Michigan Opera Theatre's 2011-12 season in Detroit Single tickets, $25 to $117, plus service charges, go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday for shows in the Detroit Opera House. A beloved U-M cultural ambassador, the MMB inspires school spirit as it takes the field at the Big House in Ann Arbor, and at away football games, throughout the fall semester. DTH presents a modern, breathtaking performance that offer[s] a different future, one where ballet is more daring and more perceptive than ever before (Broadway World). The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. Oakland University Chamber Orchestra and Ensembles. Thismarks Sharonsfirst full season since being named the inauguralGary L. Wasserman Artistic Director in September,a five-year appointment made possible by a generous gift from MOT Board memberGary L. Wasserman. New Production Described by The New York Times as a riveting and uncompromising work, X pairs Anthony Daviss distinctly American score with a libretto by Thulani Davis, together casting an unflinching look at one of the most unfairly maligned men in American history in all of his complexity. The ensemble has also been a featured ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), the American Orff-Schulwerk Association International Convention, and has performed in Merkin Hall, NYC. by Stage Tube Jan. 03, 2021 . He is a well-known soloist in the area, performing concerti with the . From 1971-1984, MOT made its home inthe historic Music Hall. All of Us Express Children's Theatre, East Lansing. Formerly a member of the indie-folk band The Thornbills, Mr. Winnick has joined string sections for recordings by nationally-known artists, including the R&B singer Kem in sessions led by the legendary Motown musician Paul Riser. Theatre students also crew for the School of Music, Theatre & Dance opera, musical theatre, and dance productions. Featuring Davne Tines as Malcolm, Whitney Morrison as Betty, and Victor Robinson as Elijah Mohammed He is a well-known soloist in the area and serves as the Principal Flutist for the R4 Revue, Fisher Theater Orchestra and the Bijou Orchestra. Mr. Liuzzi's early orchestral experience included the Flint Symphony, the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra, and the Colorado Philharmonic. Directed by Robert OHara Dame Jane Glover conducts, in Tazewell Thompsons color-soaked production. 1526 Broadway Street Yuri was raised in a house of music and enjoys carrying on the tradition of performing and teaching. He is also an arranger and composer of music for the harp, voice and choir. Neal has been a guest artist at regional, national and international music conferences and festivals. Creative Arts OrchestraThis is a unique, largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance, theatre, and music technology. UMS and Michigan Opera Theatre co-present American Ballet Theatre as part of an extended partnership to bring dance to southeastern Michigan. He received his training through the Suzuki Strings of Madison, Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Oberlin Conservatory. It began its existence in the early 1920s as Detroit's first true movie palace, the Capitol Theatre. As a founding member of Ypsilanti-based progressive jam band Stormy Chromer, Ryan has spent years touring the midwests rock clubs and bars. All evening performances take place at 7:30 PM, matinees at 2 PM. George Troia, Jr., BM University of Michigan, MM Wayne State University, has been performing for more than 50 years. Recently appointed Principal Bassoon of the Michigan Philharmonic, Alexander Carlucci is an active orchestral player, chamber musician and soloist in Michigan and the Midwest. Using thestrong groundwork cultivatedsince the company's 1971founding byDavid DiChiera, MOT plots a distinct course for its next 50 years. Exploringthe strength of the human spirit in this moving, complex contemplation, Passage features music by acclaimed composer Jessie Montgomery. After time spent in Boston and Chicago, she returned to her hometown in 2020, and serves as Principal Violist with the Michigan Philharmonic and Co-Principal with Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, while continuing her work as a member of the Chicago based Fermi String Quartet. ADDRESS Michigan Opera Theatre Singers were accompanied by members of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. Available to Grades K 5. MI 48226 (313) 237-SING [7464] Quick Links . Music Hall isDetroits peoples theater,and stands as one of the citys premiere venues for theater, dance, and particularly jazz. U-M dancers pursue a variety of opportunities to perform both within and beyond the Department, developing their own unique performance and choreography portfolio. In addition to music, Mr. Campbell is also a certified flight instructor and commercial pilot. The ensemble periodically rehearses and performs the music of student arrangers as well. Most require previous