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January 2021
Festival Opening Event: Hosted by Prof Kristin Dauphinais – Virtual Event . . . Date Subject to Change
UArizona Fred Fox School of MusicOur festival opening event is free to the public and it is made possible thanks to our collaboration with the Fred Fox School of Music. University of Arizona faculty artist Dr. Kristin Dauphinais will host the opening lecture for the 2021 festival, which celebrates songs of love. UA voice students will perform selections relating to and illustrating the themes from the lecture. The date of this free event is subject to change. We will post additional information and the link…
Find out more »The Secret Lover: Tenet Vocal Artists – Virtual Concert
Arizona Early Music SocietyFeaturing music by and for Italy’s first professional women composers and performers, Jolle Greenleaf, Molly Quinn, and Virginia Kelsey Warnken and their instrumental counterparts bring to life the history of this repertoire. At a time when women were subservient and little accepted as composers and performers, they were writing and singing unforgettably sensuous and expressive music. Their gifts inspired composers to write extraordinarily florid and virtuosic music for them. Among the most important women composers of the time were Barbara…
Find out more »New Directions in Song: Hosted by Professor Kristin Dauphinais – Virtual Concert
UArizona Fred Fox School of MusicThis event is free to the public and it is made possible thanks to our collaboration with the Fred Fox School of Music. Featuring works of contemporary art song with new trends and new discoveries, the program will be performed by distinguished UA vocal students. The link to this free event will be posted here when it becomes available.
Find out more »Amor Latino: Featuring Carlos Zapién, tenor, Misael Barraza Díaz & Edwin Guevara, guitarists – Virtual Concert
Tucson Guitar SocietyThis year, Tucson Guitar Society is partnering with TDSF to bring a free concert aimed to celebrate the rich Latin American song tradition and their songs of love. The program will feature boleros and other canciones de antaño. The link to this free event will be posted here when it becomes available.
Find out more »February 2021
(POSTPONED, Date TBD): Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, and Jake Heggie, piano (World Premiere)
Please note that this event has been postponed. We will post a new date on this site once determined, so check back soon!
Find out more »Recital: Bryan Hymel, tenor, and Christopher Cano, piano – Virtual Concert
Arizona OperaArizona Opera is proud to partner with the Tucson Desert Song Festival in presenting a recital by the acclaimed tenor, Bryan Hymel. Hailed by The New York Times for his "unflagging stamina and impetuous abandon," Hymel is the winner of The Metropolitan Operas Beverly Sills Artist Award and the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera, among countless other honors. Mr. Hymel has been announced as TDSF's 2021 Artist-in-Residence. A link to this event will be posted here when it…
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