Tucson Desert Song Festival

Ballet the Callaway -- Ballet Tucson
2022-01-30 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Phoenix) | Leo Rich Theater, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States
Ballet the Callaway
(Ballet Tucson premiere in partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival)
Starring Ann Hampton Callaway
Choreography: Chieko Imada
Ballet Tucson’s own acclaimed choreographer Chieko Imada joins forces with Broadway legend Ann Hampton Callaway to create an exciting new work featuring Callaway’s original compositions. Ballet Tucson’s artful professional dancers bring this premiere to life in a not-to-be missed celebration of women in song and dance.
Premiere by Amanda Morgan
(World Premiere)
Choreography: Amanda Morgan
Nationally recognized on-the-rise choreographer Amanda Morgan of Pacific Northwest Ballet creates a joyous new work for the Ballet Tucson company.
Swan Lake – Act II
Choreography: Chieko Imada (after Marius Petipà)
Swan Lake is considered by many to be the greatest classical ballet of all time. Experience Odette’s Odyssey in this iconic masterpiece, performed by a beautiful ensemble of ballerinas.

Recital: Michelle Areyzaga with guitarist Rene Izquierdo
2022-01-26 19:00 - 21:00 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
[Some print materials incorrectly list this concert’s date as January 24.]
The program features Olga Amelkina-Vera’s Sea Song, telling of the conflict in ancient Greek mythology between sailors and the sea-dwelling sirens–from the sirens’ point of view. Music of Falla and Granados will complete the recital.
HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS
You can purchase tickets on the Arizona Opera Website by clicking here or by clicking on a performance listed below. For your convenience, tickets can be purchased in a discounted package that enables you to attend four Tucson Desert Song Festival recitals . . . or as individual tickets. Your ticketing options are shown below.

Four-Show Tucson Desert Song Festival Recital Series ($125)
January 9, 2022 , 7:00PM, Ailyn Pérez and Abdiel Vàzquez Recital ($35)
January 26, 2022 , 7:00PM, Michelle Areyzaga and Rene Izguierdo Recital ($35)
February 1, 2022 , 7:00PM, Susanna Phillips (True Concord) Recital ($40)
February 11, 2022 , 8:00PM, Susan Graham Recital ($35)

Recital: New Directions in Song
2022-01-26 12:00 - 14:00 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
University of Arizona voice professor Kristin Dauphinais presents students in the annual recital featuring more recent additions to the art-song repertory.

Nicole Cabell with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
2022-01-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States
Says TSO Music Director José Luis Gomez, “I’m excited to introduce Tucson audiences to Florence Price, the first female African-American composer of classical music, whose beautiful music is finally enjoying deserved appreciation. Sensational American soprano Nicole Cabell luxuriates in Samuel Barber’s vocal rhapsody, and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony also celebrates song. You’ll hear a light touch in its sleigh bells and bird calls, spice in its sinister concertmaster solo, and a child’s vision of heaven in the final notes.”
Florence Price: Dances in the Canebrakes
Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Recital: Sasha Cooke and a Jennifer Higdon Premiere
2022-01-20 19:00 - 21:00 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and pianist Myra Huang present a full recital, including the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s song cycle, Summer Music, composed for the tenth-anniversary Tucson Desert Song Festival as part of TDSF’s Wesley Green Composer Project.
Because seating is limited, prior registration is required, and tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
HOW TO REQUEST TICKETS TO THIS RECITAL
If you would like to reserve tickets to this performance, please email your request to info@tucsonsongfest.org. Please include the following information:

Your name;
Your email address;
Your telephone number;
Your address; and
The number of tickets you are requesting.

We will confirm receipt of your request and notify you of the status of your order.
Any tickets not reserved in advance will be given out on a first come, first served basis.
Proof of vaccination will be required.

Discussion: The Creative Process with Sasha Cooke and Jennifer Higdon
2022-01-19 18:00 - 19:00 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Composer Jennifer Higdon and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke discuss the creative process and how Jennifer’s new work, Summer Music, came into being. How do composers and performers collaborate, exchange ideas, inspire each other? The atmosphere is casual, with a Q and A opportunity for the audience.

POSTPONED! Recital: Soprano Ailyn Pérez with pianist Abdiel Vázquez
2022-01-09 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Because of concerns over the Omicron surge, this recital has been postponed to a date to be announced.
Ailyn Pérez is planning a recital that falls into two distinct halves: German art songs, featuring the Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss, and Mexican art songs, focusing especially on music by Manuel Ponce and Maria Grever. Abdiel Vázquez provides partnership at the piano.
HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS
You can purchase tickets on the Arizona Opera Website by clicking here or by clicking on a performance listed below. For your convenience, tickets can be purchased in a discounted package that enables you to attend four Tucson Desert Song Festival recitals . . . or as individual tickets. Your ticketing options are shown below.