experience and an audition. The award is the largest single charitable gift in the company's 50-year . A_PRO_19701970_001 Michigan Opera Theatre. A mixed choir that is open to any U-M student, the Arts Chorale is a musical and social group that has existed at the University for over 60 years. Date and location TBD See the recent Let Woman Choose Her Sphere concert. Yuval Sharon is the newly appointed Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director of Detroits Michigan Opera Theatre andfounder and Artistic Director of The Industry in Los Angeles. The Oakland Symphony Orchestra will present its 25th Annual David Daniels Young Artists Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township. Featuring Christine Goerke, MOTs Associate Artistic Director, as Santuzza, BLUE Thursday evening's performance is preceded by an opening night gala. She also enjoys playing chamber music in and around Ann Arbor. Dance University Productions are curated by the Chair in the collaboration with faculty, while also listening to the student voice in our community. In 2018, French musicologist Paul Prvost, in collaboration with music publisher Brenreiter-Verlag, produced a new edition of Gounods Faust. Arbor Opera Theater was created to fill this void by producing full . The residency will actively combine the efforts of MOTs Education, Community Engagement, and Marketing departments to help lay the groundwork for the longer-term goal of making MOT more fully reflect its surrounding community. He made his MOT debut in 2020, with Twilight: Gods, an innovative adaptation of Wagners Gtterdmmerung staged in the Detroit Opera House Parking Center. In 1977 it was Orchestra Detroit, for whom I played, that was in . Orpheus SingersEugene Rogers, directorA seminar-style choir, conducted and led by the choral conducting studio, this is the smallest SMTD choir and typically consists of about 25 music-majors. Annual events include a Christmas concert and a Lenten Recital Series featuring the Karl Wilhelm organ (III/39) at First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor. I am very excited to conduct the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra for the first time, and also to bring live opera to audiences in Detroit and surrounding communities, said Jader Bignamini, Music Director of the DSO. L'Amant Anonymeis available for pre-order from Cedille andAmazon. Featuring Matthew White as Rodolfo, Brandie Sutton as Musetta, and Edward Parks as Marcello, X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X 2 VIDEOS. Students perform faculty and guest artist choreography in this major annual production of the department, held in 1,400-seat Power Center theater. Ryan has performed and recorded with many notable ensembles, such as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the River Raisin Ragtime Revue, the Dearborn Symphony, and the Cut-Time Players. The repertoire is primarily Classical and Baroque. Darwin Del Fabromakes his triumphant return to 54 Below to celebrate the release of his new CD,Revisiting Jobim. MOTs 2021-2022 Dance Season is supported by Richard & Joanne Brodie, Maxine & Stuart Frankel Family Foundation, Marvin, Betty, and Joanne Danto Family Foundation, and Kevin Dennis & Jeremy Zeltzer. While at Eastman, Ray became interested in emergency work, became certified as a New York State Emergency Medical Technician and began working for the EMS system in Rochester, NY. MFA Thesis PerformancesSecond or third year graduate students produce performances at the culmination of their degree, often casting students from the department. Students interested in historically oriented performance have opportunities to explore music from across the centuries, performed on authentic period instruments and high-quality replicas. Classical and contemporary Broadway musicals, reviews, plays, operettas are chosen as part of the season. Dance lovers from all over Detroit come together for dance films, snacks, drinks and discussion on Tuesday evenings at 7PM. University Choir Mark Stover, conductorThe University Choir, led by the Assistant Director of Choral Activities, performs 6 times each year in Hill Auditorium and often collaborates with the University Symphony Orchestra singing celebrated symphonic chorales and other masterworks. Thompsons libretto, inspired by the writings of Ta-Nehisi Coates and interviews with everyday people,follows a modern-day Black family in Harlemwhose NYPD officer father and socially-conscious and politically-active son navigate the complex and nuanced struggle of being Black in America. Mr. Winnick teaches violin and viola lessons for Cultural Art Strings of Manchester, Michigan, and also maintains his own private studio. April 2, 6& 10,2022 Some ensembles are designated for non-music students, and are less competitive . He also has been a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra since 1994. He has also performed with the Toledo, Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne, and