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May 13, 2023 at 2:00pm

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St

Fort Worth TX 76107

About

This concert will feature scenes from beloved standard and thrilling contemporary operas: La Bohéme by Giacomo Puccini, L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti, Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, 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.

 

This cohort of Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artists has been active in the Fort Worth community since the start of their tenure back in September. They have been showcased in several mainstage concerts with FWO from “Una Fuego de Una Mujer” in the fall to “A Night of Black Excellence” this past winter. They have performed an abridged version of Hansel and Gretel and premiered new works like Stand Up, a collaboration between FWO Music Director Emeritus Joe Illick and Director of COT Production & Civic Impact Sheran Goodspeed Keyton, and Bienvenidos, a celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. When they leave Fort Worth for the summer, these artists will complete residencies at prestigious young artist programs like Opera Theater St. Louis, Glimmerglass, and Santa Fe. Come and see them in this intimate concert setting before they take the industry by storm this summer.

FORT WORTH OPERA

General and Artistic Director

Angela Turner Wilson

 

Presents the

HATTIE MAE LESLEY

RESIDENT ARTIST SHOWCASE

featuring Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artists

ADIA EVANS      NATHANIEL CATASCA    MALCOLM PAYNE, JR.

 

with Guest Artist

ARIELLE COLLIER

and Narrator

ANDRES LOSADA

Director                                                            Music Director

COREY TRAHAN                                                 DR. CHARLENE LOTZ

Production Manager

SHERAN GOODSPEED KEYTON

Stage Manager                                      Assistant Stage Manager

TYRIINIKA MARIE WASHINGTON                        MEREDITH BROWNING

Production Assistants

JUSTIN MILLER              JACOB HOPE

Resident Video Producer                       Resident Photographer

CHARLES W. BUSH                                 FREDDIE WATKINS

For Appointed Productions                    For Forever Photography

 

SPECIAL THANKS

The Modern Art Museum Staff, FWO Support Staff, and our 2022/23 sponsors

Cast

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Adia Evans

Soprano

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Nathaniel Catasca

Tenor

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Malcolm Payne Jr.

Baritone

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Arielle Collier

Guest Artist

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Andres Losada

Narrator

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Corey Trahan

Director

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Dr Charlene Lotz

Music Director

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