Schedule
Upcoming Events
AAMS Young Musicians Concert
The Asian American Music Society (AAMS) will be presents the 2025 AAMS competition winners, showcasing the singers with the string quartet and piano
Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
Sat, Nov 16 6:30 PM
The Girl of the Golden West (La Fanciulla del West)
Billy Jackrabbit/José Castro
Ashby (Cover)
Nashville Opera
January 22, 2026 - 7:30 PM
January 24, 2026 - 7:30 PM
The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Directed by John Hoomes
Conducted by Dean Williamson
Featuring the Nashville Opera Orchestra
Sung in Italian with English lyrics projected above the stage
Based on David Belasco's play, The Girl of the Golden West
Premiere: December 10, 1910 at The Metropolitan Opera, New York City, New York
The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
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Ken Weiss Masterclass
Masterclass for Winners of the AAMS Competition
November 9, 2025
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Aida
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Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Hermann/Schlémil/Crespel
September 18
Hermann/Schlémil/Crespel (covers) and chorus
September 19,21
Wilmington Concert Opera
Christian De Gré Cárdenas: Twisted Operelas Vol. VI
Feinstein’s 54 Below
July 30,2025
Seven-time New York Indie-theater “Best of Fest” winner Christian De Gré Cárdenas brings his infamous Twisted Operelas back to Broadway’s wildest basement with a riotous, raunchy, and riveting retrospective of his now complete Seven Deadly Sins Cycle.
Featuring a ferocious lineup of Broadway rebels, operatic legends, and downtown theater miscreants, this devilish cabaret serves up selections from the wildly acclaimed: Orgullo!, Fatty Fatty No Friends, Lucine!, Jack of Hearts: Master of None, Fish Food For Feelings, Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg, and Moonshine in b Minor.
Music by Christian De Gré Cárdenas with a libretto by Joseph Reese Anderson.
Stars of Tomorrow Concert
Des Moines Metro Opera
Saturday, July 19 at 2pm
Mustafà (L’Italiana in Algeri)
Chorus (Don Carlo, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, La Rondine)
The Rake's Progress
Solo Voice/Chorus
Father Trulove (Cover)
Des Moines Metro Opera
Jonas Hacker, Joélle Harvey and Sam Carl lead the cast in a new production by director Chas Rader-Shieber and scenic and costume designer Robert Perdziola, featuring the festival debut of conductor Christopher Allen.
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, July 5 at 7:30pm
Thursday, July 10 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 13 at 2:00pm
Friday, July 18 at 7:30pm
Apprentice Scene Programs
Des Moines Metro Opera
2025 Scene Programs
Saturday, June 28 at 2pm - Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Saturday, July 5 at 2pm - Mustafà (L’Italiana in Algeri)
Thursday, July 10 at 2pm - Claggart (Billy Budd)
The Flying Dutchman
Chorus
Des Moines Metro Opera
Maestro David Neely leads this sweeping, evocative score which features epic choruses, thrilling orchestrations and a superstar cast headlined by bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, who makes his DMMO debut as the Dutchman. Company favorite Joshua Borths makes his mainstage directing debut, charting the course of Richard Wagner’s return to the DMMO stage for the first time in nearly 40 years. Steven C. Kemp returns as scenic designer and Ian Wallace debuts as projection designer.
PERFORMANCES
Friday, June 27 at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 29 at 2:00pm
Friday, July 4 at 6:00pm
Saturday, July 12 at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30pm
Thursday, July 17 at 7:30pm
Sunday, July 20 at 2:00pm
Apprentice Spotlight Concert
Des Moines Metro Opera
Saturday, May 31 6:30pm
Blank Performing Arts Center lobby
513 North D St, Indianola
Roméo et Juliette
Frère Laurent
Bel Cantanti Opera
May 10,11,17,18
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
Albert Herring
The Vicar, Mr. Gedge (Cover)
Opera Baltimore
Cover Performance 4/27
Performances 4/28, 4/30, 5/2
The Engineer’s Club in Baltimore
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
Sir John Falstaff
Maryland Opera Studio
April 11, 13, 16, 19
The Clarice
Béatrice et Bénédict/Die Entführung aus dem Serail (scenes)
Don Pédro - Béatrice et Bénédict
Osmin - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Castleton Festival Vocal Immersion Program
January 18, 2025
Così fan tutte
Don Alfonso
Maryland Opera Studio
Kay Theater at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
November 19,20,22,24 2024
Orgullo! by K(c)abil
Manifesto
Created by Christian De Gré Cárdenas & Joseph Reese Anderson; with Sarah Sanders & Elias "Uva" Diaz
Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater
Livestream: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2024/o/orgullo/
September 15, 2024 @5:30 +8:30
Stars of Tomorrow Concert
Alidoro/Pistola (Scenes)
Des Moines Metro Opera
Stars of Tomorrow Concert
La Cenerentola/Falstaff
July 20, 2024
American Apollo (World Premiere)
American Apollo (World Premiere)
Jimmy O'Donnelly/Mr.Carhart (Cover)
Des Moines Metro Opera
July 2024
Pelléas et Mélisande
Arkel (Cover)/Chorus
This new production features baritone Edward Nelson in a company debut as Pelléas, soprano Sydney Mancasola as Mélisande, Brandon Cedel in a company debut as Golaud, with Derrick Inouye leading the DMMO Festival Orchestra in his company debut and Chas Rader-Shieber returning to direct his seventh DMMO production.
PERFORMANCES
July 6 at 7:30pm
July 12 at 7:30pm
July 17 at 7:30pm
July 21 at 2:00pm
The Barber of Seville
Ambrogio (Cover)/Il Notaio
Baritone Alexander Birch Elliott returns to DMMO as the wily Figaro, rising tenor Duke Kim makes his mainstage debut in the role of Count Almaviva and mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce returns to make a role debut as Rosina. Maestro Gary Thor Wedow conducts and Lindy Hume’s vibrant production will make a company debut.
PERFORMANCES
June 30 at 2:00pm - SOLD OUT
July 5 at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
July 14 at 2:00pm - SOLD OUT
July 16 at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
July 20 at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
Don Giovanni/La Cenerentola (scenes)
Leporello/Alidoro (Scenes)
Des Moines Metro Opera
Apprentice Artist Scenes Program
Don Giovanni/La Cenerentola
July 2024
Maryland Opera Studio Scenes Program
Méphistopheles/Figaro/Giove (Scenes)
Faust, Le nozze di Figaro, La Calisto
Scenes Recital
Maryland Opera Studio
May 2024
Florencia en el Amazonas
Riolobo (Cover)/Naviero Cojo
Florencia en el Amazonas
Daniel Catán
Maryland Opera Studio
April 2024
Orgullo! (World Premiere)
Manifesto
Orgullo (World Premiere)
February 2024
Maryland Opera Studio
Mozart and Mark
Don Alfonso (Scenes)
National Gallery of Art
Mark Rothko Exhibit
Maryland Opera Studio
January 2024
Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb
Bass Soloist
Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb (and others)
Church of the Epiphany Choral Concert
December 2023
American Apollo (Workshop)
Jimmy O'Donnelly/Chorus #2/MC (Workshop)
Damien Geter’s American Apollo
Des Moines Metro Opera
November 2023