Jarrod Lee

Hello, Star by Carla Lucero and Jarrod Lee
2026-02-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Theater Project, 45 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
…”the opera is singable, absorbing, suitable for the young singer performing the role of Celeste, with lovely choral writing.”- Lisa Hirsch / San Francisco Chronicle

Composer: Carla Lucero
Librettist: Jarrod Lee
Co-commissioned by Opera Parallèle and The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University
Based on the book “Hello, Star” by Stephanie S. V. Lucianovic with Illustrations by Vashti Harrison

Synopsis: A young girl named Celeste is captivated by a call from a bright dying star. With curiosity as her leader and her Mother as guide, she still questions her ability to meet the star before it fades away. Will she allow her self-doubts and expectations of what should happen get the best of her curiosity or will she achieve her goal and see possibilities beyond her wildest dreams?

Directed by Mary Duncan
Conducted by Gloria Yin
Singers and orchestra from The Peabody Opera Theater
Approx. 55 minutes without intermission
Sung in English, ages 6 +
(Followed by a short audience talk back with the cast and creatives)

February 12 @ 7:30pm
February 13 @ 7:30pm
February 14 @ 7:30pm
February 15 @ 3:00pm

General Admission: $25
Seniors: $15
Students: $10
Link to Tickets: Hello, Star at the Theater Project
*Tickets are non-refundable.
**Tickets are also available at the door beginning 45 minutes prior to each show.

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-21 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 2640 Space, 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, 21218, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 21st

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee. – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-20 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | 2640 Space, 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, 21218, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 20th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee. – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-19 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | 2640 Space, 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, 21218, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 19th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee. – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-14 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | The Pop Up Theater 340 Maple Drive D.C., 340 Maple Dr. SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 14th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee. – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | The Pop Up Theater 340 Maple Drive D.C., 340 Maple Dr. SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 13th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee. – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | The Pop Up Theater 340 Maple Drive D.C., 340 Maple Dr. SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 12th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-07 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | The Pop Up Theater 340 Maple Drive D.C., 340 Maple Dr. SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 7th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

The Delta King's Blues by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee
2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | The Pop Up Theater 340 Maple Drive D.C., 340 Maple Dr. SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
THE DELTA KING’S BLUES | World Premiere
Music by Damien Geter
Libretto by Jarrod Lee
December 6, 7 (matinee), 12, 13, 14 (matinee), 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC
December 19, 20, 21 (matinee), 2025
2640 Space Baltimore, MD
Link to Tickets for Dec. 6th

The first full opera commissioned by IN Series, this World Premiere of THE DELTA KING’S BLUES marks the culmination of a multi-year project to celebrate the legacy of legendary guitarist Robert Johnson with a “blues opera” that tells the Faustian story of the bargain he struck with the devil – selling his immortal soul to learn the language of the blues, America’s original music. An orchestra mix of blues and classical musicians joins a cast of leading artists from around the country and an immersive juke-joint experience that sings, dances, hollers, laughs, and mourns in a brilliant new score by Damien Geter and texts for Jarrod Lee. – IN Series / art by David Plunkert

Hello, Star by Carla Lucero and Jarrod Lee
2025-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Creativity Theater at Children’s Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Opera Parallèle launches its season with the world premiere of Hello, Star, a family-friendly opera that celebrates curiosity and the contributions of Black women to science. Composed by Carla Lucero with a libretto by Jarrod Lee, the opera is based on the book by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic and features the University of San Francisco Chorus. This 50-minute, one-act production is part of the company’s “Hands-On Opera” community engagement program. – Opera Parallèle

Link to Oct. 26th / 2pm Tickets for Hello, Star

Hello, Star by Carla Lucero and Jarrod Lee
2025-10-25 | Creativity Theater at Children’s Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Opera Parallèle launches its season with the world premiere of Hello, Star, a family-friendly opera that celebrates curiosity and the contributions of Black women to science. Composed by Carla Lucero with a libretto by Jarrod Lee, the opera is based on the book by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic and features the University of San Francisco Chorus. This 50-minute, one-act production is part of the company’s “Hands-On Opera” community engagement program. – Opera Parallèle

