Sunday, March 21, 2021

OperaWire.com: Julia Bullock, Russell Thomas & J'Nai Bridges are Headliners in LA Opera’s Signature Recital Series April 9, April 23 and May 21


March 21, 2021

By Francisco Salazar

The Signature Recital Series opens with Russell Thomas, the company’s Artist in Residence, joining pianist Mi-Kyung Kim for a performance of Schumann’s song cycle “Dichterliebe.” The performance which will be streamed on April 9 will be filmed at Atlanta’s Spivey Hall and will also include love songs by American composers Adolphus Hailstork and Robert Owens.

On April 23, J’Nai Bridges will appear alongside pianist Howard Watkins in a recital filmed at the Harlem School of the Arts.

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On May 21, Julia Bullock will be filmed at the stunning new Blaibach Concert Hall in Germany and will present a recital alongside pianist Laura Poe with German song repertoire of Wolf, Schumann, and Weill. There will also be American music by John Adams, Margaret Bonds and William Grant Still. Bullock will also perform from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music.”

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