See performances and more on the SMTDYouTube channel! Dominic is a member of the Pure Winds Woodwind Quintet; an award-winning ensemble based in Lansing, Michigan. WithTheIndustry, Sharon has directed and produced new operas in moving vehicles, operating train stations, Hollywood sound stages, and various non-spaces such as warehouses, parking lots, and escalator corridors. Check out the video below! He also has been a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra since 1994. 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. In 2017, Sharon was honored with a MacArthur Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Art grant for theater. He participated in the Festival of Two Worlds in both Charleston, South Carolina and Spoleto, Italy. The orchestra was made up of members of the DSO and was conducted by longtime OTO colleague William C. Byrd. He has studied with many notable musicians, including Joaquin Valdepenas and Bill Jackson at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Steve Cohen at the Brevard Music Festival, and the Imani Winds at their Chamber Music Festival in New York City. Michigan Opera Theatre's staging of "Bliss," a unique performance that found singers and an orchestra . 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. Friday, March 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM at 54 Below, 254 West 54thStreet, NYC 10019. The pastoralsubject matter of the opera will be reflected in the choice of venue:Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on the campus of Oakland Universityin Rochester Hills, MI, operated by313 Presents whichpromotes and produces concerts at the venue. With large and small jazz ensembles exploring a range of styles, SMTD offers abundant opportunities for students music majors and non-majors alike to perform. As a low brass performer with ensembles including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, Fisher Theatre Orchestra as well as the Michigan Philharmonic. Open by audition only, most seats are filled by majors within the Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation. He has appeared with noted performers such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Robert Sims, the Three Irish Tenors, and Glen Campbell. Though his role is primarily that of bassist and songwriter, every now and again the clarinet will make a guest appearance! Students interested in historically oriented performance have opportunities to explore music from across the centuries, performed on authentic period instruments and high-quality replicas. MOT Studio Artists (soprano Avery Boettcher and tenor Edward Graves) sing the Brindisi (the drinking song) from Giuseppe Verdi's 'La Traviata,' accompanied by members of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. Featuring Christine Goerke, MOTs Associate Artistic Director, as Santuzza, BLUE Conducted by DSO Music Director Jader Bignamini BLISSreplays the three greatest minutes of The Marriage of Figaro,with the same cast and orchestra, for twelve hours without pause. If we can accept Luciano Pavarotti as a starving Bohemian poet, we can certainly accept a tall, trim, darkly handsome blind man as Werther. + Add or change photo on IMDbPro . The rehearsal time is determined by the members of each chamber ensemble. Digital Music Ensemble (DME)Stephen Rush, directorDME is a technology-based interdisciplinary performance troupe that collaborates in the creation and performance of new works of art or performs historically innovative works. He is the conductor of the Strings and Sinfonia ensembles of the Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Upon returning to Detroit, Ray was the Timpanist with Michigan Opera Theater, 1978-80 as well as playing many other free-lance jobs, including extra and substitute with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989, Mr. Liuzzi was a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony percussion section from 1982 to 1989. The Nederlander family's roots in Detroit theater stretch all the way back to 1912, when D.T. 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. Active in theater orchestras, he serves as the Principal Flutist for the Fisher Theater Orchestra, the Bijou Orchestra, and the R4Revue, and has toured the United States with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, the New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra, and the Carl Rosa Opera Company (UK). Jazz EnsembleEllen Rowe, directorThe University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble is the most competitive of the Universitys jazz ensembles. It's the state's premier opera company, staging renowned opera and dance seasons each year. Goerke will also serve as a member of the MOT leadership team, and act as a major resource on artistic matters. 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. Originally planned for MOTs 50th anniversary celebration, Frida returns with theoriginal cast from its 2014-15 run,featuring Catalina Cuervo as Frida and Ricardo Herrera as Diego Rivera. 