Link to Oct. 25th / 2pm tickets to Hello, Star
Link to Oct. 25th / 4pm tickets to Hello, Star

Hello, Star: Webinar / the creative path of bringing Hello, Star to the stage
2025-10-08 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | MD
“Join the Racial Justice Opera Network for a conversation on the artistic process of creating a new work and the collaboration between creators and producers. The webinar spotlights Hello, Star, a forthcoming opera by composer Carla Lucero and librettist Jarrod Lee, adapted from the novel by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic. The piece honors the contributions of Black women in science through the heartfelt journey of a young girl who heeds the call of a dying star. Creatives Lucianovic, Lucero, and Lee will be joined by artistic directors Nicole Paiement (Opera Parallèle) and Mary Duncan Steidl (Peabody Opera) to discuss the creative path of bringing Hello, Star to the stage. ” – OPERA America

tickets to Hello, Star webinar / Moderator: Quo Johnson

Performing as Undertaker in Porgy and Bess by the George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward / Washington National Opera
2025-05-23 08:00 - 2025-05-31 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
WNO revival
Love shines a light into the blues.
It’s “summertime, and the livin’ is easy” in Catfish Row, a working-class fishing town in South Carolina. When a murder shakes the community and tempts Bess to return to her drug-filled past, Porgy becomes her unlikely refuge. As a hurricane descends and Bess’ violent old flame returns, she’ll find herself torn between Porgy’s steadfast love and the demons that tempt her.
Artistic Director Francesca Zambello’s adaptation of Gershwin’s landmark “folk opera” returns after playing to critical acclaim across renowned opera stages. Often considered the first great American opera, Porgy and Bess melds jazz, gospel, and folk styles. A new generation of talented singers assembles to take on Gershwin’s beloved music, from the gentle duet “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” to the instantly recognizable “Summertime” lullaby.
Themes of community resilience, acceptance, and redemption weave through this poignant story, ultimately asking if even the most unwavering love can drive out darkness. – Washington National Opera

Performing as Dagoo in Moby Dick by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer / Metropolitan Opera
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-29 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Metropolitan Opera, 30 Lincoln City Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Following the haunting Met premiere of his first opera, Dead Man Walking, composer Jake Heggie returns to the company with his 2010 adaptation of Herman Melville’s sea-drenched, heaven-storming epic. A cast of standouts comes together on the decks of the Pequod, with tenor Brandon Jovanovich starring as the monomaniacal Captain Ahab, implacable in his pursuit of the white whale; tenor Stephen Costello as Greenhorn, the opera’s version of Ishmael; baritone Peter Mattei as the even-keeled first mate Starbuck; and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the Polynesian harpooneer Queequeg. The cast also features soprano Janai Brugger as Pip, tenor William Burden as Flask, and baritone Malcolm MacKenzie as Stubb. Maestro Karen Kamensek takes the podium for a stunning staging by Leonard Foglia that arrives at the Met newly enlarged and refined following acclaimed runs in Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. – Metropolitan Opera

Kandake by Timothy Amukele and Jarrod Lee
2025-02-08 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | COCA, 6880 Washington Street, St. Louis, MO, 63130, United States
Opera Theatre of St. Louis (OTSL) presents three all-new 20-minute works including Black Coffee by Composer Concert Black and Librettist Alicia Revé Like, Family Style by Composer Meilina and Librettist Melissa Tien, and Kandake by Composer Timothy Amukele and Librettist Jarrod Lee!

