“It’s not often that an operagoer is fortunate enough to witness the birth of a star!” noted of Mexican-American soprano, Danielle Talamantes’ recent turn as Violetta in “La traviata” with Hawaii Opera Theatre. The 2024-25 season includes Haydn’s “Creation” with the New Dominion Chorale, a duo recital with husband, bass-baritone Kerry Wilkerson with Opera Roanoke, Close Encounters with Music, and the Sitka Music Festival, a featured recital with Lyric Fest of Philadelphia, and the Brahms “Requiem” at the National Presbyterian Church.
Recent season performances included an Alaska recital tour with Sitka Music Festival and Juneau Jazz & Classics, Villa-Lobos “Brasileras No 5” with the Pensacola Symphony, Rossini “Petite Messe Solennelle” with the Washington Master Chorale, a duo recital with husband and bass-baritone, Kerry Wilkerson at the American Church in Paris, France as well as the Northwest Bach Festival followed by a five-city homecoming tour throughout Virginia and North Carolina. Additionally, Verdi’s “Requiem” with Pensacola Symphony and the NC Master Chorale, Britten’s “War Requiem” with Opera Roanoke, Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass” with Choral Arts of Washington, a world premier with Washington National Opera’s production of “Written in Stone”, a turn as Mimì in Puccini’s “La bohème” with Jacksonville Symphony and the Northern Lights Festival, Frasquita in “Carmen” and Anna in Verdi’s “Nabucco” with The Metropolitan Opera, Beatrice in Catán’s “Il postino“ with VA Opera, and the title role of “Susannah” with Opera Roanoke.
Professional recordings include At That Hour: Art Songs by Henry Dehlinger on the Avie Record Label; Canciones españolas and Heaven and Earth: A Duke Ellington Songbook on the MSR Classics label.