…impressive vocal performance…
…vocal authority and power…
…sterling vocal characterization…
...one whose power drives through one's body on hearing it...
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BLUE (New Production)
Role: The Reverend
Sept.11/12, 21
For more information:
- https://wdet.org/posts/2021/08/27/91377-michigan-opera-theatre-presents-blue-exploring-race-and-police-brutality-in-america/
- https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/28754/blue_racial_injustice_is_focus_of_michigan_opera_theatre_outside_shows_in_detroit
- https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Celebrates-50th-Season-With-Tazewell-Thompsons-Landmark-Opera-BLUE-At-The-Aretha-Franklin-Amphitheatre-20210816
Upcoming Performances
TOSCA, Puccini
Role: Baron Scarpia
Portland Opera, Oregan
October 29, 31
November 4, 6
Role: Baron Scarpia, Chief of police
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.
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BLUE
Role: The Reverend
February 11 & 13, 2022
BLUE
Role: The Reverend
February 26 / 27, 2022
March 2/5/9/11/12, 2022
BLUE
Role: The Reverend
April 23 / 26 / 28 / 29, 2022
Mai 1, 2022
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.
Sharing experiences and thoughts
Donnie Ray Albert, Arthur Woodley, Alvy Powell and Gordon Hawkins,
in conversation with Kenneth Overton.
September 28, 2020
7 pm EST – 4 pm PST – 1 am CET
Facebook live
Blue, in Memoriam
The “Blue” casts of The Glimmerglass Festival and Washington National Opera joined for a poignant musical offering from the Music Critics Association of North America’s Best New Opera of 2020.
Nightly Met Opera Streaming, On Demand
“Un ballo in Maschera” by Verdi
Role: Cristiano
August – 20, 2020
In tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, see the beloved tenor Lucian Pavarotti headline a 1991 telecast of the opera, available starting at
7:30 pm ET August 20 until August 21, at 6:30 pm ET
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357012727
Starring:
Luciano Pavarotti, Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Leo Nucci, Gordon Hawkins
Conducted by James Levine.
Recorded in January 1991
Blue – Mostly Mozart Festival Evening Broadcast
Blue – Mostly Mozart Festival Evening Broadcast
Role: The Reverend
August 14, 5 pm PST – 8 pm EST – 2 am CET
The centerpiece of the 2020 Mostly Mozart Festival is a documentary about the opera Blue.
Hailed by The New York Times for its “elegant” libretto, “vibrant performance from an orchestra of nearly 50 players,” and “superb” cast the documentary will pair exclusive musical highlights from the opera’s debut at the 2019 Glimmerglass Festival, enriched by commentary from its creators, composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist/director Tazewell Thompson. Musicologist Naomi André will offer context and insight into Blue’s creation and enduring resonance.
Their voices will be interwoven and richly scored with music from the opera, bringing the story to life in an immersive narrative audio experience.
Starring: Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Gordon Hawkins