DATES
Saturday, August 15, 2020 @ 7:16 PM
VENUE
DESCRIPTION
NOTE:
Summer Scenes will debut TOMORROW - Saturday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m.
Finger Lakes Opera is excited to announce its summer line-up of online offerings. Our inaugural episode of Artistic Director Gerard Floriano’s video podcast series (that reflects on one of his favorite historical operatic recordings) can be accessed by clicking on the link above.
From June through early August, Finger Lakes Opera will bring you performances by the Tomita Young Artists and select mainstage performers. Maestro Floriano will do this with the help of Stage Director Todd Rhoades, who is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher with over 20 years of experience. As is true with all the artists working with Finger Lakes Opera this summer, Rhoades will be working remotely along with the Tomita Young Artists and mainstage performers who are currently located across the United States.
This is new terrain for Finger Lakes Opera, and we are excited to be exploring it with you – our supporters. The first offering comes via the Omni Arts Foundation. This group has put together a three concert series, the first of which airs Saturday, May 23 at 4 pm. Finger Lakes Opera is happy to cross promote this series because in each of the three concerts, singers will be featured that have ties to our company. On the 23rd, audiences will get the first glimpse of Tomita Young Artist Sydney Anderson.
Stay tuned for future concert links, announcements, video podcasts, and more!
From June through early August, Finger Lakes Opera will bring you performances by the Tomita Young Artists and select mainstage performers. Maestro Floriano will do this with the help of Stage Director Todd Rhoades, who is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher with over 20 years of experience. As is true with all the artists working with Finger Lakes Opera this summer, Rhoades will be working remotely along with the Tomita Young Artists and mainstage performers who are currently located across the United States.
This is new terrain for Finger Lakes Opera, and we are excited to be exploring it with you – our supporters. The first offering comes via the Omni Arts Foundation. This group has put together a three concert series, the first of which airs Saturday, May 23 at 4 pm. Finger Lakes Opera is happy to cross promote this series because in each of the three concerts, singers will be featured that have ties to our company. On the 23rd, audiences will get the first glimpse of Tomita Young Artist Sydney Anderson.
Stay tuned for future concert links, announcements, video podcasts, and more!
SCHEDULE
Please note that as FLO pursues this new format of presentation, dates for the recorded performances may vary due to factors outside our control.
May 21: Video Podcast 1
May 23: Omni concert #1 (featuring one of FLO’s 2020 Tomita Young Artists, Sydney Anderson)*
May 26-29: Young Artist personal videos unveiled
June 6: Omni concert #2 (featuring Cree Carrico, who sang Adele in FLO’s Die Fledermaus)*
June 19: Video Podcast 2 featuring Artistic Director Gerard Floriano
June 26 & 27: 1st performance featuring 2020 Tomita Young Artists
July 10: Collaborative recital featuring Taylor Raven
July 31: Video Podcast 3
August 15: Virtual Scenes featuring 2020 Tomita Young Artists
August 21: 2nd performance featuring 2020 Tomita Young Artists – Online HITS!
Mid September: Video Podcast 4
*not a FLO event but rather something FLO is cross promoting because it includes current or past FLO artists
May 21: Video Podcast 1
May 23: Omni concert #1 (featuring one of FLO’s 2020 Tomita Young Artists, Sydney Anderson)*
May 26-29: Young Artist personal videos unveiled
June 6: Omni concert #2 (featuring Cree Carrico, who sang Adele in FLO’s Die Fledermaus)*
June 19: Video Podcast 2 featuring Artistic Director Gerard Floriano
June 26 & 27: 1st performance featuring 2020 Tomita Young Artists
July 10: Collaborative recital featuring Taylor Raven
July 31: Video Podcast 3
August 15: Virtual Scenes featuring 2020 Tomita Young Artists
August 21: 2nd performance featuring 2020 Tomita Young Artists – Online HITS!
Mid September: Video Podcast 4
*not a FLO event but rather something FLO is cross promoting because it includes current or past FLO artists
PERFORMERS
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Sydney AndersonRecently named an Eastern District Winner by the Metropolitan Opera National Council, Sydney has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Opera Saratoga and more. Sydney currently lives in NYC and is from Houston, TX.
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Matthew CampisiCurrently in his final semester as a Masters student at the Eastman School of Music, Matthew also holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano performance. Matthew is originally from Connecticut.
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Nathaniel CatascaNathaniel, originally from Albuquerque, NM, recently received his Masters degree from the Eastman School of Music. He has served young artist residencies with the Florentine Opera Company (Milwaukee, WI) and Hawaii Opera Theatre.
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Jongwon ChoiJongwon earned his Bachelors and Masters in Voice Performance from Seoul National University. He came to the US in the fall of 2017 to begin studies at the Mannes School of Music, where he is pursuing a Professional Studies Diploma.
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Nicholas DanknerCurrently a DMA in Vocal Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, Nicholas sang the title role in The Marriage of Figaro with the Seagle Music Colony. Nicholas hails from North Carolina.
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Stephanie DocheStephanie, who has been lauded as having a “fervent, commanding vocal prowess” (San Diego Story) was a Handorf Company Artist with Opera Memphis in 2018-19. Stephanie grew up in Fairport, NY and currently resides in New York City.
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Taylor Raven
Mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven is in her third year of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera. This season, she sings Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte, conducted by James Colon. During the summer of 2019, Taylor was a Filene Artist at Wolf Trap Opera and performed Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Upcoming engagements include a debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Ms. Raven is former Resident Artist with Pittburgh Opera. In the summer of 2016, Ms. Raven performed with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program. She recently performed the role of Marian Anderson in Deep River: Marian Anderson Journey with Virginia Opera. As a Young Artist with Central City Opera in 2015, Ms. Raven was seen in scenes of Carmen, Street Scene, and The Ballad of Baby Doe. |
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Robert RiordanRobert has performed on operatic stages across the United States as well as in Europe. Originally from Wisconsin, Robert currently lives in Kansas City, where he is an Apprentice Artist with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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David Soto-ZambranaDavid is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. While earning his Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma, he received the Weitzenhoffer Opera Fellowship. Last summer, David sang the role of Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville with the New York Opera Conservatory (Peekskill).
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Robin SteitzRobin was a Voice Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 2018 and 2019, and has won numerous awards including the 2019 Buffalo / Toronto District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the Kneisel Lieder Competion at Eastman School of Music. Robin is originally from Washington, DC.
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Victoria ThomaschVictoria, who recently completed her residency with Gertrude Opera’s Studio Young Artist performance program in Melbourne, has sung with companies all over the world. Currently planning her 4th Annual Gala at Opera America to raise money for the refugee crisis, Victoria lives in New York City.
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Brock TjosvoldBrock is working towards a Doctorate of Music Arts at the Eastman School of Music in collaborative piano. In addition to his work as an instrumental and vocal collaborator, he is an active orchestral keyboardist and has performed with the Albany, New World and Battle Creek symphony orchestras.
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PRODUCTION STAFF
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Conductor
Gerard Floriano |
Stage Director
Todd Rhoades |
Digital Production
David Moffitt |
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