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  • COTTON

    Multimedia song cycle inspired by the cotton photography of Philadelphia artist John Dowell and composed by Damien Geter. Thursday, April 18, 2024, 7:30pm The 92nd Street Y – New York City, NY Damien Geter’s COTTON, conceived and commissioned by Lyric Fest, will be presented at the 92nd Street Y with Denyce Graves, mezzo soprano, Justin…

  • ¡ CANCIÓN !

    Lyric Fest is thrilled to present a fascinating program in collaboration with Esperanza (in Philadelphia), an organization that serves and strengthens the Hispanic community in Philadelphia. The program will explore the sights, sounds, and vibrant musical colors of Mexico. With Mexican American artists Cecilia Violetta López, soprano, Levi Hernandez, baritone, performing with Laura Ward at the piano,…

  • Jeanne Minahan

    Jeanne Minahan is a poet, writer, teacher, and scholar. She collaborates frequently with composers and musicians and her work has been published in Potomac Review, Cimarron Review, Women’s Review of Books, and other journals. Grammy award and Pulitzer-prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon set six of Minahan’s poems for violin, orchestra and chorus. The Singing Rooms…

  • Stephen Ng

    Heralded for his “powerfully expressive voice” (Washington Post, May 2009), Stephen Ng is known as an opera, oratorio, recital, and new music performer. On the operatic stage, he was featured as the tenor soloist with De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam, in nine performances of the staged version of Stravinsky’s Threni, in which the renowned Peter…

  • Any of Those Decembers

    The vibrant, poignant winter poems of Jeanne Minahan are given new voice by brilliant young composer, Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg. Any of those Decembers was commissioned by Lyric Fest to be presented just in time for the holidays. It meditates on fond memories and the tender experiences of winter, childhood, reunion, and holiday. With soprano Rebecca…

  • Miriam Gordon-Stewart

    Australian soprano, co-founder and Artistic Director of Victory Hall Opera in Charlottesville, VA, Miriam Gordon-Stewart has gained recognition across four continents for her powerful instrument and dramatic vulnerability, specializing in the repertoire of Wagner and Strauss. As a director, her award-winning productions have drawn audiences from across America to Charlottesville, VA where she has gained…

  • Brenda Patterson

    Mezzo-soprano Brenda Patterson has been at the forefront of innovation in operatic and concert performance for 20 years, recognized as much for her artistic bravery as for the beauty and warmth of her voice. A graduate of The Juilliard School (where she was awarded the Taranow Prize in Voice and was the Winner of the…

  • Evidence of Things Not Seen

    Lyric Fest honors the legacy of one of America’s finest song composers, Ned Rorem, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Ned Rorem is considered to be among America’s finest song composers of the last half-century, and Evidence of Things Not Seen represents his crowning achievement in this genre. A cycle of 36 songs…

  • La Serenata

    Philadelphia’s premiere guitarist Allen Krantz is joined by three exquisite vocal chamber artists, soprano Jessica Beebe, tenor James Reese, and baritone Jean Bernard Cerin in an intimate program of celebrated songs and little known gems– Monteverdi, Caccini, Rossini, Bellini, Tosti, Puccini, and best-loved Neopolitan canzone.

  • Levi Hernandez

    With a velvety tone and a stage presence which exudes confidence and charm, Levi Hernandez has made a name for himself in a wide variety of baritone repertoire. Opera News has praised him for his “voice with natural power,” and “warm, inviting baritone.” The El Paso native has joined the rosters of leading opera companies…

  • Cecilia Violetta López

    “We should be so very proud of Cecilia Violetta López. She exemplifies all that is what America is about: apply yourself, work hard, dream big, and you can achieve those dreams. She tells every Idaho girl and boy that they, too, can succeed … no matter where they came from, no matter how small they…