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. Directed by Jose Maria Condemi Libretto by Tazewell Thompson In addition to orchestral performances, he performs regularly in solo and chamber recitals. The 2021-22seasonalso includescollaborations with many institutional partners fromcommunities within MetroDetroit and across thecountry. The company is based in Detroit, where it performs in the Detroit Opera House. In addition to performances by international concert artists, alumni and faculty, there are usually two recitals by U-M organ students. Michigan Opera Theatre revealed Thursday that it has received a $5 million grant from the William Davidson Foundation. 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. Below is a list of arts and cultural organizations throughout Michigan. Auditions happen on the first normally scheduled rehearsal evening and results are posted before the next rehearsal. Full casting will be announced later this spring, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA IN CONCERT 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 . Headquartered in The District Detroit, 313 Presents is a joint venture between Olympia Entertainment and Pistons Sports & Entertainment. The CDE artistic advisor is SMTD composition professor Roshanne Etezady. He has previously served as concertmaster for Arbor Opera Theatre and assistant/acting concertmaster for the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra. Learn more about our in-school performance of Little Red Riding Hood! John has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, Fisher Theatre Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, among many others. 2:25 | Trailer. 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. They have three grown children and two grandsons. Gamelan EnsemblePart of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, the U-M gamelan, named Kyai Telaga Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey), offers ensemble members the opportunity to explore new music composed for gamelan and helps train an important generation of scholars in Southeast Asian music. 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. As the duo Musica Batteria, Kristen and fellow Michigan Philharmonic percussionist Lynn Koch present educational programs and perform concerts throughout Michigan. They perform, standard, classical, and contemporary choral works and often perform commissioned works in world premieres. The fall of 2023 begins our New Works Festival that brings a diverse group of creatives and their developing works to the department for a week. The Dept. Student Guild recitalsThe student carillon guild organizes monthly recitals on both towers as well as special themed concerts. Music by Anthony Davis He has performed with the Flint, Saginaw, and Traverse symphony orchestras and also enjoys playing chamber music and jazz. Opera in Detroit in 2021-22willnot be limited to the Opera House, norconstrainedto atraditional footprint. News Sports Autos Business Michigan Life + Home . Set on a beautiful hillside in northern Oakland County, Meadow Brook plays host to a variety of musical genres and offers an unforgettable experience for guests and performers alike. He has appeared with the Transsiberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller, and the 2018 national tour of the musical Chicago.. A wide selection of materials is used to attain these goals including the music of classic big bands such as the Thad Jones Orchestra, Count Basie Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie Band, Oliver Nelson, Duke Pearson and Duke Ellington Orchestra. Whether your focus is on early, classical, or contemporary music, whether your passion is for jazz, electronic, or world music, there is an ensembleor in many cases, multiple ensemblesto suit your interests, including specific opportunities for percussion, piano, and organ & carillon. He holds a B.M. 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. Also joining MOTs creative team will be Artist-in-Residence Davne Tines. Now, we have a core orchestra of 44, which is supplemented with local musicians to bring it up to about 60 to 65 for grand opera. American College Dance AssociationRegional and National Annual Conference, Regional PartnershipsStudents can develop teaching, performing, and mentoring skills and connect with young dancers throughout SE Michigan: Oakland Dance Festival, Michigan Dance Council, Michigan Youth Dance Festival. (CBS DETROIT) Michigan Opera Theatre leadership has rescheduled the first performance of the 2021-2022 season. FILE - Russian soprano Anna Netrebko bows to the audience at the end of La Scala opera house's gala season opener, Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" at the Milan La Scala theater, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2019. The curved wood-paneled walls, silk drapes, specially designed seats and carpet, and an orchestra pit for 40 musicians . Gamelan performances bring the music, dance and puppetry of Central Java to the stage in Ann Arbor, often featuring eminent Javanese artists-in-residence. In high school he studied with Joseph Skrzynski, second trombone of the Detroit Symphony. (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. Would you like to donate? Outreach Group RecitalsThe Organ Department organizes several recitals each term in local churches in the communities surrounding Ann Arbor and Detroit. Other 2013-14 performances included chamber recitals on the seasons of both