studio sessions
Opera stars shine in intimate candlelit cabarets
Cincinnati Opera artists take to the cabaret stage in these intimate, candlelit performances at Music Hall’s Wilks Studio. Each 90-minute performance includes musical selections that shine a spotlight on the amazing artistry and personal stories of these talented performers. Get ready for three unforgettable nights of sound and splendor with our stars!
STUDIO SESSIONS: jacqueline echols mccarley
tuesday, June 18, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Wilks Studio • Music Hall
Jacqueline Echols McCarley, soprano
Damien Sneed, piano
Before her appearances as Mary Dee in Cincinnati Opera’s world stage premiere of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, Metropolitan Opera soprano Jacqueline Echols McCarley will present “Soul and Spirit,” an intimate concert tracing her musical inspirations. Joined by Damien Sneed at the piano, McCarley takes audience members on an inspiring journey through some of the music that has shaped her, including sacred songs, spirituals, and hymns, as well as classical, gospel, and jazz.
$45 general admission; $60 reserved seating
(Note: Cabaret tables will be seated with 4 persons per table.)
STUDIO SESSIONS:
Elliot madore
tuesday, July 2, 2024 | 8:00 pm
Wilks Studio • Music Hall
Elliot Madore, baritone
Kevin Miller, piano
After starring in Cincinnati Opera’s season-opening production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, world-renowned baritone Elliot Madore takes to Music Hall’s Wilks Studio for “A Portrait of the Artist as a Middle-Aged Man,” an autobiographical evening of song. Through stories and music, Madore will illuminate the contrast between his everyday life as a middle-aged man with his chaotic, exhilarating, and sometimes exasperating career as an international opera singer.
$45 general admission; $60 reserved seating
(Note: Cabaret tables will be seated with 4 persons per table.)
studio sessions:
jessica rivera
Thursday, July 11, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Wilks Studio • Music Hall
Mark Carver, piano
Jessica Rivera, soprano
GRAMMY-winning soprano Jessica Rivera, who appears as Donna Elvira in Cincinnati Opera’s season-opening production of Don Giovanni, returns to perform “Canciones de Mi Alma Latina: Songs of My Latin Soul,” an exploration of her musical career through the lens of her Peruvian-American heritage. Rivera will perform music by Osvaldo Golijov, Fernando Obradors, Manuel de Falla, Antonio de Salazar, and Federico Moreno Torroba, as well as operatic favorites by Puccini and Mozart. Joining Rivera is her longtime collaborator Mark Carver on piano.
$45 general admission; $60 reserved seating
(Note: Cabaret tables will be seated with 4 persons per table.)
STUDIO SESSIONS A LOOK BACK
Photo: Philip Groshong