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Brian Holman will conduct Puccini’s one act operas “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” this summer for Red River Lyric Opera, a summer festival in Wichita Falls, Texas (July 6-30, 2018, Akin Auditorium). The production is directed by J.J. Hudson. Red River Lyric showcases young and emerging artists from across the United States every year on […]
New Rochelle Opera has invited Brian Holman to become their principal conductor. He will lead the company in their June 2018 production of La bohème (June 21-24, Ursuline Theater, New Rochelle). This follows Gregory Ortega’s storied 21-year tenure as music director, which brought New Rochelle Opera to the front-rank of small NYC professional opera companies. Brian’s association […]
Brian continues his collaboration with Lebanese operatic crossover tenor Amine Hachem in an exciting project at Carnegie Hall: “A Middle Eastern Christmas” features classical arias and art songs, as well as sacred and popular Christmas songs, reinterpreted in an Arabic fusion with an eight-piece band, music directed by Brian Holman. Special guests include composer and pianist […]
Brian Holman and Shirley Ritenour reunite after their Carnegie Hall benefit for Gilda’s Club, and summer guest appearances on Fire Island “Oceanaires 16” at the Cherry Grove Community House. In her one-woman cabaret show, “An Affair to Remember,” Shirley muses on important women in her life, growing up in the 60s, and the joys of […]
After their appearance on Fordham United Methodist’s concert series in the Bronx, Brian Holman and Karmesha Peake join Denisha Ballew in “An Afternoon of Song” at historic Janes United Methodist Church in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Operatic arias and duets, sacred music, art songs by Amy Beach, Duke Ellington, Richard Strauss, and African American spirituals. Featuring Jim […]
After several celebrated New York classical recitals, Dutch baritone Hans Pieter Herman makes his New York cabaret debut in “The Flying Dutchman – No Wagner Allowed!” with music direction by Brian Holman. “A brilliant mix of irreverent humor, charming self-flagellation and top-shelf singing,” (Musical Connection), Hans and Brian revisit his career highlights (Dutch national tours […]