2009

America Youth Symphony
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles
A Tribute to Alan Sylvestri (Host, M/C, Soloist, Auctioneer)
with the American Youth Symphony
Alan Silvestri, conductor
Event: January 12, 6:30pm
St. James-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
La Jolla, CA
Recital
Works of Barber, Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Ives, Loesser, Mozart, Rodgers, Tosti, Verdi
Alan Smith, Pianist
Performance: February 8, 4pm
Performing Arts Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Recital
Works of Barber, Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Ives, Loesser, Mozart, Rodgers, Tosti, Verdi
Alan Smith, Pianist
Performance: February 12, 8pm
The Broad Stage
Santa Monica, CA
WORLD PREMIERE
Recital
Works of Barber, Bernstein, Britten, Copland, Ives, Jones, Rodgers
World Premiere: Epitaph, a song cycle by Thomas Randle
Alan Smith, Pianist
Performance: March 1, 4pm
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Paradise Ridge Winery
Santa Rosa, CA
An Evening of Song & Poetry
benefitting five performing arts organizations in Sonoma County
Works of Barber, Copland, Bernstein, Gioia, Henderson, Lauridsen, Ravel, Schubert, Verdi and others
With Jeffrey Kahane, Pianist
Dana Gioia, Poet
Event: March 7, 6pm
Lewis Family Playhouse
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Annual Performing Arts Telethon (Host/Performer)
Charter Cable Channel 3
with The Gilfry Family Singers
and the Caryn Cougar Chorus, Tina Gilfry, Conductor
March 13-15, see broadcast schedule for times
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Paris, France
Mendelssohn - Elijah (Elijah)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
with Lisa Milne, Marie-Claude Chappuis,Paul Groves
Choeurs de l'ArmŽe franaise
John Nelson, Conductor
Performances: March 25, 26; 8pm
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Chamber Music Sedona
St. John Vianney Church
Sedona, AZ
Recital
Works of Lopez-Buchardo, Respighi, Debussy, Griffes, Vaughan-Williams (Songs of Travel), Gordon
with Rita Borden, Pianist
Performance: March 29, 2:30pm
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San Diego Opera
San Diego, CA
Peter Grimes (Balstrode)
with Anthiony Dean Griffey, Jennifer Casey Cabot, Judith Christin, John del Carlo, Kristopher Irmiter, Greg Fedderly
Steurt Bedford, Conductor
John Copley, Director
Performances: April 18, 21, 24, 26m
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Ravinia Festival
Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Highland Park, IL
Camelot (Lancelot)
with George Hearn, Sylvia McNair
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Mark Robin, Director
Performance: June 5, 8pm
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Munich Opera Festival
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
CuvilliŽs-Theater
Munich, Germany
Trouble in Tahiti (Sam)
with Beth Clayton, Angela Brower, Jeffrey Behrens, Todd Boyce
Kent Nagano, Conductor
Schorsch Kamerun, Director
Performamces: July 7, 9, 10, 9pm
(all performances sold out)
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U.S. National Tour
South Pacific (Emile de Becque)
National Tour of the Lincoln Center Production
with Carmen Cusack, Anderson Davis, Peter Rini, Keala Settle, Gerry Becker, Matthew Saldivar
Larry Goldberg, Music Director
Bartlett Sher, Director
San Francisco, CA, Golden Gate Theater, Sep 7 - Oct 25
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Théâtre du Chatelet
Paris
The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp)
with Carin Gilfry as Liesl von Trapp, also Sylvia Schwartz, Julie Fuchs, Christine Arand, Kim Criswell, James McOran-Campbell
Emilio Sagi, Director
Kevin Farrell, Music Director
Performances: (26) from Dec 6 through Jan 3
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2010


U.S. National Tour (cont.)
South Pacific (Emile de Becque)
National Tour of the Lincoln Center Production
with Carmen Cusack, Anderson Davis, Peter Rini, Keala Settle, Gerry Becker, Matthew Saldivar
Larry Goldberg, Music Director
Bartlett Sher, Director
Melbourne, FL, King Center, Jan 18-24 Click here for tickets
Seattle, WA, 5th Avenue Theater, Jan 29 - Feb 21 Click here for tickets
San Antonio, TX, Majestic Theater, Mar 2-7 Click here for tickets
Houston, TX, The Hobby Center, Mar 9-21 Click here for tickets
Memphis, TN, Orpheum, Mar 23-28 Click here for tickets
Fayetteville, AK, Walton Arts Center, Mar 30 -Apr 4 Click here for tickets
Atlanta, GA, Fox Theater, Apr 6-11 Click here for tickets
Schenectady, NY, Proctors Theater, Apr 14-18 Click here for tickets
Hartford, CT, The Bushnell, Apr 20-25 Click here for tickets
Saint Paul, MN, Ordway Theater, May 4-16 Click here for tickets
Des Moines, IA, Civic Center, May 18-23 Click here for tickets
Los Angeles, CA, Ahmanson Theater, May 27-Jun 20 Click here for tickets
BBC Proms
John Wilson Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
London
The Classic Film Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein
with Sierra Boggess, Julian Ovenden, Anna-Jane Casey, Kim Criswell
John Wilson, conductor
Aug 22, 4pm
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
TV Broadcast Aug 28, 6:45pm BBC TV 2
Zürich Opera
Switzerland
WORLD PREMIERE
Gesualdo (Gesualdo)
with Liliana Nikiteanu, Benjamin Bernheim, Marie-Adeline Henry, Konstantin Wolff, Jérôme Billy, Judith Schmid, Gabriel Bermudez
Marc-André Dalbavie, composer, conductor
Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier, directors
Performances: Oct 10, 14, 19, 23, 29, 31, Nov 6
Théâtre du Chatelet
Paris
Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd)
with Deanne Meek, Jonathan Best, John Graham-Hall, David Curry, Nicholas Garrett, Rebecca Bottone, Pascal Charbonneau, Rebecca de Pont Davies
Lee Blakeley , director
David Charles Abell, conductor
Performances: April 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, May 2, 17, 18, 19, 20 21m, 22

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