Four-Show Tucson Desert Song Festival Recital Series ($125)
January 9, 2022 , 7:00PM, Ailyn Pérez and Abdiel Vàzquez Recital ($35)
January 26, 2022 , 7:00PM, Michelle Areyzaga and Rene Izguierdo Recital ($35)
February 1, 2022 , 7:00PM, Susanna Phillips (True Concord) Recital ($40)
February 11, 2022 , 8:00PM, Susan Graham Recital ($35)

New Directions in Song: Hosted by Professor Kristin Dauphinais - Virtual Concert
2021-05-21 19:00 - 2021-10-01 19:00 | Virtual broadcast
This 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.
Click on the link below to access this virtual event:
https://youtu.be/jqBamKgoMNE
Because this concert will be available on YouTube for a long period following its initial streaming, you can enjoy this performance again and again.
THE PROGRAM:
Ophelia’s Song from Songs and Sonnets to Ophelia, Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
Resare, Soprano Bonnie Bird, piano
I Love This Land, Zaiyi Lu (b. 1943)
Min Liu, Soprano
Can9ao (Song), Carlos Assis (b. 1962 )
Josianne Dal Pozzo, Soprano, Bonnie Bird, Piano
Whole River Red, A Tang (b. 1948)
Zhong liu, Baritone, Jing Wen, piano
A Journey, Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Bethany Pehrson, Soprano, Bonnie Bird, piano
Sanchon – Mountain Village, Dunam Cho (1912 – 1984)
Yongjae Lee, Baritone
Se te olvida, Alvaro Carrillo (1921-1969)
Diana Peralta, Mezzo-soprano
Longing, WonJoo Lee (b. 1979)
Suyoung Lee, Baritone, KyungSun Choi, piano
Prayer for a Young Soldier , Zachary James Bramble (b. 1988)
Zachery James Bramble, Tenor, Bonnie Bird, Accompanist and Poet
A Dying Flower,Tae Kyu Lim (b. 1990)
Chunghee Lee, Soprano
Red Bean Song, Liu Xuean (b. 1905)
Yue Huang, Soprano

Recital: Bryan Hymel, tenor, and Michael Borowitz, piano - Virtual Concert
2021-05-21 18:00 - 2021-10-01 18:00 | Virtual broadcast
Virtual Recital Now Available

Arizona Opera is proud to partner with the Tucson Desert Song Festival in presenting a virtual 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 also served as TDSF’s 2021 Artist-in-Residence.
Bryan Hymel’s recital premiered on Sunday, April 25th and is now available to stream. The program includes selections from Turandot, Otello, Die Walküre, Manon Lescaut, and more. Mr. Hymel is joined by American conductor and pianist Michael Borowitz. Click here to learn more about this performance.

You may purchase a ticket to view Mr. Hymel’s recital at ondemand.azopera.org for $20. The link to this recital will remain active, so you can watch at your leisure.

Amor Latino: Featuring Carlos Zapién, tenor, Misael Barraza Díaz & Edwin Guevara, guitarists - Virtual Concert
2021-05-21 17:00 - 2021-09-15 19:00 | Virtual broadcast
This year, Tucson Guitar Society is partnering with TDSF to bring a free concert aimed at celebrating the rich Latin American song tradition and their songs of love. The program will feature boleros and other canciones de antaño.
You can access this free concert, which will be streamed on YouTube, using the link below:
https://youtu.be/unEWVPueJK8

Because this concert will be available on YouTube for a long period following its initial streaming, you can enjoy this performance again and again.

THIS CONCERT FEATURES:
Carlos Zapién (voice) http://carlos-zapien.com/​
Edwin Guevara-Gutiérrez (guitar) https://edwinguevara.com/​
Misael Barraza-Diaz (guitar) https://guitar.arizona.edu/content/mi…​

THE PROGRAM:
– Contigo Aprendí (Armando Manzanero)
– Alma Mía (María Grever)
– Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (Osvaldo Farrés)
– El Día que me Quieras (Carlos Gardel)
– Volver Carlos Gardel, (Alfredo Le Pera)
– Un Mundo Raro (José Alfredo Jimenez)
– Amanecí en tus Brazos (José Alfredo Jimenez)
– Malagueña Salerosa (Elpidio Ramirez, Pedro Galindo)
– Cucurrucucú Paloma (Tomás Méndez)
– Solamente Una Vez (Agustín Lara)
– Sabor a Mí (Álvaro Carrillo)
– Piel Canela (Bobby Capó)
All songs in this concert were arranged for this ensemble by Carlos Zapién, Edwin Guevara-Gutiérrez and Misael Barraza-Diaz. The artists are currently recording a CD of this repertoire which will be available later in 2021. For more information or contributions please contact acting director of Our Lady’s Chapel Cathedral Concert Series, Carlos Zapién. http://carlos-zapien.com/​

Bryan Hymel Masterclass
2021-05-21 08:00 - 2021-09-02 23:30 | Virtual broadcast
Be sure not to miss Bryan Hymel’s virtual Masterclass. This is a free event: the link is available now and will remain active for 130 days.
Click on the link below to access the Masterclass.
Bryan Hymel Masterclass

Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, and Jake Heggie, piano (World Premiere)
2021-05-20 18:00 - 2021-10-01 18:00 | Virtual broadcast
The Live Performance – Monday, May 10th, 3 p.m.
Please join the Tucson Desert Song Festival for the World Premiere of What I Miss the Most, a song cycle composed by Jake Heggie and performed by Jamie Barton, who will be accompanied by Heggie himself. The texts for this song cycle, which was commissioned by the Tucson Desert Song Festival, were contributed by Joyce DiDonato, Patti LuPone, Sister Helen Prejean, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Kathleen Kelly.
Jake Heggie is the composer of the operas Dead Man Walking, Moby-Dick, It’s A Wonderful Life, If I Were You, Great Scott, Three Decembers and Two Remain, among others. He has also composed nearly 300 songs, as well as chamber, choral and orchestral works. The operas – most created with Gene Scheer or the late Terrence McNally – have been produced on five continents.
Jamie Barton is a critically acclaimed American opera singer, known worldwide for her radiant mezzo-soprano voice. Ms. Barton was named 2020 Personality of the Year at the BBC Music Magazine Awards. She was also the winner of the Beverly Sills Artist Award, the Richard Tucker Award, both Main and Song Prizes at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was a Grammy nominee. Ms. Barton’s operatic engagements have included appearances with many of the world’s most-loved opera houses.
This brilliant song cycle will be performed live and will also be available as as a “virtual recital” shortly after the live offering. Because of the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, attendance at the live performance will be limited. If you wish to attend, please email Tucson Desert Song Festival Board President, Jeannette Segel, at jjsegel@earthlink.net. Be sure to include your contact information with your request.
Tickets will be available at no cost on a first come, first-served basis, so, regrettably, we are unable to guarantee that all ticket requests can be honored. An email will be sent to you regarding the status of your ticket request.
Seating will be socially distanced, and masks will be required.
The Virtual Recital – Thursday, May 20th, 6 p.m. Pacific / 9:00 p.m. Eastern
This performance will also be available at no cost as a “virtual recital” on Thursday, May 20th at 6 p.m. Pacific / 9 p.m. Eastern
Click play (the right-pointing triangle) below to view the virtual recital.

Recital Program and Text and Translations
Click here to view the Program for this recital, as well as the Text and Translations of the music sung by Ms. Barton.

Recital: Corinne Winters, soprano, and Laurent Philippe, piano
2021-04-11 17:30
After her electric Tucson recital debut in 2019, soprano Corinne Winters returns for another exciting program of art song and opera aria favorites, entitled “A Woman’s Legacy.”
Click here to purchase tickets to this event. (This performance is currently sold out. Tickets are still available for the performance on April 9th.)

Recital: Corinne Winters, soprano, and Laurent Philippe, piano
2021-04-09 17:30 | Mountain Oyster Club, 6400 E. El Dorado Circle, Tucson, AZ, 85715
After her electric Tucson recital debut in 2019, soprano Corinne Winters returns for another exciting program of art song and opera aria favorites, entitled “A Woman’s Legacy.”
Click here to purchase tickets to this event.

The Secret Lover: Tenet Vocal Artists - Virtual Concert
2021-01-24 15:00 - 2021-04-20 15:00 | This event will be available as a streaming concert.
Featuring 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 Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Antonia Bembo, Isabella Leonarda, and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani. Whether composing and performing for court or convent, they enriched the musical life of their time and of ours.
The Secret Lover will premiere as a streaming concert on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. MST (5:00 p.m. EST). This event is followed by a Zoom discussion with the artists.
This concert will be available to ticket holders on demand until April 20, 2021. Tickets will be available until this date.
To purchase your tickets, please click here.
Student tickets are available at the door for $5 on the day of the concert.

Festival Opening Event: Hosted by Prof Kristin Dauphinais - Virtual Event . . . Date Subject to Change
2021-01-20 19:00 | Virtual broadcast
Our 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 to this event when the event date and time have been finalized.

Renee Fleming en concierto
2020-02-06 19:30 | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States

“La Boheme” Mimi: Ellie Dehn; Rodolfo: Mario Chang
2020-02-02 14:00, 2020-02-01 19:30 | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States

"Hecho en America"
2020-02-02 13:00, 2020-02-01 19:30, 2020-02-01 14:00, 2020-01-31 19:30 | Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W Anklam Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85709, United States

Recital de Matthew Polenzani
2020-01-31 19:00 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States

New York Festival of Song en concierto
2020-01-30 19:30 | UA School of Music, Crowder Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States

“Canciones de Estados Unidos: Más allá de la libertad” Barítono: Thomas Hampson; Piano: Lara Downes
2020-01-28 19:30 | Centennial Hall, 1020 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States

Cantantes del Instituto Musical Ravinia Steans en concierto
2020-01-27 19:00 | UA School of Music, Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
