

September 18, 2024 at 6:30pm
The Basement Lounge
6323 Camp Bowie Blvd #125, Fort Worth, TX 76116
Program
“La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Ndumiso Nyoka
“Little Song” from Mortal Storm Op. 29 no. 2
“Faithful One” from Mortal Storm Op. 29 no. 4
Robert Owens (1925-2017)
Seth-Emmanuel Clarke
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“Ah! Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Hannah Madeleine Goodman
“Climb Ev’ry Mountain” from The Sound of Music
Richard Rogers (1902–1979) & Oscar Hammerstein (1895–1960)
Mariam Mouawad
“Au Fond du Temple Saint” from The Pearl Fishers
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Ndumiso Nyoka and Seth-Emmanuel Clarke
"The Girl in 14G"
Jeanine Tesori (1961- ) & Dick Scanlon (1960- )
Hannah Madeleine Goodman
“New York Lights” from A View from the Bridge
William Bolcom (1938- )
Ndumiso Nyoka
“Sous le dôme épais” from Lakmé
Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Hannah Madeleine Goodman and Mariam Mouawad
"I Want To Die While You Love Me"
Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Seth-Emmanuel Clarke
“Non più mesta” from La Cenerentola
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Mariam Mouawad
Meet the Artists
Fort Worth Opera Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artists
A discovery and training program for emerging opera singers, the Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artists program offers professional experience to exceptional performers every year. This group of talented and driven young opera singers is selected through a nationwide audition process. At Fort Worth Opera they get to work for a professional opera company to further or launch their performance careers.

Hannah Madeleine Goodman
soprano
Soprano Hannah Madeleine Goodman, hailed for her “adept coloratura” and “exquisite dynamics,” is delighted to be a Fort Worth Opera Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist for the 2024-25 season! Originally from Oregon and based in New York, her credits include: Los Angeles Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Saratoga, Philadelphia Orchestra, Bangor Symphony Orchestra, television’s Glee, iSING! International Young Artists Festival (China). Semifinalist, 2023 Camille Coloratura Awards; Quarterfinalist: 2024 American Traditions Competition.

Mariam Mouawad
mezzo-soprano
Born and raised in the city of Zahlé, Lebanon, mezzo-soprano Mariam Mouawad, is currently a resident artist at Fort Worth Opera. Notable appearances:
Dorabella, Così fan tutte (Shreveport Opera); Musetta, La Bohéme (Shreveport Opera); Federico Lorca, Ainadamar (Moores Opera Center); Charlotte, A Little Night Music,(MOC); Tolomeo, Giulio Cesare (MOC); Adélaïde, La Belle et La Bête (MOC); Ariodante (cover), Ariodante (Opera Neo); Cendrillon, Cendrillon (San Diego State University); Minsk Woman, Flight (SDSU); Orfeo, Orfeo ed Euridice (SDSU).

Ndumiso Nyoka
tenor
Ndumiso Nyoka completed his Performer’s Diploma and Master’s in Voice from SMU, his Doctoral Fellowship in Opera at OU, and his Artist Diploma at TCU. He has a long history of opera performance, including singing with the Fort Worth Opera and Dallas Opera Outreach Programs, and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He hails from Ladysmith, South Africa, and sang at the late former South African President Nelson Mandela’s funeral. Now located in Dallas, he sings with his wife at Christ the King Catholic Church.”

Seth Emmanuel Clarke
bass-baritone
A local resident of Dallas, TX, Seth-Emmanuel Clarke, bass-baritone, completed a Performance Diploma in Voice Performance at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in May 2024 under Professor Barbara Hill-Moore after having also completed his Master’s in May of 2023. Most recently, Seth was a vocalist for the 2024 Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert in which he sang the role of Figaro in excerpts from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro.

Igor Parshin
pianist
A graduate of the famous Gnessin State Musical College (2004 – 2008) and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (2008 – 2015), Igor Parshin graduated with the highest marks of his graduation year. Igor Parshin currently serves as a collaborative and solo pianist as well as music teacher in Fort Worth, Texas. He gives piano lessons at The Music Conservatory at Fort Worth Country Day, performing Cliburn in the Classroom series of educational programs organized by The Cliburn foundation, as well accompanying singers at the Fort Worth Opera. He is also pursuing Doctor of Musical Arts degree at TCU under the guidance of Doctor Tamas Ungar.
Thank you

Thank you, Kwedar & Co., for your generous sponsorship of Opera Shots this season. Your support plays a vital role in bringing the magic of opera to our audience, and we truly appreciate your commitment to the arts.

Thank you to The Basement Lounge for graciously hosting Opera Shots. Your support and hospitality makes this event a memorable experience for everyone involved. We truly appreciate your partnership and look forward to future collaborations