the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, as well as solo recitals in metro Detroit and at Michigan State University. Haymarket Opera, Chicago's premier early opera company that presents historically informed performances played on 18th-century classical era instruments, performs L'Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (17451799) on a world-premiere recording of the opera to be released by Cedille Records (CDR 90000 217)on February 10, 2023. April 2, 6& 10,2022 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. Detroit, MI 48226 Michigan Opera Theatre's 2000-2001 subscription and single tickets have been graCiously sponsored by Hunter House, Harmonie Park. Although affiliated with SMTD, most members are not music majors. Brooks is currently second trombone in the Adrian Symphony Orchestra as well as principal trombone of the Michigan Philharmonic. Arbor Opera Theater (AOT) was founded as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1999 by three singers: Karin White, Katherine Whittington-Perkowski, and Shawn McDonald. Daniel Winnick (Co-Concertmaster) moved to Michigan from New Jersey in 2005, and since then he has built a varied and busy career as a freelance musician in Metro Detroit and beyond. L'Amant Anonymeis available for pre-order from Cedille andAmazon. 'The Magic Flute' May 5-7, 2023, at the Toby theater at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road.$39-$92. He has also worked in the field of string instrument preparation and repair, both at Shar Products Company of Ann Arbor and at Instrumental Distribution, LLC of Livonia. Conducted by Daniela Candillari Most production performance opportunities are limited to majors; however, all ensembles at the University of Michigan are open to any Michigan student. Career highlights include her work with Michigan Opera Theatre as the second maid in Elektra 2014, Natalia Trotsky in Frida 2015, the Second Lady in The Magic Flute 2016 and as Aunt Cecilia in Little Women 2017; with Toledo Opera as the Old Baroness in their 2017 production of Vanessa where she earned where she earned acclaim for her "look . UMS and Michigan Opera Theatre co-present American Ballet Theatre as part of an extended partnership to bring dance to southeastern Michigan. He plays on a 1941 violin by Piero Parravicini, and his bow is a David Samuels. David Shengold explores the opera's tragic heroine, a character who is in some way familiar to us all. Neal has been on the faculty at universities in Michigan and Ohio, The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and The University of Michigan All-State Program. Her primary teachers were Patricia Reiter, Caroline Coade and Michelle LaCourse. Physicians' service provided by Henry Ford Medical Center. Detroit Opera House . 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. Detroit native Maurice Draughn received a Bachelors of Music degree with a concentration in Harp Performance from Wayne State University. Offered in both the fall and winter terms, students are divided into approximately 6 ensembles, ranging in size from trios to septets. Mr. Carlucci earned a Masters of Music degree from The University of Michigan where he was a graduate fellow studying with Jeffrey Lyman. (313) 237-SING [7464], Detroit Opera Archive and Resource Library, Karen VanderKloot DiChiera Education Fund, Xerxes In Conversation with Keymon W. Murrah, Detroit Opera Touring Ensemble: Little Red Riding Hood. Complete casting for the season will be announced later this spring. 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. I am extremely pleased withthe appointment of Christine andwelcome this extraordinary artist to MOTand the City of Detroit. More details on the timing and venue of BLISS will be announced in the coming months. In Act II: Coming Home, MOT looks back with fresh eyes upon its roots, embodied first bya return to itsoriginal performance space, Music Hall. The company presents four operas in their original language with English supertitles and hosts dance companies with touring . Created specifically forDance Theatre of Harlem, Schreiers work,Passage,recognizes the 400thanniversary of enslaved Africans arriving in Virginia in 1619. Michigan Opera Theatre announced Tuesday that it has appointed world-renowned soprano Christine Goerke as its associate artistic director and unveiled its 2021-22 season with a return to the . And Mario Corradi . Music byRobert XavierRodrguez 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. Requiring a 4:1 match from private contributions to disburse the challenge funds over a two-year period, these initial modifications and improvements to the Opera House inclusive of a new elevator tower and ADA-compliant restrooms are part of a $15,000,000 comprehensive multi-year capital effort with construction slated through 2023. Neal Campbell is Tuba Artist-in-Residence for Custom Music International and is a B&S Perantucci Artist. For weddings and events, he performs with White Pines Entertainment. Dennis serves as Principal Flutist for the Michigan Philharmonic, and as an additional musician with the Michigan Opera Theater, the Flint Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Campus Jazz EnsembleThe University of Michigan Campus Jazz Ensemble is the premier non-major jazz performing experience offered by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. The Concert Band performs three concerts per semester. Each year it presents an opera and dance season. He found in the Swiss author Gottfried Keller's story from the collection Die Leute von Seldwyla (The People of Seldwyla), blending strands of allegoric fairy tale, satire and irony, an ideal subject for his opera Kleider machen Leute (Clothes Make the Man), a music comedy about hypocrisy. Music Hall Mr. Carluccis interests in music of the twenty-first century have also led to frequent premiers of new works with the Peabody Camerata New Music Ensemble. 