“The true republic: men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” – Susan B. Anthony The year 1920 marked a major turning point for equality in America: the year that the 19th Amendment was ratified,…
Mahaiwe Theater
Great Barrington, MA
Celebrating its 28th anniversary, Close Encounters With Music will partner with the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and Classical WMHT-FM to present an Opera Gala concert December 5, 2020–from the Mahaiwe stage–with the illuminating and personal insights from artistic director Yehuda Hanani plus an Intermission chat with guest musicians.
This performance will be offered free online, with support from our generous donors. Donations of any amount are appreciated to keep our organization strong until we can all gather safely again in concert halls for live music. Stay tuned for more details!
Featuring a live collaboration with pianist, arranger and composer, Henry Dehlinger this program features a smattering of arias and art song that spotlight soprano Danielle Talamantes’ musical growth and exploration throughout twenty years of performing. Composers include Handel, Puccini, Bizet, Gounod, Granados, Turina, Ellington, and Dehlinger.
Sunday, February 14, 2021 · 2:00 pm REMIND ME!
Strathmore
Sponsored by Mrs. Michele Farquhar and Mr. William Farquhar
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Kerry Wilkerson, bass-baritone
Mark Hill, oboe
Cheryl Hill, clarinet
Erich Heckscher, bassoon
Michael Hall, horn
Henry Dehlinger, Amore e ‘l Cor Gentil Sonouna Cosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sinfonia Concertantefor Four Winds in E-flat Major, K. 297b
Composed for a friend’s recent nuptials in Italy,composer HenryDehlinger’sAmore, the full title of which translates to “love and the gentle heart are one and the same,” receives its orchestral premiere with husband-and-wife duo of Kerry Wilkerson and Danielle Talamantes, who sang it at the wedding!
Four National Philharmonic principal wind players show their virtuosity performing the unique, rarely presented Mozartwork, scored for solo oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and orchestra.
Sunday, March 14, 2021 · 2:00 pm REMIND ME!
Strathmore
Sponsored by Robert and Margaret Hazen
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, bass-baritone
Lori Barnet, cello
Jeff Watson, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata BWV 140 Wachet Auf
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 14, K. 449, in E-flat Major; II Andantino
Janice Hamer, For the Uprooted
At this concert, Maestro Gajewski demonstrates how Johann Sebastian Bach’s genius influenced and inspired future composers. A short phrase composed by Bach as a part of Wachat Auf appears more than fifty years later in the second movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14, and nearly three hundred years later in Janice Hamer’s provocative For the Uprooted.
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2021 | Length: 70 minutes
Location: Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church
Spring is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings – a time when the cold of winter melts away and reveals a vibrant landscape of color.
Join Opera Roanoke as we shake off the winter chill together with a recital featuring husband and wife duo, Danielle Talamantes (Susannah ’17) and Kerry Wilkerson. Both are equally at home on the stage individually and together they bring a renewed sense of romance and passion to their audiences.
This program will be a limited capacity event to allow for proper social distancing and will be livestreamed on Opera Roanoke’s social media platforms so you can enjoy this concert safely in-person or right from your living room.
Tickets on sale December 1, 2021