Winspear Opera House | 2403 Flora Street, Dallas Texas 75201

See and hear the best-of-the-best young talent compete on the Winspear stage for a chance to be discovered. Finalists will perform with The Dallas Opera Orchestra as they compete against singers from across the country, many of whom are already appearing with national opera companies. Attendees are invited to join the action by voting for the “People’s Choice Award” winner of the evening!

Performers and program details will be released in January 2024.

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UMSO February Concert | Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall | 8270 Alumni Drive, College Park MD 20740

Join the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra for their first concert of the new year! This special performance will feature guest and faculty vocalists, as well as guest conductor and Maryland Opera Studio Director Craig Kier.

ABOUT THE UMD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (UMSO)

Through its committed and polished performances under the baton of David Neely, UMSO is dedicated to the power of musical communication. In its repertoire, the orchestra explores the intersection between traditional symphonic masterworks and marginalized works from various eras, with many programs featuring composers of diverse backgrounds.

Ms. Evans will be a featured guest artist for this concert. Livestream available.

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​The George and Nora London Foundation for Singers offers substantial awards to the most promising performers through its 52nd annual juried competition for outstanding young North American opera singers. This year's judges will be Harolyn Blackwell, Susan Quittmeyer, Susanne Mentzer, Dimitri Pittas, and James Morris. Michael Fennelly is the event’s pianist for the final round, which will be followed by the awards announcement.

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Stella Boyd Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas - Little Rock | 2801 S. University Avenue Campus Drive, Little Rock, AK

In recognition of a generous gift from the Laffont family, the Met’s nationwide vocal competition—known since its founding in 1954 as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions—begins a new chapter as the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Mrs. Laffont, an Advisory Director on the Met Board, has spent many hours volunteering with the auditions over the last 20 years, and she and her late husband, Eric, have long been among the program’s most dedicated supporters.

The competition is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers, and is sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera National Council, including members and hundreds of volunteers from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of today’s greatest singers got their start in the auditions, including Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Stephanie Blythe, Eric Owens, Lawrence Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Jamie Barton, Michael Fabiano, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ryan Speedo Green, and Nadine Sierra.

Ms. Evans was named a winner of the Tulsa District and will advance to the Midwest Regional Competition.

The Puccini Society invites you to attend our first program of the New Year presenting Adia Evans, soprano, 1st Place Winner of the 2023 Dallas Opera Guild Lone Star Biennial Vocal Competition on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 3:00 pm. Members $30 | Guests $40. Valet Parking is provided. Please RSVP to PucciniSociety@gmail.com for the address and details.

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Location: Cascia Hall Performing Arts Center, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114

In recognition of a generous gift from the Laffont family, the Met’s nationwide vocal competition—known since its founding in 1954 as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions—begins a new chapter as the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Mrs. Laffont, an Advisory Director on the Met Board, has spent many hours volunteering with the auditions over the last 20 years, and she and her late husband, Eric, have long been among the program’s most dedicated supporters.

The competition is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers, and is sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera National Council, including members and hundreds of volunteers from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of today’s greatest singers got their start in the auditions, including Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Stephanie Blythe, Eric Owens, Lawrence Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Jamie Barton, Michael Fabiano, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ryan Speedo Green, and Nadine Sierra.

Adia will compete in the Tulsa District of the competition.

Location: Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 W 2nd St, Dayton, OH 45402

Escape from the holiday hustle and bustle with the Dayton Philharmonic and Chamber Chorus and immerse yourself in one of the most glorious oratorios of all time, Handel’s Messiah. With powerful and, at times, heartbreakingly beautiful music, Messiah and its popular “Hallelujah Chorus” has become a beloved holiday tradition featuring orchestra, chorus, and soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and bass soloists.

Adia will be featured as the soprano soloist.

OPERA CROWN, Tbilisi International Voice Competition takes place in the Georgian capital Tbilisi every two years, each time offering contestants from all over the world the best and most welcoming atmosphere to perform at their very best.

The Competition is open to opera singers at the start of their professional careers and aims at discovering and facilitating the promotion of young talented singers by giving them the opportunity to be heard by a panel of top opera professionals – artistic and casting directors from the world's best opera houses.