Memphis Symphonies. Ensemble OpportunitiesOrgan students have opportunities to perform with the University of Michigan orchestras, bands, and choral ensembles, and can gain extensive experience in continuo playing on organ and harpsichord with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra. As a member of the Washington Chamber Orchestra, Mr. Carlucci has recorded with Centaur Records and has recorded on the Naxos Label under the direction of Baltimore Symphony Conductor, Marin Alsop. Many of the compositions it has premiered have gone on to enter the standard percussion canon. The ensembles newest CD entitled, Locally Grown, features works by Michigan percussion and composition program alumni, including David Hollinden, Gabriela Frank, Anthony DiSanza, Kristen Kuster, and Erik Santos. In 2005 MOT won a . Winner of the Adelaide Bishop Award and the OPERA America Director-Designer Showcase, Stephanie Havey has staged productions for Seattle Opera, Opera de Montreal, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Hawai'i Opera Theatre, Michigan Opera Theatre, Atlanta Opera, Opera Omaha, New York City Opera, and others. He currently is the principal cellist of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Michigan Opera Theatre and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Its third revival since it was first staged in 2012, this is one of the most popular operas ever written, featuring Bizet's instantly recognisable searing score. Students practice and perform on diverse instruments on campus and in the community, including new and historically significant pipe organs designed to expose students to historic principles of sound and inspire them to create new possibilities for the instrument. He has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Chamber Winds, The River City Brass Band, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Concert Band and Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. Piano, harp and string bass players are encouraged to participate. Andy Monefeldt originally began his music studies on violin, which he played throughout high school, adding electric bass his senior year, since the jazz band was in need of a bassist. The piece pioneers the use of ballet as resistanceart, andis a marvel of a work that shows off Mr. Garlands many choreographic gifts, from his sparkling musicality to his ability to seamlessly weave classical ballet with influences from modern and social dance (The New York Times). He taught in the Madison area for several years and moved to Michigan to continue his bass studies at the University of Michigan where he earned a Masters Degree in music performance, studying with Diana Gannett and DSO Assistant Principal Bass, Stephen Molina. has thrilled hundreds of thousands of fans with exciting performances for 125 years, making it one of the great college bands in the country. The theater turned parking structure is the MOT's latest unique venue. in Music Performance from Wayne State University, and his teachers were Ervin Monroe and Clement Barone. 2:25 | Trailer. Click the button below! Update information for Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra . San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 Season continues with The Puccini Duo: a double-bill of the tragic Suor Angelica and the witty comic opera Gianni Schicchi on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances. Cruzs librettofollows the life, philosophy, and art ofFrida Kahlo from her schoolgirl days through her marriage to painter Diego Rivera, creation ofher own unprecedentedbody of work, and manytempestuous encounterswiththe art-world status quo. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State University and a Master of Music and Performance Diploma from Boston University. Air Zoo, Kalamazoo. + Add or change photo on IMDbPro . The orchestra was made up of members of the DSO and was conducted by longtime OTO colleague William C. Byrd. Michigan Opera Theatre's Twilight: Gods, an adaptation of Wagner's Gtterdmmerung, rends the Ring Cycle's proto-cinematic fog to render six scenes differently, but no less powerfully.Critics have hailed it as a relief from 2020's live-performance drought, also singling out specific ways in which it transfigured its staging site, the Detroit Opera House's parking garage, into an . This season he makes debuts with Opera de Paris conducting La Forza del Destino and with Deutsche Opera Berlin conducting Simon Boccanegra, and with the Pittsburgh and Toronto Symphonies.. 