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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

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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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Thank you, Kwedar & Co., for your generous sponsorship and support 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.

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Thank you to BuDhaGirl for graciously providing their California Sparkling for A Taste of Opera.

STAFF

Angela Turner Wilson

General and Artistic Director 

Joe Illick

Music Director Emeritus

Mary Goosens

Chief Financial Officer 

Anthony Pound

Director of Education and Community Engagement

Gordon Kelly

Director of Marketing & Communications

Jennifer Chung Quintard

Director of Artistic Administration 

Courtney Kennebeck

Director of Development & Special Events

Kurt Howard
Production/Stage Manager

Kelly Hill

Associate Production Manager

Collins Osei

IT & Systems Administration

Dr. Charlene Lotz

Music Director for Children’s Opera Theatre and Civic Impact, Company Pianist

Meredith Browning

COT Production & Civic Impact Assistant

Faye Falconnier

Accountant & Business Operations

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Box Office Manager & Marketing Associate

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