…impressive vocal performance…
…vocal authority and power…
…sterling vocal characterization…
…one whose power drives through one’s body on hearing it…
…one of the world’s leading dramatic baritones…
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.
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
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.
“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
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
Seattle Opera Podcast
August 5, 12am PST – 3 PM EST – 9 PM CET
https://seattleopera.libsyn.com/nabucco-intermission-chat-with-gordon-hawkins
also at:
https://www.seattleopera.org/inside-look/podcasts/
and
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seattle-opera-podcast/id1445932842
Seattle Opera re-broadcast – incl. intermission chat with Gordon Hawkins
Role: Nabucco
August 1, 2020
Start: 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 7 pm CET
Starring:
Gordon Hawkins, Mary Elisabeth Williams, Jamie Barton, Christian Van Horn
Go to www.king.org
Press the reddish play button, at the very top.
For further information
With the coronavirus canceling the Cincinnati Opera’s 100th anniversary season, opera fans can enjoy some of the company’s greatest productions online and on WGUC this summer.
Aida by Verdi
Role : Amonasro
July, 25 – 1 pm EST
Starring:
Latonia Moore, Michelle DeYoung, Antonello Palombi, Gordon Hawkins, Morris Robinson
Carlo Rizzi, conductor.
Bliss Hebert, stage director.
https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/wguc-encore-broadcasts
Additional schedule and performance information can be found here:
https://www.wguc.org/programs/?program=cincinnatiopera