjini Chattopadhyay
Oracle 2
Darius Sanders
Kushite 1
Henry Hubbard
Roman Centurion
Chorus
Darius Jackson
Roman Centurion
Chorus
Nazarene Maloney
Chorus
Laquavia Alston
Chorus
Anoa Green
Conductor
Jarrod Lee
Director
Madama Butterfly
April 24 & 25, 2026
The Church of the Redeemer
Yulan Piao
Cio-Cio-San
Min Jin
Goro
Isaac Hurtado
Pinkerton
Scott Hetz Clark
Imperial Commissioner/
Yamadori
Kate Jackman
Suzuki
Claire Iverson
Kate Pinkerton
Joel Balzun
Sharpless
Phillip Collister-Murray
The Bonze
James Harp
Director
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa
based on "Madame Butterfly" by David Belasco
in turn based on a short story by John Luther Long
Lily Fuentes
Trouble
Michelle Rofrano
Conductor