About Kandake: In the ancient African kingdom of Kush, queens were known as the Kandake. Discover the true story of Kandake Amanirenas, the warrior queen who defied the might of the Roman Empire. When Amanirenas learns that a Roman army has captured the Kush city of Philae, she’ll stop at nothing to protect her people’s liberty…including single-handed combat against a deadly centurion. This action-packed opera brings to vivid life one of history’s greatest unknown heroines. – OTSL

Cast of Kandake: Cierra Byrd (Kandake Amanirenas), Martin Luther Clark (Akinidad), Emilie Kealani (Oracle), Taylor Alexis-DuPont (Oracle), James Stevens (Kushite), Paul Chwe Minchul An (Kushite) / Darwin Aquino (Conductor), Richard Gammon (Stage Director), Jonathan Heaney (Repetiteur) / Artwork by OTSL

Performances: February 6, 7, and 8, 2025 / 7:30pm
Closing Night After Party at In Da Loop with pizza and karaoke
Link to Tickets for Feb. 8th / OTSL New Works Collective 2025
Link to Press Release for OTSL New Works Collective 2025

Kandake by Timothy Amukele and Jarrod Lee
2025-02-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | COCA, 6880 Washington Street, St. Louis, MO, 63130, United States
Opera Theatre of St. Louis (OTSL) presents three all-new 20-minute works including Black Coffee by Composer Concert Black and Librettist Alicia Revé Like, Family Style by Composer Meilina and Librettist Melissa Tien, and Kandake by Composer Timothy Amukele and Librettist Jarrod Lee!

About Kandake: In the ancient African kingdom of Kush, queens were known as the Kandake. Discover the true story of Kandake Amanirenas, the warrior queen who defied the might of the Roman Empire. When Amanirenas learns that a Roman army has captured the Kush city of Philae, she’ll stop at nothing to protect her people’s liberty…including single-handed combat against a deadly centurion. This action-packed opera brings to vivid life one of history’s greatest unknown heroines. – OTSL

Cast of Kandake: Cierra Byrd (Kandake Amanirenas), Martin Luther Clark (Akinidad), Emilie Kealani (Oracle), Taylor Alexis-DuPont (Oracle), James Stevens (Kushite), Paul Chwe Minchul An (Kushite) / Darwin Aquino (Conductor), Richard Gammon (Stage Director), Jonathan Heaney (Repetiteur) / Artwork by OTSL

Performances: February 6, 7, and 8, 2025 / 7:30pm
After Show “Talk Back” on stage with the creators of the New Works Collective
Link to Tickets for Feb. 7th / OTSL New Works Collective 2025
Link to Press Release for OTSL New Works Collective 2025

Premiere: Kandake by Composer Timothy Amukele and Librettist Jarrod Lee
2025-02-06 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | COCA, 6880 Washington Street, St. Louis, MO, 63130, United States
Opera Theatre of St. Louis (OTSL) presents three all-new 20-minute works including Black Coffee by Composer Concert Black and Librettist Alicia Revé Like, Family Style by Composer Meilina and Librettist Melissa Tien, and Kandake by Composer Timothy Amukele and Librettist Jarrod Lee!

About Kandake: In the ancient African kingdom of Kush, queens were known as the Kandake. Discover the true story of Kandake Amanirenas, the warrior queen who defied the might of the Roman Empire. When Amanirenas learns that a Roman army has captured the Kush city of Philae, she’ll stop at nothing to protect her people’s liberty…including single-handed combat against a deadly centurion. This action-packed opera brings to vivid life one of history’s greatest unknown heroines. – OTSL

Cast of Kandake: Cierra Byrd (Kandake Amanirenas), Martin Luther Clark (Akinidad), Emilie Kealani (Oracle), Taylor Alexis-DuPont (Oracle), James Stevens (Kushite), Paul Chwe Minchul An (Kushite) / Darwin Aquino (Conductor), Richard Gammon (Stage Director), Jonathan Heaney (Repetiteur) / Artwork by OTSL

Performances: February 6, 7, and 8, 2025 / 7:30pm
FREE Opening Night Champagne Reception in the Lobby!
Link to Tickets for Feb. 6th / OTSL New Works Collective 2025
Link to Press Release for OTSL New Works Collective 2025

A Reading: Delta King's Blues by Composer Damien Geter and Librettist Jarrod Lee
2025-01-26 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Martin Luther King Library Auditorium, 901 G. Street NW, Washington D.C., 20001
Delta King’s Blues
Damien Geter, composer
Jarrod Lee, librettist
Commissioned by IN Series
Link to Tickets (Reading and Reception) here
Premiere Fall 2025
Illustration by David Plunkert

