
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
