
Program
PART I
“Habanera” by G. Bizet
Mariam Mouawad
“La donna è mobile” by G. Verdi
Ndumiso Nyoka
“My Way” by Rivaux/Francois
Seth-Emmanuel Clarke
PART II
“Love Me Tender” by Presley/Matson
Ndumiso Nyoka
“I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story by Bernstein
Hannah Madeleine Goodman
“Cheek to Cheek” by Berlin
Seth-Emmanuel Clarke & Mariam Mouawad
“Sittin’ on the dock of the Bay” by Redding/Cropper
Seth-Emmanuel Clarke
PART III
“Pink Pony Club” by Amstutz/Nigro (Roan)
Mariam Mouawad
"Bohemian Rapsody" by Freddie Mercury/Queen
Hannah Madeleine Goodman
“Fly Me To the Moon” by B. Howard
Ndumiso Nyoka
“Don’t Stop Believin’” by Perry/Cane/Schon
Company
Meet the Artists

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

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