After several months spent learning it, five weeks rehearsing it and another two performing it Intelligence at Houston Grand Opera is finally wrapped along with its recording for Apple Music Classical. I’m already on to the next project – a Verdi Requiem […]
It seems like so long ago that I posted the Arts & Culture Texas preview of Intelligence, Jake Heggie, Gene Scheer and Jawole Zollar’s new opera, and now I’m three performances into its World Premiere run at Houston Grand Opera and […]
Just when I thought the 2022-23 season was over, there turned out to be, as the late great Steve Jobs liked to say, “One More Thing”. I was invited to perform at the beautiful Sage concert hall in Gateshead, Newcastle […]
Eleven months ago today I was on stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the premiere of Children’s BBC’s Ocean Adventure at the 2022 Proms. It was the start of a very important period for me, marking as it did, my […]
The Time of Our Singing in St. Gallen wrapped last night with an electric performance by our entire cast and instrumental ensemble! It was such a wonderful experience to revisit Kris Defoort’s award-winning opera with a new orchestra, a new jazz […]
After six weeks of rehearsals with Theater St. Gallen, tonight I’m conducting the Swiss Premiere of Kris De Foort‘s wonderful new opera The Time of Our Singing, based on the novel by Richard Powers. This is the first revival of Ted Huffman‘s […]
Last week, I was excited to return to the U.S. for a week with the wonderful Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As you can see in the photo of the Washington Monument taken from my hotel room, the weather was beautiful and crisp, […]
Happy New Year everyone! After a sunny break in Trinidad over Christmas and New Year, I’m so excited to be back on the road! My winter tour started with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and a programme that included two of my favourite pieces: […]
La Monnaie/De Munt‘s production of Kris De Foort‘s opera The Time of Our Singing has won the International Opera Award for World Premiere of the Year 2021! I enjoy the adventure of bringing new theatrical works to the stage, but returning […]
Six weeks to the day after my arrival in a very sunny Amsterdam, the European Premiere of Blue, the award-winning opera by composer Jeanine Tesori and liberettist Tazewell Thompson, is behind us. Met with glowing reviews in the local press, the […]