2022 Michigan Philharmonic - All Rights Reserved. Visit the Orchestra Performances Youtube playlist to see their performances. Act II: Coming Home looks at MOTs roots with fresh eyes, first by inviting audiences toits birthplace,Music Hall, and thenwitha return to the Detroit Opera House for its first live on-stageopera performances in more than two years. He completed two summers of study with world-renowned harpist Lucile Lawrence at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in Lenox, MA, and earned a Masters of Church Music with a concentration in Harp and Organ Performance from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Click the button below! Womens Glee ClubJulie Skadsem, conductorThe Womens Glee Club (WGC) is a choral ensemble representing undergraduate and graduate women from diverse fields across the U-M campus. MOT Assistant MusicDirector Suzanne Mallare Acton conducts. His relationship with the Michigan Philharmonic began with appearances as guest concertmaster in 2016. Coming Homecommences on February 26-27, 2022 with the return of an MOT favorite, Robert Xavier Rodrguez and Migdalia CruzsFrida, in theproduction originally staged by Jose Maria Condemi. Afternoon carillon recitalsHalf-hour recitals are given on weekdays throughout the academic year and are open to the public to view. Ensembles are expected to rehearse weekly and perform on a class recital at the end of the term. This is also a class that is intended to develop the necessary skills of section lead playing, rehearsal techniques, jazz phrasing and styles. David Ammer is principal trumpet of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra at the Detroit Opera House, and a member-artist of Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, for which he also serves in an artistic advisory role and frequently is featured as a soloist. Michigan Opera Theatre President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Brown. Other chamber music appearances have included guest performances with the Burdick-Thorne String Quartet of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. In addition to performances by international concert artists, alumni and faculty, there are usually two recitals by U-M organ students. Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears) tells the tragic story of poet, playwright, and national icon Federico Garcia Lorca, killed by fascists during the Spanish Civil War. The ensemble meets twice a week for two hours, performs several times a semester on campus and off. Prior to joining the Grand Rapids Symphony, Charley was Principal Trumpet of the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit and has appeared many times with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the Michigan Philharmonic, he holds positions with the Dearborn and Warren symphony orchestras. Small ensembles from the traditional to the new:String QuartetsWoodwind QuintetsBrass QuintetsReed QuintetsPiano Trios/Quartets/QuintetsBaroque EnsemblesMixed Ensembles including any combination of strings, winds, piano, percussion, and voiceEnsembles studying different styles: roots music, improvisation, commissions, and otherChamber Arts Ensemble: advanced course providing a nose-to-tail experience of putting on mixed media events. We are thrilled also to build this production in Michigan, a place central to Malcolm X, his family, and the communities in which he came into manhood and later honed his skills as an organizer., Malcolm X is an iconic American figure and his story is an important one to tell, says Roger Weitz, General Director of Opera Omaha. The first American ever invited to direct at Bayreuth, Sharon distinguished himselfwitha boldly progressiveLohengrinin 2018. Detroit native Maurice Draughn received a Bachelors of Music degree with a concentration in Harp Performance from Wayne State University. San Diego Operas 2022-2023 Season will continue with Puccinis Tosca on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances. Electronic Music It will use $3 million of the Davidson Foundation award for renovations, including an updated HVAC system and increased accessibility within the building. Various approaches to composition and group collaboration are explored through the integration of various categories of instruments including acoustic, electronic, electroacoustic hybrids, performance controllers, and computers. The percussion ensemble has several recordings to its credit,including Border Crossing, Imaginary Landscape, Coyote Dreams, and Transmutations and Metamorphoses, all available on the Equilibrium label. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied with Andrew Jennings. This season he makes debuts with Opera de Paris conducting La Forza del Destino and with Deutsche Opera Berlin conducting Simon Boccanegra, and with the Pittsburgh and Toronto Symphonies.. 