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“Blue” – Album released

“Blue” has been released. Click here to order: The album – produced by Washington National Opera in association with San Francisco Classical Recording Company – has been released as 2 SACDs and in digital format for streaming and high-resolution downloads. Digital Worldwide Release date was: March 25, 2022

"Blue shines a light on the heroes who walk amongst us. Friends, family, extended communities of individuals who lift us up and support us. Each member empathizes with the unimaginable turmoil inflicted upon this Black American family."

“Blue is surely one of the best new operas to have been written in North America (…) in the past dozen years.”
“The one big name in the cast is Gordon Hawkins, a world-renowned Porgy, Rigoletto and Alberich who here establishes a rock-solid presence as The Reverend.”
Ralph P. Locke

Listening During Covid, Part 11: Making Classical Music New in All Kinds of Ways Review of Blue recording By Prof. Ralph P. Locke

Gordon Hawkins in Studio

SANTA FE OPERA

June 13 – 28, 2022

Gordon Hawkins in Concert

Sinfonieorchester St.Gallen, Switzerland
Porgy & Bess, Gershwin

May 18/20/22, 2022

For tickets:
www.theatersg.ch/de/programm/porgy-and-bess/2430

Summertime und Easy Living in der Tonhalle: Gershwins «Porgy and Bess» konzertant – aber nicht nur

Dirigent Wayne Marshall, hier während einer Probe zu «Porgy and Bess» in der Tonhalle St.Gallen. Bilder:Victor Marin/Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium

Gordon Hawkins, Versatile Baritone, Speaks of His Role & Career

Pittsburgh Opera Presents Local Premiere of “Blue”

Blue at Seattle Opera, Washington

“The opera Blue is a portrait of a family in crisis, and the role the community plays in healing their pain. Creating the role of the Reverend is truly an honor. One might even call it a leap of faith. What I uncovered during the rehearsal process, was a connection to my own true spirit, a trust in my instincts which had been nurtured years ago in family, church, and community.”

Role: The Reverend

February 26 / 27, 2022
March 2/5/9/11/12, 2022

Seattle Opera, Washington

Zoom live conversation with Gordon Hawkins

School Culture, Equity and Diversity Committee with the MVP Department presents: GORDON HAWKINS

We invite you to join with questions for an informal conversation with Mr. Hawkins.

https://miami.zoom.us/j/91617494663
Meeting ID: 916 1749 4663

Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at 7:00 pm (GMT).
This virtual event is free and open to the public

TOSCA, Puccini

Role: Baron Scarpia

Portland Opera, Oregan
October 29, 31
November 4, 6

Role: Baron Scarpia, Chief of police

“The entrance of Scarpia may be one of the most dramatic musical moments in all of opera. With Scarpia, Puccini allows the baritone voice to explore the fullest range of colors and timbres. Act two could stand alone as a masterpiece! Every time I perform the role of Scarpia, I can feel the music of his first entrance, and this power literally propels me across the stage.”

Tosca is a melodrama set in Rome in June 1800. Napoleons forces are threatening to overpower Rome, causing great concern in Naples. Baron Scarpia is dispatched to extinguish this insurrection and return order. Tensions and pressures grow with each passing hour, and time is of the essence.

Visit the website of Portland Opera

Nightly Met Opera Streams

Iphigénie en Tauride by Gluck

Role: King Thoas

Starring:
Susan Graham, Plácido Domingo, Paul Groves, Gordon Hawkins, Patrick Summers

On Wednesday March 24, 2021 the Metropolitan Opera will air its production of IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE recorded on Saturday, February 26, 2011.

The performance is available for a total of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day.

https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357014110

Black History Month: Washington National Opera celebrates Gordon Hawkins

As part of #BlackHistoryMonth, Washington National Opera is celebrating the narratives and voices of Black artists, singers, and composers.

Feb. 10, 2021 WNO celebrates #GordonHawkins

“Gordon Hawkins is critically acclaimed throughout the world for his in-depth interpretations and lush baritone voice. As a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Music, he sang the various bel canto roles of Italian opera. Hawkins has an impressive number of title roles under his belt. Some of his lead roles include the title role of Nabucco and Macbeth, Count di Luna in Il Trovatore, Scarpia in Tosca, Amonasro in Aida, and many more. He’s won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was awarded the Washington National Opera Artist of the Year in 2006. Hawkins is also a Professor of Voice at Arizona State University.” Washington National Opera

[Presented as part of #BlackCultureMatters, a WNO content series centering Black voices in the arts and affirming that Black lives matter.]

Pictured here: Gordon Hawkins as Alberich in Washing National Operas 2016 production of Rheingold.

An Evening with Portland Opera: A Free & Virtual Concert from Rose City – Portland Gala (Oct. 17)

Date: Oct 17, 2020
Time: 7.30 pm PDT – 10.30 pm EST – 4.30 am CET

For more information:
https://www.portlandopera.org/production/virtual-concert/

Portland Opera will kick off its 2020-21 season with an opera gala. The concert will feature sopranos Vanessa Isiguen, Alexandra LoBianco, and Caitlin Lynch; mezzo-soprano Daryl Freedman; baritones Michael Chioldi, Gordon Hawkins, and Will Liverman; and bass-baritone Daniel Mobbs. Pianists include company Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor Nicholas Fox, as well as Cris Frisco, Steven McGhee, Joshua Quinn, and Carol Wong.

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