Sara Kennedy is an American soprano from Austin, TX
DATE: Sunday, September 15, 2024
TIME: 4:00 PM
BASED ON: Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Beyond the Horizon” by Eugene O’Neill.
LOCATION: La MaMa - 66 East 4th Street, New York NY
MUSIC BY: Nicolas Flagello
LIBRETTO BY: Nicolas Flagello and Walter Simmons
SUNG IN ENGLISH
CAST
JOHN ROBERT GREEN | Andrew Mayo
JOHN BELLEMER | Robert Mayo
SARA KENNEDY | Ruth Atkins
DANIEL KLEIN | James Mayo
MELINA JAHARIS | Kate Mayo
STEVEN KIRBY | Captain Dick Scott
CARLA LOPEZ SPEZIALE | Mrs. Atkins
CREATIVE TEAM
CHRISTIAN CAPOCACCIA | Conductor
IAN SILVERMAN | Director
TAYLOR FRIEL | Set Designer
DIMITRIS KOUTAS | Lighting Designer
STEFANOS KORONEOS | Costume Designer
Sara has been selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the WMMC Fielder Grant for Career Advancement. Prizes of up to $12K will be awarded to the winners.
**Sara was named the 2nd Prize Winner of the WMMC Fielder Grant on March 15th, 2023**
Sara will make her Shreveport Opera debut singing "Annina" in La traviata
Cast and Creative Team
Director: Bob Neu
Conductor: Joe Illick
Chorus Master/Piano: Dr. Ah Young Kim
Violetta-Megan Koch
Alfredo-Nathan Schafer
Flora-Bridget Cappel
Germont-Spencer Reichman
Baron Douphol-Andrew Payne
Gastone-Dylan Davis
Dr. Grenvil-Erik Earl Larson
Annina-Sara Kennedy
Marchese-Steve Valenzuela
www.shreveportopera.org
Hailed as an “exciting singer with a killer voice” (Chris Ruel, Operawire), Sara Kennedy is an American soprano from Austin, TX. She is celebrated for her lush, powerful sound, commanding stage presence, and her powerful interpretations of Mozart’s heroines.
For the 2024-2025 season, Sara will be making two major role debuts: Ruth Atkins in the world premiere of Nicolas Flagello’s Beyond the Horizon with Teatro Grattacielo in September and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Florida Grand Opera in November/December.
With her “rich soprano sound” (Robert Croan, Palm Beach Arts Paper), Sara joined the Florida Grand Opera Studio for their 2023-2024 season where she performed Annina and covered Violetta in La traviata, covered the role of Nedda in Pagliacci, and performed Musetta in La bohème.
In the summer of 2023, Sara made her company debut(s) with Opera Arlington performing Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and with Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy and Painted Sky Opera performing Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. In March 2023, Sara was awarded 2nd Prize in the Bonnie Cummins Fielder Grant for Vocal Career Advancement by the Texas Federation of Music Clubs Wednesday Morning Music Club of Austin.
In 2022, Sara joined Sarasota Opera as an Apprentice Artist for their Winter Season and, that summer, went on to be an Opera Fellow at OperaFest Sewanee/Sewanee Summer Music Festival . In July 2022, Sara was named a winner of the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition where she performed “Mercè, dilette amiche” from I vespri siciliani with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Gene Moon.
In December 2020, Sara made her debut with the Abilene Philharmonic in their Christmas Collage Concert under the direction of Maestro David Itkin. In May 2021, She returned to the Abilene Philharmonic to perform with Phantom of the Opera alumn, Kristen Hertzenberg.
Sara completed her Graduate Artist Certificate in Opera from the University of North Texas in 2021. She also holds a BM in Music Education and an MM in Vocal Performance (University of North Texas). She currently studies with world-renowned soprano, Jennifer Rowley.
Sara Kennedy is an American soprano from Austin, TX
DATE: Sunday, September 15, 2024
TIME: 4:00 PM
BASED ON: Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Beyond the Horizon” by Eugene O’Neill.
LOCATION: La MaMa - 66 East 4th Street, New York NY
MUSIC BY: Nicolas Flagello
LIBRETTO BY: Nicolas Flagello and Walter Simmons
SUNG IN ENGLISH
CAST
JOHN ROBERT GREEN | Andrew Mayo
JOHN BELLEMER | Robert Mayo
SARA KENNEDY | Ruth Atkins
DANIEL KLEIN | James Mayo
MELINA JAHARIS | Kate Mayo
STEVEN KIRBY | Captain Dick Scott
CARLA LOPEZ SPEZIALE | Mrs. Atkins
CREATIVE TEAM
CHRISTIAN CAPOCACCIA | Conductor
IAN SILVERMAN | Director
TAYLOR FRIEL | Set Designer
DIMITRIS KOUTAS | Lighting Designer
STEFANOS KORONEOS | Costume Designer
Sara has been selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the WMMC Fielder Grant for Career Advancement. Prizes of up to $12K will be awarded to the winners.
**Sara was named the 2nd Prize Winner of the WMMC Fielder Grant on March 15th, 2023**
Sara will make her Shreveport Opera debut singing "Annina" in La traviata
Cast and Creative Team
Director: Bob Neu
Conductor: Joe Illick
Chorus Master/Piano: Dr. Ah Young Kim
Violetta-Megan Koch
Alfredo-Nathan Schafer
Flora-Bridget Cappel
Germont-Spencer Reichman
Baron Douphol-Andrew Payne
Gastone-Dylan Davis
Dr. Grenvil-Erik Earl Larson
Annina-Sara Kennedy
Marchese-Steve Valenzuela
www.shreveportopera.org
Hailed as an “exciting singer with a killer voice” (Chris Ruel, Operawire), Sara Kennedy is an American soprano from Austin, TX. She is celebrated for her lush, powerful sound, commanding stage presence, and her powerful interpretations of Mozart’s heroines.
For the 2024-2025 season, Sara will be making two major role debuts: Ruth Atkins in the world premiere of Nicolas Flagello’s Beyond the Horizon with Teatro Grattacielo in September and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Florida Grand Opera in November/December.
With her “rich soprano sound” (Robert Croan, Palm Beach Arts Paper), Sara joined the Florida Grand Opera Studio for their 2023-2024 season where she performed Annina and covered Violetta in La traviata, covered the role of Nedda in Pagliacci, and performed Musetta in La bohème.
In the summer of 2023, Sara made her company debut(s) with Opera Arlington performing Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and with Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy and Painted Sky Opera performing Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. In March 2023, Sara was awarded 2nd Prize in the Bonnie Cummins Fielder Grant for Vocal Career Advancement by the Texas Federation of Music Clubs Wednesday Morning Music Club of Austin.
In 2022, Sara joined Sarasota Opera as an Apprentice Artist for their Winter Season and, that summer, went on to be an Opera Fellow at OperaFest Sewanee/Sewanee Summer Music Festival . In July 2022, Sara was named a winner of the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition where she performed “Mercè, dilette amiche” from I vespri siciliani with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Gene Moon.
In December 2020, Sara made her debut with the Abilene Philharmonic in their Christmas Collage Concert under the direction of Maestro David Itkin. In May 2021, She returned to the Abilene Philharmonic to perform with Phantom of the Opera alumn, Kristen Hertzenberg.
Sara completed her Graduate Artist Certificate in Opera from the University of North Texas in 2021. She also holds a BM in Music Education and an MM in Vocal Performance (University of North Texas). She currently studies with world-renowned soprano, Jennifer Rowley.
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