2 VIDEOS. Closer to its Michigan home, the group has often performed as part of the Michigan Music Conference, the Thunder Bay Arts Councils Artist Series, the Holland Festival as well as a recent In the Shop webcast/concert from the factory floor of Black Swamp Percussion. MOT's 2021-22 season is a statement of principles of . Drop your e-mail below to stay up-to-date with our latest news. The verismo masterpieces of Mascagni and Puccini sought to magnify and open up the interior lives of our neighbors and fellow citizensan urgent necessity in todays society and so beautifully elaborated in the more contemporary visions of Anthony Davis, Jeanine Tesori, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez. Intermediate and advanced carillon students may perform for the campus regularly on these recitals. Tickets forCavalleria rusticanawill be available for purchase to the public on March 24, 2021 at noon and can be purchased onlinevia MOTs website and phone (313)237-7464or via the Ticketmaster website and by phone at (313)471-7000. Darwin Del Fabro makes his triumphant return to 54 Below to celebrate the release of his new CD, Revisiting Jobim. In 1962 before there was a chorale, the Church had a singing quartet for worship services that Kingins was be a part of. I am overjoyed at having Christine Goerke as a partner in shaping the next phase of MOTs artistic identity, says Yuval Sharon. Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. The rehearsal time is determined by the members of each chamber ensemble. Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor. Goerkes ties to Detroit include a starring role in Sharons MOT debutTwilight: Gods and MOTs 2014 production of Elektra, and a recent appointment to the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festivals Board of Directors. Hes the most powerful man in Persia, so why wont Romilda marry him? Additional performances are March 28, 31, and . UMS Choral UnionFormed in 1879, the UMS Choral Union is known for its definitive performances of large-scale works for chorus and orchestra and has performed with many of the worlds distinguished orchestras and conductors. Opera is not that kind of theater. An avid runner and kayaker, Mr. Winnick can frequently be spotted paddling on Newburgh Lake in Livonia, or running around it on the Riverview Trail. Three performances begin May 14, 2022. Web design by Boxcar Studio. The USO frequently commissions new works, performs with celebrated guest soloists, and is one of the ensembles that accompanies the SMTD Concerto Competition winners. Although affiliated with SMTD, most members are not music majors. He attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York where he studied with John Beck, and at Wayne State University in Detroit, resuming his studies with Salvatore Rabbio. The company has an orchestra, chorus, children's chorus, and extensive dance and arts education outreach programs. Yuri teaches violin through the Sphinx organization at elementary schools within Detroit, as well as with Comps in the southwest area of the city, and operates a small private studio. Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) is pleased to announce its 2021-22 season, under the artistic leadership of Yuval Sharon. Sold out in New York and Los Angeles, BLISS comes to Detroit as a community experience; listeners are encouraged to come as they are and go as they please. Rehearsals take place in Revelli Hall, located near Michigan Stadium. Though his role is primarily that of bassist and songwriter, every now and again the clarinet will make a guest appearance! Detroit Opera is the premier multi-disciplined producer and presenter for opera, musical theatre, and dance in the Great Lakes Region. Pre-screening/Portfolios & Auditions/Interviews, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, Michigan Youth Performing Arts Pre-College Program, Sustaining Excellence in the Performing Arts. Would you like to donate? All of the venues this season are intentional: Detroit landmarks that have served as cultural hubs throughout the city's history. Literature's greatest love story shines in the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice, presented by the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) Feb. 10-26, at the Marlene Boll Theatre inside Detroit's Boll Family YMCA. Kalb began his term in November as music director of Detroit Opera, formerly known as the Michigan Opera Theatre. John Hartwick plays trumpet throughout the Detroit metropolitan area, both as a freelance musician and long-time member of several orchestras. Also joining MOTs creative team will be Artist-in-Residence Davne Tines. Every semester there is a production of either a complete opera with costumes, sets and orchestra, or a scenes program with repertoire picked specifically for the students in Opera . Act I: Out and About, MOTs celebration of the act of experiencingnew sitesand speaking toa broader audience,kicks off on May 15with a special concert performance of Pietro Mascagnis Cavalleria rusticana,presented in cooperation with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). Since the grand reopening of the Detroit Opera House in 1996, it has welcomed upwards of four million visitors. Get Michigan Opera Theatre Tickets At TicketSmarter Today! He participated in the Festival of Two Worlds in both Charleston, South Carolina and Spoleto, Italy. Meet King Xerxes. Michigan Opera Theatre stages lavish, 12-hour show in ruins of