John DeMain leads the Madison Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Director Beverly Taylor of the Madison Symphony Chorus to stage the Dvořák Requiem. The production features Soprano Ann Toomey, Mezzo-Soprano Julie Miller, Tenor Eric Barry, and Bass Matt Boehler. Composed at the peak of Dvořák’s career, this colossal masterpiece comprises thirteen movements and two parts traditionally separated by an intermission. With a quartet of solo singers in addition to an enormous choir and standard orchestra complete with brass and percussion,…

John DeMain leads the Madison Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Director Beverly Taylor of the Madison Symphony Chorus to stage the Dvořák Requiem. The production features Soprano Ann Toomey, Mezzo-Soprano Julie Miller, Tenor Eric Barry, and Bass Matt Boehler. Composed at the peak of Dvořák’s career, this colossal masterpiece comprises thirteen movements and two parts traditionally separated by an intermission. With a quartet of solo singers in addition to an enormous choir and standard orchestra complete with brass and percussion,…

Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach English translation by Jeremy Sams Sung in English with projected English text Madison Opera Premiere Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8pm ~ Sunday, April 19, 2020 | 2:30pm Conductor John DeMain Stage Director Alison Moritz   Eurydice Jeni Houser Orpheus David Blalock Pluto Javier Abreu Jupiter Craig Verm Public Opinion Judith Skinner* Cupid Gillian Hollis Diana Ariana Douglas* John Styx Robert A. Goderich   *Madison Opera debut   Please note: All casts subject…

Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach English translation by Jeremy Sams Sung in English with projected English text Madison Opera Premiere   Conductor John DeMain Stage Director Alison Moritz   Eurydice Jeni Houser Orpheus David Blalock Pluto Javier Abreu Jupiter Craig Verm Public Opinion Judith Skinner* Cupid Gillian Hollis Diana Ariana Douglas* John Styx Robert A. Goderich   *Madison Opera debut   Please note: All casts subject to change.

Russian-Israeli powerhouse Yefim Bronfman returns to Overture Hall to perform Brahms’s first piano concerto. One of the most revered and accomplished pianists in modernity, Bronfman has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning in 1997 for a joint recording of the three Bartok Piano Concerti with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His “technical brawn” and “glittery grace” meet the challenge of this incredibly demanding keyboard masterpiece. Bronfman’s performance follows the grandeur of Weber’s Overture from Euryanthe and the…

Russian-Israeli powerhouse Yefim Bronfman returns to Overture Hall to perform Brahms’s first piano concerto. One of the most revered and accomplished pianists in modernity, Bronfman has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning in 1997 for a joint recording of the three Bartok Piano Concerti with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His “technical brawn” and “glittery grace” meet the challenge of this incredibly demanding keyboard masterpiece. Bronfman’s performance follows the grandeur of Weber’s Overture from Euryanthe and the…

John DeMain leads the Madison Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Director Beverly Taylor of the Madison Symphony Chorus to stage the Dvořák Requiem. The production features Soprano Ann Toomey, Mezzo-Soprano Julie Miller, Tenor Eric Barry, and Bass Matt Boehler. Composed at the peak of Dvořák’s career, this colossal masterpiece comprises thirteen movements and two parts […]

John DeMain leads the Madison Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Director Beverly Taylor of the Madison Symphony Chorus to stage the Dvořák Requiem. The production features Soprano Ann Toomey, Mezzo-Soprano Julie Miller, Tenor Eric Barry, and Bass Matt Boehler. Composed at the peak of Dvořák’s career, this colossal masterpiece comprises thirteen movements and two parts […]

Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach English translation by Jeremy Sams Sung in English with projected English text Madison Opera Premiere Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8pm ~ Sunday, April 19, 2020 | 2:30pm Conductor John DeMain Stage Director Alison Moritz   Eurydice Jeni Houser Orpheus David Blalock Pluto Javier Abreu Jupiter Craig Verm […]

Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach English translation by Jeremy Sams Sung in English with projected English text Madison Opera Premiere   Conductor John DeMain Stage Director Alison Moritz   Eurydice Jeni Houser Orpheus David Blalock Pluto Javier Abreu Jupiter Craig Verm Public Opinion Judith Skinner* Cupid Gillian Hollis Diana Ariana Douglas* John Styx […]

Russian-Israeli powerhouse Yefim Bronfman returns to Overture Hall to perform Brahms’s first piano concerto. One of the most revered and accomplished pianists in modernity, Bronfman has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning in 1997 for a joint recording of the three Bartok Piano Concerti with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His “technical […]

Russian-Israeli powerhouse Yefim Bronfman returns to Overture Hall to perform Brahms’s first piano concerto. One of the most revered and accomplished pianists in modernity, Bronfman has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning in 1997 for a joint recording of the three Bartok Piano Concerti with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His “technical […]