CARMINA BURANA
Recent seasons have included many exciting company and role débuts for Ms . Habersham . She returned to Atlanta Opera for her role début as Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare , made her company début with Opera North ( U . K .) as Gilda in Rigoletto , appeared as The Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra , returned to Madison Opera for her role début Euridice in Orpheus in the Underworld , and joined The Glimmerglass Festival as Mimi in Tenor Overboard and Mary in Holy Ground . Additionally , she has performed in Opera in the Park Online with Madison Opera , performed as a Company Player with The Atlanta Opera as The Girl in Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Micaëla in Threepenny Carmen , made her début with Seattle Opera as Zerlina in Don Giovanni , and sang Nannetta in Falstaff with Berkshire Opera .
Other notable engagements include Pip in Moby Dick with Opera San Jose and Utah Opera , Katie Jackson in the world premiere of Joel Puckett ’ s The Fix with Minnesota Opera , Clara in Porgy and Bess with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra , Adina in L ’ elisir d ’ amore with the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice , Pamina in The Magic Flute with Opera Theatre of St . Louis : Opera on the Go , Papagena in Die Zauberflöte with Cincinnati Opera , Yum-Yum in the The Mikado with Kentucky Opera , Esther in Intimate Apparel with Cincinnati Opera Fusion , and Clara in Porgy and Bess with Utah Festival Opera . She has also performed the roles of Papagena in The Magic Flute and an Apparition in Macbeth at The Glimmerglass Festival .
Ms . Habersham has performed as a featured soloist in numerous concert productions including Szymanowski ’ s Stabat Mater , Schubert ’ s Mass in G , Bach ’ s B Minor Mass , Handel ’ s Messiah , and Duke Ellington ’ s Concert of Sacred Music .
A finalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition , Jasmine is well-versed as a crossover artist in opera and musical theatre . She has performed the roles Edith in The Pirates of Penzance with The Atlanta Opera , Susannah in The Musical : Tintypes with Janiec Opera Company , and Pearl in Morning Star with Cincinnati Opera Fusion . She has won numerous awards including 2nd Place in the 2018 Southeast Regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions , The Strauss Award in the National Orpheus
Competition , the John Alexander Memorial Award from University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music , and the Young Artist Guild Award from Central City Opera .
Ms . Habersham has participated in several esteemed young artists programs including with The Glimmerglass Festival , Central City Opera , Kentucky Opera , and the Brevard Music Center . She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance at Shorter College and her Master of Music and Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music .
Nicholas Phan
Described by the Boston Globe as “ one of the world ’ s most remarkable singers ,” American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction . An artist with an incredibly diverse repertoire that spans nearly 500 years of music , he performs regularly with the world ’ s leading orchestras and opera companies . An avid recitalist and a passionate advocate for art song and vocal chamber music , in 2010 Phan co-founded Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago , an organization devoted to promoting this underserved repertoire .
A celebrated recording artist , Phan ’ s most recent album , Stranger : Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly , was nominated for the 2022 GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album . His previous albums , Clairières and Gods and Monsters , were nominated for the same award in 2020 and 2017 . He is the first singer of Asian descent to
Nicholas Phan be nominated in the history of the category , which has been awarded by the Recording Academy since 1959 .
Sought after as a curator and programmer , in addition to his work as artistic director of CAIC , Phan is the host and creator of BACH 52 , a web series examining the music of Johann Sebastian Bach . He has created programs for broadcast on WFMT and WQXR and has also served as guest curator for projects with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society , Bravo ! Vail Music Festival , Merola Opera , and San Francisco Performances , where he served as the vocal Artist in Residence from 2014 – 18 . Phan ’ s programs often examine themes of identity , highlight unfairly underrepresented voices from history , and strive to underline the relevance of music from all periods to the currents of the present day .
Elliot Madore
Canadian GRAMMY Award-winning baritone , Elliot Madore has established himself as one of the most sought after , accomplished singers of his generation , enthralling audiences around the world with his “ robust singing and take-no-prisoners acting ” ( The New York Times ), “ exquisite vocal beauty ” ( Opera News ) and “ movie star good looks ” ( Merkur ). At just 36 , Madore ’ s career spans the past decade , singing in major opera companies and orchestras throughout Europe , the United States , Asia , and Canada .
The 2023 – 24 season sees Mr . Madore ’ s return to Opernhaus Zürich as Oreste in Gluck ’ s Iphigénie en Tauride , with George Petrou leading the Orchestra La Scintilla , as well as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd , opposite Bryn Terfel in the title role . Mr . Madore also makes his house debut with Boston Lyric Opera as Orpheus in Matt Aucoin ’ s Eurydice , conducted by the composer , and returns to the title role in Don Giovanni with Edmonton Opera . Mr . Madore also has his house debut with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome as baritone soloist in Tan Dun ’ s Buddha Passion . Other concert appearances include baritone soloist in Carmina Burana with the Baltimore Symphony and Duruflé ’ s Requiem with the Cincinnati Symphony . This season Mr . Madore also continues his position as a performing
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