SEASON ARTISTS CINCINNATI OPERA 2022 * Cincinnati Opera debut
KAZEM ABDULLAH
Conductor (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Castor and Patience Cincinnati: Opera in the Park (2021) Elsewhere: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (The Metropolitan Opera); The Central Park Five (Portland Opera); X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Detroit Opera) Upcoming: Proximity (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Omar (LA Opera); Concert engagements (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony)
DAVID AGLER
Conductor (Vancouver, British Columbia)
The Pirates of Penzance* Elsewhere: Artistic Director (Wexford Festival Opera); Music Director (Vancouver Opera); Principal Conductor (Australian Opera)
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CHRISTOPHER ALLEN
Conductor (New York, New York)
Aida Cincinnati: The Magic Flute (2017); Tosca (2016); Morning Star (2015) Elsewhere: The Magic Flute (Opéra de Montréal); Carmen (Arizona Opera); The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis) Upcoming: La Traviata (Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Handel’s Messiah (Kansas City Symphony)
FREDERICK BALLENTINE
Tenor (Norfolk, Virginia)
Judah, Castor and Patience Cincinnati: Steersman, The Flying Dutchman (2018); Sportin’ Life, Porgy and Bess (2019) Elsewhere: Sportin’ Life, Porgy and Bess (The Metropolitan Opera); Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird (Seattle Opera); Nick, The Handmaid’s Tale (English National Opera) Upcoming: George, It’s a Wonderful Life & Loge, Das Rheingold (English National Opera)
JOE BEUMER
Lighting Co-Designer (New York, New York)
Aida* Elsewhere: The Barber of Seville (Opera Colorado); Tosca (Utah Opera); Charlie Parker’s Yardbird (Atlanta Opera) Upcoming: Cavalleria Rusticana & Rigoletto (Opera Colorado); Thumbprint (Portland Opera)