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. Featuring Kenneth Kellogg as the Father, Krysty Swann as the Mother, Aaron Crouch as the Son, and Gordon Hawkins as the Reverend, BLISS 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. The department, in collaboration with University Productions, presents four to five fully-mounted main stage shows each year, with casts comprised of acting majors. Flamenco, rumba rhythms, and classical singing are woven together by one of todays most exciting composers, Osvaldo Golijov. has thrilled hundreds of thousands of fans with exciting performances for 125 years, making it one of the great college bands in the country. Through recordings and performances in prestigious venues such as New Yorks Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Beijings National Center for the Performing Arts, and Milans La Scala , the U-M Symphony Band is known for its professional quality of performance and keen sense of trailblazing in building repertoire.The Symphony Band splits into chamber groups for one concert each term, allowing the musicians to improve communications between instrument sections, helping to build a more cohesive band when they again rehearse as a full ensemble. In this vein, hes recorded and released an album of original music, Day by Day.. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. Kalb said one of his main goals is to lower barriers for those . Bringing "X" back to the stage is a coup for Detroit Opera, which has recently rebranded itself after 50 years as Michigan Opera Theater, inaugurating a new era under the artistic leadership . 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. Air Zoo, Kalamazoo. 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. Carol . Pure Winds also recently released its debut album Pure Winds under the label Orpheus Classical. Michigan Opera Theatre 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. See full bio . Kingins was a Wayne State voice teacher and sang as leading tenor for the Michigan Opera Theater and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The Chamber Choir has been featured on GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums; sung with the Detroit and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras; performed at conventions of the ACDA and NCCO; and has toured internationally. Design & Production and BTA majors work as stage managers, dramaturgs, shop assistants and technicians for each production, and talented Design & Production students may design costumes, sets or lighting for these productions. On March 19-20, audience favorite BalletHispnicoreturns to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Detroit premiere of Doa Pern: The Rise and Fall of a Diva, a full-length ballet based on one of the most spellbindingwomen of South American history. Music by Jeanine Tesori Music by Giacomo Puccini Mr. Liuzzi's early orchestral experience included the Flint Symphony, the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra, and the Colorado Philharmonic. Led by the Director of Orchestras, the USO has performed on GRAMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums and is committed to performing the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras, with concerts in historic Hill Auditorium. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. Ensembles are expected to rehearse weekly and perform on a class recital at the end of the term. 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. Admission: $10-$20 with light refreshments incl. The Fisher Theatre, located in the New Center neighborhood, sees the most Broadway . The Detroit Opera House is an ornate opera house located at 1526 Broadway Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Grand Circus Park Historic District.The 2,700-seat venue is the home of productions of the Detroit Opera and a variety of other events. Click the button below! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Detroit. Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra canceled a March 5 concert scheduled to feature . His other major teachers include Gretchen Morse, Stuart Horn (oboe), and Marjan Helms (piano/composition). Long acclaimed as one of the finest male choruses in the world, the Glee Club, comprising graduate and undergraduate students from across the university, has become renowned for its wide repertoire, including world premieres. This is also a class that is intended to develop the necessary skills of section lead playing, rehearsal techniques, jazz phrasing and styles. Having taught at both Adrian and Olivet Colleges, Kristen now teaches at Oakland University and Macomb Community College, and is also the head of the Circulation Department for the Baldwin Public Library in Birmingham. With Pure Winds Dominic has performed and lectured across the United States. SEE RANK. Resources for literature, practice facilities, and coaching are provided by the instructor. He is a founding member of the Motor City Brass Quintet, whose 2009 CD Christmas Vespers has . Some are designated for non-music students and are less competitive and time-consuming than those intended for SMTD students. He also is a part of theSphinx Organization, serving as an assistant in their Overture Strings Program and as Principal of the Sphinx Orchestra, which recently was on tour at the Napa Valley Music Festival in California. Darwin Del Fabro makes his triumphant return to 54 Below to celebrate the release of his new CD, Revisiting Jobim. All students are assigned to a new musical and work on building the tools for creating new characters, collaboration skills, communication with a creative team, and ultimately sharing the work in the industry format of a 29 hour reading. This momentous occasion is marked by anew production of Giacomo PuccinisLa bohme, led by Yuval Sharon and co-produced with Boston Lyric Opera. Subscriptions go on sale Monday at 313-237-7464 or michiganopera.org . Patrick Johnson appears regularly throughout the Midwest as a solo, chamber, and orchestral pianist. Following his time at the Zrich International Opera Studio in 2019, McCorkle was a finalist in the much-coveted Neue Stimmen competition, and has since made anticipated debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and . Co-produced with Opera Omaha. ADDRESS Mr. Winnick teaches violin and viola lessons for Cultural Art Strings of Manchester, Michigan, and also maintains his own private studio. Students perform faculty and guest artist choreography in this major annual production of the department, held in 1,400-seat Power Center theater. Additional performances are February 14, 17, and 19 (matinee), 2023. Featuring Matthew White as Rodolfo, Brandie Sutton as Musetta, and Edward Parks as Marcello, X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X The appointment, made possible with the support of Paul & Mary Sue Ewing, Carl & Mary Ann Fontana, Elaine Fontana, and Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes, is effectiveApril 1and extends through the 2023-24 season. Visit the Orchestra Performances Youtube playlist to see their performances. She often tours the Midwest with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. For students in theatre & drama, musical theatre, dance, and opera, opportunities abound in both professionally produced and student-run presentations. The English National Opera's (ENO) spring season opens this February with the return of Calixto Bieito's fiery Carmen to the London Coliseum. . She's a member of the Fox Theater Orchestra and have performed often at the Fisher Theater, Michigan Opera Theater, DTE, Music Hall and The Palace. These plays are directed by faculty and guest directors. The award is the largest single charitable gift in the company's 50-year . In addition to his classical performance, Ryan has a strong presence in the Michigan rock scene. 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. Conducted by Kazem Abdullah The ensemble has toured Internationally including successful tours of Japan and Taiwan where it performed with marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe and participated in a televised concert with the famed traditional-music group, Pro Musica Nipponia. Sumptuous, surprising, and instantly popularlike Evita herselfDoa Pernis choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, the internationally-renowned maker of the Scottish BalletsA Streetcar NamedDesire, andset to music by the inimitable ballet composer Peter Salem. From 1971-1984, MOT made its home inthe historic Music Hall. His scientific pursuits have led him to publish research studying heart arrhythmias as well as an iPhone application to detect atrial fibrillation. Bands Detroit Opera House Pre-screening/Portfolios & Auditions/Interviews, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, Michigan Youth Performing Arts Pre-College Program, Sustaining Excellence in the Performing Arts. Full-scale opera productions require enormous amounts of space, and so as part of the renovation and rehabilitation, the Michigan Opera Theater purchased and demolished two adjacent buildings to . Christine Goerke has appeared in the major opera houses of the world,including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opra, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Real, and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The Detroit Opera House can be found right by Comerica Park, conveniently on Broadway Street. Exploringthe strength of the human spirit in this moving, complex contemplation, Passage features music by acclaimed composer Jessie Montgomery. Dame Jane Glover, one of todays foremost authorities Handels music, shares what makes Xerxes one of his most popular operas: spectacular singing, drama, love stories and comedy. As MOT seeks to engage future generations, it is imperative that programs offered within the Opera House are accessible to all. 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