I did not grow up loving, or even liking opera. I would hear this dramatic singing in commercial’s, TV shows, cartoons, and of course, muppets. I suppose I always enjoyed the role it played in these mediums but the heart of the art form was lost on me. As I grew up, both socially and musically, I went on a journey from a distant appreciator of opera, to a curious consumer of opera, to a wide-eyed and eager student of opera, and now finding myself a maker, collaborator, and admirer of opera.

As the maestro in the pit, the demands of the score are both terrifying and thrilling. The pursuit of marrying the music and singing with the staging, design, and acting is a herculean task demanding an emotional, physical, and mental investment. The payoff — the most emotional and expressive art form to exist.

• Argento, Dominick

  • Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night

• Bernstein, Leonard

  • Candide (Excerpts)

  • Mass (Excerpts)

  • West Side Story (Excerpts)

• Bizet

  • Carmen

• Branscombe, Gena

  • Pilgrims of Destiny

• Ellington, Duke

  • Sacred Concert

• Epstein, Marti

  • Absent Grace WP

• Foss, Lukas

  • Griffelkin

• Gilbert & Sullivan

  • HMS Pinafore

  • Pirates of Penzance

  • The Mikado (Excerpts)

  • Utopia Limited