SYNOPSIS
The great American songbook meets the operatic voice. This crowd-favorite concert brings Opera Memphis singers out of the opera house and into the world of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, and the showstoppers that built Broadway. No subtitles, no stuffiness, just powerhouse voices singing the songs you already love the way they were meant to be heard.
Soprano Handorf Company Artist
American soprano Hallie Schmidt has sung with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Opera, Central City Opera, Opera Colorado, and Des Moines Metro Opera. Most recently, Hallie made her debut with Central City Opera in The Ballad of Baby Doe, singing Mary, and returned to Pacific Northwest Opera in the spring to sing Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos. Other recent performances include Marie in Daughter of the Regiment (Opera Colorado), and Rose in At the Statue of Venus (Opera Colorado- celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House). Other past roles inclue Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier (Pacific Northwest Opera Opera), Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Blonde in The Abduction from the Seraglio, and The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (Opera Theatre of St. Louis). This season, Hallie will make her debuts with Opera Memphis, the Kirkland Chorale Society, Opera Omaha, and will return to Pacific Northwest Opera to sing the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. hallieschmidtsoprano.com
Falvey-Woodside Mezzo-Soprano Handorf Company Artist
Miastasha Gonzalez-Colón is a Puerto Rican mezzo-soprano from New York City. She has most recently performed as the Composer in Bronx Opera’s production of Ariadne auf Naxos, a company with which she has done extensive work. She has performed with them for the past three seasons, singing roles such as Dorabella in Cosí fan tutte and Zita in Gianni Schicchi. This past winter, Miastasha performed as an ensemble member in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Lincoln Center Theater in association with The Metropolitan Opera. Last summer, Miastasha was a resident artist at Central City Opera where she joined the ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress and The Knock while also covering the role of Aisha McNair in The Knock. This upcoming season, Miastasha will be joining Opera Memphis as a Handorf Company Artist and will be performing in their outreach program 30 Days of Opera as well as their three mainstage productions.
Tenor Handorf Company Artist
Reece Ruhl is a rising tenor from Paragould, Arkansas. He has been acclaimed for his dynamic, captivating timbre. Reece has been in productions with Opera in the Ozarks, Wichita Grand Opera, and Opera Memphis, and has portrayed Judge Danforth (The Crucible), Rodolfo (La bohème), Le Petit Vieillard (L’enfant et les Sortilèges), and covered Nemorino (L’elisir d'amore), Alfredo (La traviata), and Sam Polk (Susannah). Reece has recently performed as a tenor soloist in Schütz’s Johannespassion, Camille Saint-Saens’s Oratorio de Noel, and Handel’s Messiah. This summer, Reece returned for a second season with the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Steiermark, Austria, performing the roles of Duca (Rigoletto), Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), and Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly). He competed in the Meistersinger Competition being awarded an honorable mention singing “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz”. Reece is an honored alumnus of Arkansas State University (MM, ‘25) and Henderson State University (BMA, ‘22). reeceruhl.com
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(901) 257-3100
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Mon – Fri
9:00 am – 5:00 pm CT
216 Cooper St
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
At the Venue
Opens 60 to 90 minutes before show.
