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Princeton Festival *house debut
Eve Summer, stage director
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Featuring sopranos Brenna Markey and Toni Marie Palmertree, mezzo-soprano Kayla Nanto, tenors Nicholas Nestorak and Victor Starsky, baritone Jacob Hanes and bass-baritone Nan Wang.
June 12-14, 2026
Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden: Princeton, NJ
More information, including tickets, can be found on Princeton Festival’s website.
Sharpless in Madama Butterfly
Puccini's Madama Butterfly explores themes of love, betrayal, and heartbreak. It is a tragic love story between a young Japanese woman, Cio-Cio-San, and an American naval officer, Pinkerton. After an impulsive, intercultural marriage to one another, Cio-Cio-San is soon abandoned by Pinkerton, but she remains faithful to their marriage and committed to a future with him and their child. Eventually, Pinkerton returns, but not alone. He is accompanied by his American wife. Cio-Cio-San is devastated and finds herself in a dishonorable position which leads to dire consequences.
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Opera Wilmington *house debut
Nancy King, stage director
Daniel Brier, conductor
Featuring sopranos Isabella Stollenmaier and Jemessa Yarborough, mezzo-soprano Monika Cosson and tenor Jonny Kaufmann.
July 17-26, 2026
UNCW Cultural Arts Building: Wilmington, NC.
More information, including tickets, can be found on Opera Wilmington’s website.
Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana *role debut
Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana is a tale of love, jealousy and revenge, set in Sicily. The opera’s Intermezzo is often performed as an orchestral piece.
Performed as a double-bill with Suor Angelica.
Future Engagements include…
Role debut as “Il Dottore Bartolo” in Il barbiere di Siviglia
Soloist in Haydn’s The Creation
More TBA