In its 2025-2026 season, IN Series will proudly present the World Premiere of a new “blues opera” called DELTA KING’S BLUES. This multi-year commissioning project is the brainchild of librettist Jarrod Lee, and will feature a score by Damien Geter, one of America’s most sought after opera composers today. This, the first full commission of an opera by IN Series, tells the (mostly) true story of legendary blues artist Robert Johnson, who is said to have sold his soul to the devil to learn the blues. This new truly American Faust, will have its first public musical reading on January 26th, 2025, with a cast of rising operatic stars, led by IN Series Head of Music Emily Baltzer, and with composer Damien Geter present. – IN Series

Featuring:
Robert Johnson (tenor): Curtis Bannister
The Devil (bass): Carl Dupont
Virginia (soprano): Melissa Wimbish
Willie (baritone): Marvin Wayne Allen
Son (tenor): Jonathan Pierce Rhodes
Music Director: Emily Baltzer

Colline in "Boheme" with Maryland Opera's "Morte e Vita!"
2024-11-17 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
The operas of Puccini reach our hearts and souls perhaps more than any other composer. Generations of opera lovers attest to these immortal stories of life and death that are limned with music of superlative emotional power. These three great finales represent profound tragedy and passion but also teach us about the power and indomitable resilience of our human spirit. Join us for an evening of tears, revelation, and unending beauty. – Maryland Opera
Link to Tickets

Program:
Manon Lescaut / Act 4
Madama Butterfly / Act 3
20min Intermission
La Boheme / Act 4
Photo: Maryland Opera
*Sung in Italian with English Surtitles

In Concert with Baltimore Musicales' "Around the World in Sacred Song"
2024-10-27 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | The Inter-Faith Chapel, 3680 S Leisure World Blvd, Silver Spring, 20906, United States
This multi-faith journey includes songs, duets, and ensembles by Georges Bizet, Moses Hogan, Felix Mendelssohn, César Franck, John Harbison, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Debbie Friedman, and more performed by Min Jin, Jarrod Lee, Claire Galloway, Thea Tullman Moore, and pianist John Henderson. Hear stunning arrangements of beloved hymns and sacred texts, prayers for healing, spirituals, rousing texts by a 16th century Hindu poetess, Korean worship music, and Jewish folk songs. The program will be followed by a reception—the perfect opportunity to meet the artists and fellow music lovers in the community. – Baltimore Musicales

Link to tickets

Two Corners by B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee
2024-06-30 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Monroe Community College Theater, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd, Rochester, 14623, United States
Synopsis: Florine Boykin leads her childhood friend Sarah down memory lane by the nostalgic power of a radio to examine and review their friendship in the midst of racial tension surrounding them in the segregated and rural town of Wedowee, Alabama. Their bond is tested as they revisit memories and confront their shared past from different perspectives. Can their friendship survive the mid-twentieth century racial disparities, or was their friendship a part of their imagination?

Performances: June 28th and June 30th / Tickets range $45 to $65.
Link to tickets for Two Corners
Link to Creative Team, Cast, and Production for Two Corners

Atlanta Opera's 96 Hour Opera Project / Opera TBA by Timothy Amukele and Jarrod Lee
2024-06-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, 900 West End Ave, Atlanta, 30310, United States
Now in its third season, the 96-Hour Opera Festival celebrates emerging creative talents from historically under-recognized communities and offers a path into the art of opera. After two years in development, we proudly present the first world premiere emerging from this program with Norris & Ebo’s Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier). The 96-Hour Opera Project Showcase is open to the public, and five more world-premiere mini-operas are presented to the judging panel in an exciting race for the Antinori Foundation Grand prize. — Atlanta Opera
In this competition, Jarrod Lee (librettist) and Timothy Amukele (composer) will present a 10min opera to Atlanta with for the opportunity to win the grand prize.
Link to tickets for the ATL Opera 96 Hour Opera Festival June 17th at 7pm

