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San Francisco Opera's Adler Fellows 2009 step up for November 22 gala at Herbst Theater
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CENTER PRESENTS
THE FUTURE IS NOW: ADLER FELLOWS GALA CONCERT
2009 ADLER FELLOWSHIP SEASON CULMINATES NOVEMBER 22
AT THE HERBST THEATRE
SAN FRANCISCO (October 30, 2009)—San Francisco Opera Center presents the final Adler Fellowship concert of the 2009 season, The Future is Now: Adler Fellows Gala Concert, Sunday, November 22 at 7 p.m. at the Herbst Theatre in the War Memorial Veterans Building.
The concert showcases the talented young artists from San Francisco Opera Center’s prestigious young artists training program in a gala concert of opera scenes and arias, including works by Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and Berlioz. The concert is conducted by San Francisco Opera Center Director of Musical Studies Mark Morash.
The Future is Now features sopranos Tamara Wapinsky (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) and Leah Crocetto (Adrian, Michigan); mezzo-sopranos Daveda Karanas (Mandeville, Louisiana), Daniela Mack (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Renée Tatum (Carlsbad, California); tenors Andrew Bidlack (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), Alek Shrader (Alva, Oklahoma) and David Lomelí (Monterrey, Mexico); baritone Austin Kness (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); bass Kenneth Kellogg (Washington, D.C.); and apprentice coaches Dennis Doubin (Moscow, Russia) and Allen Perriello (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania).
Soprano Heidi Melton (Spokane, Washington) is unavailable for this concert due to a Metropolitan Opera engagement.
Here are links to appearances by some of these Adler Fellows, who have appeared everywhere from Berkeley Opera's gala to Opera in the Park to mingling at Opera in the Baseball Park's VIP lounge as well as stepping up for major stars at SFO.
Alek Shrader sighting at Opera in the Park
Alek Shrader wins big in The Audition, cinema verite by Susan Froemke
Alek Shrader stars in Met broadcast
Heidi Melton steps up to replace Pat Racette in Verdi Requiem
American Idols of Opera Heidi Melton and Leah Crocetto win big bucks, $75,000
Kenneth Kellogg front and center with Juan Diego Florez in La Fille du Regiment
Kenneth Kellogg performs at Berkeley Opera gala (photo)
Kenneth Kellogg goes casual at VIP Lounge during Opera at the Ballpark (photo)
Outgoing 2009 Adler Fellows are sopranos Heidi Melton and Tamara Wapinsky; mezzo-sopranos Daveda Karanas, Daniela Mack and Renée Tatum; tenors Andrew Bidlack and Alek Shrader; bass Kenneth Kellogg; and Apprentice Coach Dennis Doubin. Leah Crocetto, David Lomelí, Austin Kness and apprentice coach Allen Perriello have received 2010 Adler Fellowships and will begin their second year in the program beginning January 2010.
Named for former San Francisco Opera General Director Kurt Herbert Adler, the Adler Fellowship Program is a performance-oriented residency offering intensive individual training, coaching, professional seminars and a wide range of performance opportunities throughout their fellowship. Adler Fellows also gain valuable professional experience by performing supporting roles in San Francisco Opera’s main-stage productions. The Adler Fellows are selected from the young artists who have participated in the Merola Opera Program.
Note mezzo Renee Tatum will perform in San Francisco's final opera of the season, Otello, opening Sunday, November 8. Renee will be appearing as Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s maid Emilia. Renee also sang in this season’s highly acclaimed production of Salome.
Alek Shrader performs bel canto at his own salon at Hotel Rex on Union Square. It's this Wednesday and an oversold house. He performs with baritone Austin Kness.
Ticket and Transportation Information
Tickets for The Future is Now: Adler Fellows Gala Concert are priced at $20 (Balcony), $40 (Orchestra Rear/Dress Circle/Dress Circle Side), and $55 (Box Seats/Orchestra), and may be purchased by calling the San Francisco Opera Box Office (Mon-Sat, 10 am – 6 pm) at (415) 864-3330. Tickets for the post-performance reception with the artists in the Green Room, located in the War Memorial Veterans Building are available for $40.
The Herbst Theatre is located in the War Memorial Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street. The War Memorial Veterans Building is within walking distance of the Civic Center BART station and near numerous bus lines, including 5, 21, 47, 49 and the F Market Street. For more public transportation information, visit bart.gov and sfmuni.com.
ADLER FELLOWS GALA CONCERT
Featuring the 2009 Adler Fellows
Mark Morash, Conductor
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Sunday, November 22, 2009; 7 p.m.
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini
Overture…………………………………………………..……………… San Francisco Opera Orchestra
The Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”……………………………………... Tamino - Alek Shrader
Sapho, Charles Gounod
“O ma lyre immortelle”………………………….……………..………… Sapho – Renée Tatum
Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi
“Studia il passo o mio figlio…Come dal ciel precipita”…………………..Banco – Kenneth Kellogg
Guglielmo Tell, Gioachino Rossini
“Selva opaca”………………………………………………….………….. Matilda – Leah Crocetto
Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini
“All’ idea di quel metallo” ……………………………………………….. Almaviva – Alek Shrader
Figaro – Austin Kness
La damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz
“D’amour l’ardente flame”………………………………………………..Marguerite – Daveda Karanas
Rita, Gaetano Donizetti
“Tra, la, la…Allegra io son” …………………………………………….. Beppe – Andrew Bidlack
La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini
“O soave fanciulla”……………………………………………………….. Mimì – Leah Crocetto
Rodolfo – David Lomelí
INTERMISSION
Barber of Seville, Gioachino Rossini
“Una voce poco fa”………………………………………………………..Rosina – Daniela Mack
Lucrezia Borgia, Gaetano Donizetti
“Sei tu? Son io…Minacciate è la mia vita”……………………………… Orsini – Renée Tatum
Gennaro – Andrew Bidlack
Rusalka, Anton Dvorák
“Song to the Moon”……………………. ………………………………… Rusalka – Tamara Wapinsky
Hamlet, Ambroise Thomas
“O vin dissipe la tristesse”………………………………………………… Hamlet – Austin Kness
Susannah, Carlisle Floyd
“Hear me o Lord”…………………………………………………………Olin Blitch – Kenneth Kellogg
Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti
“Tombe degli avi miei…Fra poco a me ricovero”……………………….. Edgardo – David Lomelí
Anna Bolena, Gaetano Donizetti
“Dio, che mi vedi in core…Sul suo capo aggravi un dio”…………………Anna Bolena – Tamara Wapinsky
Giovanna Seymour – Daveda Karanas
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