The 3rd Competition took place from November 20 to November 25, 2023, at the Tbilisi Opera House. Ms. Evans will represent the USA in the final round on November 25.

Location: Kimble Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion Fort Worth, TX

“Arguably the world’s most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer” – The Wall Street Journal

Composer Jake Heggie is best known for the operas Dead Man Walking, Moby-Dick, It’s a Wonderful Life, Three Decembers, Two Remain, and If I Were You. He is currently at work on his 10th full-length opera, Intelligence, as well as new works for violinist Joshua Bell, New Century Chamber Orchestra, the Miró Quartet, and Music of Remembrance. The operas and his nearly 300 art songs have been performed extensively on five continents, championed by some of the world’s most beloved artists. With a libretto by the late Terrence McNally, Dead Man Walking has become “the most celebrated American opera of the 21st century” (Chicago Tribune). It has received nearly 80 international productions since its San Francisco Opera premiere in 2000.

And this season, one of the most iconic living American composers makes his first Cliburn Concerts appearance in 15 years, in a dynamic evening at the Kimbell, featuring performances of his works by locally based artists (as well as the composer himself) and an insightful conversation with the Cliburn’s Buddy Bray.

https://cliburn.org/?performance=jake-heggie-composer-piano

Location: 7995 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910

Avanti Orchestra
Shun Yao, conductor finalist*
Adia Evans, soprano

Program:

Unsuk Chin: Subito con forza

Mahler: Symphony No. 4.

*The Avanti Orchestra is featuring four conductor finalists this season, after an extensive search and review of more than 50 applicants. Orchestra and audience members will have an opportunity to appraise each finalist!

https://fmmc.org/event/avanti-orchestra-concert-2/

Location: Private Invitation in Dallas, TX

To kick off the first day of fall, Bravo! is hosting a party of firsts! Join us for the first fall party of the season with the first presentation by Ian Derrer, including an opportunity to meet and hear a performance by the phenomenal Adia Evens, the recent winner of the Dallas Opera Lone Star Vocal Competition. It’s a party of many firsts!

Location: Lyric Opera House, Chicago IL

Join us to watch more than 20 finalists representing the world’s finest emerging artists audition for a spot in the Ryan Opera Center’s 2024/25 Ensemble. This is a unique opportunity to hear opera’s future stars and participate by voting for the Audience Favorite Award.

https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/lyric-opera/ryan-opera-center-final-auditions/

The Next Generation…Center Stage

The opera’s singing and technical apprentices take the mainstage spotlight for two unique evenings of staged scenes. These evenings are fun-filled “sampler boxes” of operatic styles. They are a great introduction to opera and a great value for families to enjoy an evening out.  They are the perfect opportunity to experience the future of opera – now.

The opera’s singing and technical apprentice programs have launched numerous distinguished careers, including singers William Burden, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Fabiano, Brandon Jovanovich, Kate Lindsey, Samuel Ramey, Susanna Phillips, and technicians Ruth E. Carter, Alex Davila, B.R. Delaney, Jennifer Good, Rupert Hemmings, Aja Jackson, and Jeffrey Mace to name a few.

Ms. Evans will be featured on the first evening of apprentice scenes as Eva in Die Meistersinger Quintet scene.

Location: Santa Fe Opera House, Stieren Orchestra Hall

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist Masterclass with Elza van den Heever, star of this season’s production of the Flying Dutchman.

Fort Worth Opera Resident Artists take the Stage in a self-produced Recital at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. This concert will feature scenes from beloved standard and thrilling contemporary operas: La Bohéme by Giacomo Puccini, L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti, Les pêcheurs des perles by George Bizet, The Crucible by Robert Ward, and Fellow Travelers by Gregory Spears. Not only do these selected scenes chronicle times of persecution in history—one during the Salem Witch Trials, another during the Lavender Scare, for instance –  they also examine fractured interpersonal relationships as these characters grapple with grief, abuse, and heartbreak. The title, Love Quarrels, is a tribute to universal human struggles. Through this curated concert, audiences can experience the artistry of their Resident Artists, Adia Evans, soprano, Nathaniel Catasca, tenor, and Malcolm Payne Jr., baritone.

