Join us on October 24 at 6 PM for an exciting new Fort Worth Opera event! Whether you’re an opera veteran or new to the scene, this night has something for everyone.
Enjoy custom cocktails, tasty bites from local chefs, and performances by our Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artists, mixing opera classics with Sinatra and today’s biggest hits!
Tickets are $100, supporting our Children’s Opera Theater and other vital programs. Space is limited!
Please RSVP by October 16 to Courtney Kennebeck at
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Hear “opera with a twist” with everything from classical opera to todays hits from Fort Worth Opera Hattie Mae Lesley Resident 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.