old Detroit theater. Most production performance opportunities are limited to majors; however, all ensembles at the University of Michigan are open to any Michigan student. Upon completion of their academic music programs, they realized there was little opportunity in Southeast Michigan for singers to practice and hone their craft. Ms. Kuras continues to practice landscape architecture as well as cello, serving as the park planner for the City of Ann Arbor as well as the principal cellist for the Michigan Philharmonic. The Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky possessed an acute sense of wry humour. Pure Winds also recently released its debut album Pure Winds under the label Orpheus Classical. The 2021-22 season celebrates a defining moment for opera and dance in Detroit and beyond., One of the guiding principles of this season is bringing opera into contact with everyday life, which is especially emotional after a year of so little live performance, says Yuval Sharon. Campus Band is open to any student with experience. The Fall semester is focused on readings concerning the Labyrinth tradition in many cultures, culminating in the recurring work Gypsy Pond Music, a sonic, site-specific installation involving sculpture and algorithmic computer music. (313) 237-SING [7464], Michigan Opera Theatre Announces 2021-22 Season, Detroit Opera Archive and Resource Library, Karen VanderKloot DiChiera Education Fund, Out and About continues on September 11-12 with, Xerxes In Conversation with Keymon W. Murrah, Re-hearing Gounods Faust: A New Performing Edition. Brooks is currently second trombone in the Adrian Symphony Orchestra as well as principal trombone of the Michigan Philharmonic. BFA Senior ConcertsSeniors produce performances at the culmination of their degree, often casting students from the department. Co-produced withBoston Lyric Opera Highlights of the 2021-22 season included his debut with Canadian Opera Company conducting Gianni . Field tripsThe carillon studio regularly goes on a day trip to carillons in the state of Michigan and gives public performances. He is a well-known soloist in the area, performing concerti with the Michigan Philharmonic, the Dearborn Symphony, and the Rochester Symphony. Michigan Opera Theatre's staging of "Bliss," a unique performance that found singers and an orchestra . See the list below for more information by department. Inspired by the soul of Detroit, 313 Presents promotes and produces concerts, theatrical productions, sporting events and family shows at six world-class venues across southeast Michigan including Little Caesars Arena, Fox Theatre, Comerica Park, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre and Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre. With several large ensembles to choose from, wind and percussion students can explore a range of opportunities for immersive performance experiences. Moore Building, 1100 Baits Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2085, Copyright 2023 Regents of the University of Michigan. If we can accept Luciano Pavarotti as a starving Bohemian poet, we can certainly accept a tall, trim, darkly handsome blind man as Werther. Coach Transportation to Detroit. The CDE artistic advisor is SMTD composition professor Roshanne Etezady. Kristen Tait earned her Bachelors degree from Kent State University and Masters and Doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music. School of Music, Theatre and Dance Varner Hall, Room 207 371 Varner Drive Rochester, MI 48309-4485 . For 10 years in Albania, he was the Music Director of the Board of Education at the prestigious Korce Tefta Tashko K-12 and High School, essentially the equivalent of magnet/pre-conservatory schools in the U.S. Through regular engagement and collaboration with artists, churches, black-owned businesses, and cultural institutions, the residency will focus on relationship-building between MOT and the larger Metro Detroit community. Would you like to donate? He has also held tenured chairs in the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Orchestra (Principal), the Illinois Symphony (2nd), and Sinfonia da Camera (2nd). MOTs Associate Artistic Director, soprano Christine Goerke, makes her role debutas Santuzza; DSO Music Director Jader Bignamini conducts MOTs orchestra and chorus. He also directed a landmark production of John CagesSongBooksat the San Francisco Symphony and Carnegie Hall with Joan La Barbara, Meredith Monk, andJessyeNorman. And Mario Corradi . Most require previous experience and an . He has appeared as soloist with the Michigan Philharmonic, Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony, Rochester Symphony, Detroit Symphony Civic, and Southern Seminary Orchestras. BLISS is a Michigan Opera Theatre production that replays three sublime minutes of The Marriage of Figaro with the same cast and the same orchestra, without pause, for 12 hours. 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