The Barbera Foundation presents The Pasadena Vocal Competition 2023! The Pasadena Vocal Competition (formerly Mentoris) is a 501-(c) 3 nonprofit organization, whose purpose is to financially support classical singers and promote community interest in opera. 2023 will mark the 6th year of the competition which has given away over $20,000 annually with funds awarded by the Pasadena Area Opera Trust.

The final concert is free and open to the public at 1750 Virginia Rd, San Marino, CA 91108 at 7p.

Location: Cascia Hall Performing Arts Center, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114

In recognition of a generous gift from the Laffont family, the Met’s nationwide vocal competition—known since its founding in 1954 as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions—begins a new chapter as the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Mrs. Laffont, an Advisory Director on the Met Board, has spent many hours volunteering with the auditions over the last 20 years, and she and her late husband, Eric, have long been among the program’s most dedicated supporters.

The competition is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers, and is sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera National Council, including members and hundreds of volunteers from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of today’s greatest singers got their start in the auditions, including Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Stephanie Blythe, Eric Owens, Lawrence Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Jamie Barton, Michael Fabiano, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ryan Speedo Green, and Nadine Sierra.

Ms. Evans was named a winner of the Tulsa District and will advance to the Midwest Regional Competition.

Location: I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA 1411 I M Terrell Cir S, Fort Worth, TX

In February, Fort Worth Opera will continue its annual celebration of Black History Month with A Night of Black Excellence: Songs of a Native Son. This year’s live performances, curated by General and Artistic Director Afton Battle and Music Director Alfrelynn Roberts, at Fort Worth’s historic I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA will feature performances from singers John Holiday, Donnie Ray Albert, and Naguanda Nobles. Joined by the ANOBE Ensemble, Dr. Clark Joseph, Monya Davis Logan, Lesio Littlejohn and Cassidy Robinson, along with poet Leslie N. Polk, the Cosmopolitan Dance Troupe, members of our Hattie Mae Lesley Resident and Studio Artists and more!

This year’s A Night of Black Excellence will honor Commissioner Roy C. Brooks for his years of service to Tarrant Country and Fort Worth. As we look to highlight, celebrate and lift up the Black Men who lead and are pillars of our community, Songs of a Native Son will include musical performances that fill our souls and hearts. 

Ms. Evans will be a featured soloist on this wonderful concert.

Find out more here: https://www.fwopera.org/nightofblackexcellence

Location: Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU

Featuring the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Damien Geter

This profound work by Damien Geter was recently premiered May 7 by the Resonance Ensemble and Oregon Symphony, and is the first Requiem to honor African Americans who have lost their lives due to racial violence. Mr. Geter has integrated the traditional Latin Requiem with contemporary text, such as Ida B. Wells speech from 1909, Lynching is Color Line Murder, civil rights declarations, poetry, and the famous last words of Eric Garner and now George Floyd, “I can’t breathe”. The music is infused with elements of jazz, gospel, and spirituals. Presented in 19 movements, the Requiem will be conducted by Mr. Geter himself with soloists Bernard Holcomb, Karmesha Peake, Brandie Sutton, Thomas Cannon, poet and heARTivist Dr. S. Renee Mitchell, the Fort Worth Opera Chorus, prepared by Alfrelynn Roberts, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. This epic symphonic social commentary will honor past and present victims of racial violence and spur reflection on how to build a more hopeful future.

Ms. Evans has the honor of covering the incomparable Brandie Sutton on the soprano solo and performing in the chorus.

Find out more here: https://www.fwopera.org/africanamericanrequiem

The Barbera Foundation presents The Pasadena Vocal Competition 2023! The Pasadena Vocal Competition (formerly Mentoris) is a 501-(c) 3 nonprofit organization, whose purpose is to financially support classical singers and promote community interest in opera. 2023 will mark the 6th year of the competition which has given away over $20,000 annually with funds awarded by the Pasadena Area Opera Trust.

The semi-finals will be a closed audition in Pasadena, CA.