Behind the Curtain: Two Corners Panel Discussion
2024-05-22 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Kilbourn Hall The Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY, 14604, United States
Finger Lakes Opera (FLO) commissioned B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee to create the company’s first opera in 2022. Over the past two years, this one-act opera has had two weeklong workshops; one in Rochester during FLO’s 2023 Summer Festival and the second in Cincinnati when the company was invited to participate in The Cincinnati Opera’s Opera Fusion: New Works initiative.
This free Behind the Curtain event, sponsored by the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music, will give audience members the opportunity to learn how this new work has come to life.
Moderator Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, Eastman School of Music’s Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion, will lead a discussion on the Two Corners creative process and the themes explored therein.
Panelists include Composer B.E. Boykin, Librettist Jarrod Lee, Soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, and FLO Artistic Director, Conductor, and Founder Gerard Floriano.
Dessert reception to follow at Cominsky Promenade. – Finger Lakes Opera
Link to register for free ticket to Behind the Curtain: Two Corners Panel Discussion
Link to tickets for June 28th / 7pm Premiere Performance of Two Corners

Link to tickets for June 30th / 2pm Performance of Two Corners

Baltimore Musicales: Our Favorite Things
2024-05-19 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Towson, MD, 21212, United States
Join us for our 10th birthday celebration and a Greatest Hits program of musical theater tunes by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, and Kurt Weill; art songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Samuel Barber, Libby Larsen, Jean Sibelius, and more, plus favorite operatic moments from Verdi’s La traviata and Bizet’s Carmen. Featured artists include Thea Tullman Moore, Annie Gill, Claire Galloway, Min Jin, Michael Manganiello, Jason Widney, Ellie Yeonjung Kim, Jarrod Lee, Ka Nyoung Yoo, and Patricia McKewen Amato. Come dressed in festive attire from your favorite decade and enjoy an afternoon of music, poetry, raffles, sing-alongs, Musicales trivia, and more! – Baltimore Musicales

Link to tickets for Baltimore Musicales Favorite Things

Two Corners: workshop
2023-07-23 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Theater at Innovation Square, 131 Chestnut St, Rochester, NY, 14604
Two Corners
Composer: B.E. Boykin
Librettist: Jarrod Lee
Commissioned by Finger Lakes Opera
Premiere: Summer 2024
Link to Two Corners‘ Workshop with Finger Lakes Opera in July 2023
Don’t miss your first glimpse at a brand new opera.
After premiering B.E. Boykin’s song cycle Moments In Sonder, FLO commissioned the up-and-coming composer to write her first opera: Two Corners. Kearstin Piper Brown, a Rochester-based artist quickly gaining national attention for her work in traditional and contemporary opera, will sing the lead role of Florine with 2023 young artists rounding out the workshop cast.
Two Corners, composed by B.E. Boykin with libretto by Jarrod Lee, explores the evolving friendship of a Black woman, Florine, and a white woman, Sarah, during the unrest of the Civil Rights movement. Told through a series of flashbacks, Florine and Sarah reflect on their different perspectives of race, friendship, and the status quo. – Finger Lakes Opera

American Opera Initiative (AOI) 20min Operas / Jan. 21
2023-01-21 19:00 - 21:45 (America/Chicago) | Terrace Theater / Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F. Street NW, Washington D.C., 20566, United States
AOI / 20min opera / OSHUN
Composer: B. E. Boykin
Librettist: Jarrod Lee

Commissioned by the Washington National Opera for the 2022-2023
American Opera Initiative (AOI)

WNO’s acclaimed commissioning program for contemporary American opera enters its tenth exciting season.
This season, three talented composer-librettist teams—B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee, Jens Ibsen and Cecelia Raker, and Silen Wellington and Walken Schweigert—showcase their three new one-act operas.
American Opera Initiative (AOI) mentorship is led by newly appointed AOI Artistic Advisor and librettist Kelley Rourke, librettist and filmmaker Kimberly Reed, composer Carlos Simon, and WNO Principal Conductor Evan Rogister, who will lead a chamber orchestra of WNO Orchestra members. The concert staging will be directed by WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello.
– Kennedy Center

Requiem / Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20
2022-11-04 19:00 - 2022-11-20 21:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Bass / Ensemble in Requiem produced by In Series….more information coming soon.
