Festival Opera

🤩 MEET THE CAST! 🤩
These sensational artists bring the tale of ALCINA and her enchanted island to life June 19 & 21 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.

Alcina: Nikola Printz
Ruggiero: Courtney Miller
Morgana: Shawnette Sulker
Bradamante: Sara Couden
Oronte: Spencer Greene
Oberto: Nina Jones
Melisso: Isaiah Musik-Ayala

Conductor: Derek Tam
Director: Zachary Gordin
With the Festival Opera Chorus & Orchestra
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🎫 TICKETS $55-95, $20 student tix. Available at festivalopera.org or by calling the Lesher Center Ticket Office at (925) 943-7469. ​

PERFORMANCES at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Friday, June 19 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, June 21 at 2:00 pm
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA

Performed in Italian with English supertitles
Running time: approximately 2 hours 20 minutes

Festival Opera announces auditions for chorus, and cover roles for ALCINA (Handel, performed in Italian) in collaboration with the San Francisco Early Music Society. Concert performances will take place at Hertz Hall, Berkeley on June 13 (7:30 pm) and June 14 (2:00 pm); with the fully staged production at the Lesher Center for the Arts performing June 19th (7:30 pm) and 21 (2:00 pm). We are only seeking Bay Area based artists for this opportunity. Chorus will perform on-book for concert performances and memorized for staging rehearsals/staged performances. Production/Cast info is online at: https://www.festivalopera.org/alcina

Interested singers should send an email with resume or short bio to [email protected] - if you have not sung with us in the past two seasons, please also include a recent video of a solo aria or art song and a resume or short bio for pre-screening. Callback auditions and auditions for cover roles will be arranged as needed. Chorus participation is volunteer, small stipends are available for cover artists. Please share with anyone who may be a good fit, and feel free to message or email for more info.