Tag Archives: Great Singers

Get HOT with the Orvis Opera Studio this December!

HOT’s Education and Outreach Program is busy year-round and that includes this Holiday Season! Erin Winker Fasone, Kaweo Kanoho, and Blythe Kelsey, Members of HOT Education’s Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio will be performing this weekend on Lanai at the Great Hall in the Lodge at Koele.

The Singers will be accompanied on the piano by Mr. Eric Schank and this performance will start at 7:00pm. This event is made possible through a collaboration between HOT and the University of Hawaii Outreach College.

The Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio of Hawaii Opera Theatre was founded by HOT’s Artistic Director, Henry Akina, and was dedicated in 1998 to Mae Zenke, a gifted opera singer, who married businessman Arthur Orvis. The Orvis’ were great supporters of the arts in Hawaii and their legacy of generosity lives on through the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation, which provides the funding for this program.

The goal of this Opera Studio is to provide training and performance experiences that include classes and seminars in movement, musical style, language, repertoire coaching and master classes.

For those of you on Oahu, you also have the opportunity to attend very special Opera Event with Members of the Orvis Opera Studio this December. Great Singers, Great Songs, featuring Mark Morash, will be held on December 20 & 21, 2013, at 7:00pm in the HOT Rehearsal Hall, at 780 S. Beretania Street. Mark Morash, the Director of Musical Studies with the San Francisco Opera Center, will be in Hawaii to work with a selection of singers from the Orvis Opera Studio.

This event is free with limited seating. Please RSVP by calling 808-596-7372 before December 18, 2013, to reserve your space. Both on street and limited parking are available at Hawaii Opera Plaza (848 S. Beretania Street).

Great Singers, Great Songs with Mark Morash

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Jason M.A. Walter | 808-596-7372 ext. 211 | j_walter@hawaiiopera.org

Hawaii Opera Theatre presents Great Singers, Great Songs with Mark Morash

Honolulu, Hawaii – Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) presents Great Singers, Great Songs, a Concert featuring Mark Morash, of the San Francisco Opera Center, on December 20 & 21 at 700p in the HOT Rehearsal Hall.

Mark Morash is a conductor and pianist originally from Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Canada. At the San Francisco Opera Center, Mr. Morash is the Director of Musical Studies and has overseen productions with the Merola Opera Program and Western Opera Theatre. As a collaborative pianist, his performances have taken him throughout North America, Japan and Russia.

Mr. Morash will be in Hawaii to coach at the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio, offered through HOT’s Education Program. Select Singers of the Orvis Opera Studio are chosen to participate. The Singers will be coached and take part in a program led by Mr. Morash, a professional from one of the world’s most noted operatic training programs. The two weeks of work culminates with two public concerts.

Founded in 1998 by HOT’s Artistic Director, Henry Akina, the Opera Studio provides training and performance experiences, which include classes and seminars in movement, musical style, language, repertoire coaching and vocal master classes. Studio Members are Hawaii residents who are divided into several categories based on several criteria. Members of the studio have gone on to be cast in HOT performances and productions with companies around the world. Of note, Quinn Kelsey, a Native Hawaiian Baritone and former Orvis Opera Studio participant was recently announced as the title character in the English National Opera’s new presentation of Verdi’s classic, Rigoletto.

Great Singers, Great Songs is a free event offered by HOT and will be held December 20 & 21, 2013, starting at 7pm in the Hawaii Opera Theatre Rehearsal Hall, located at 780 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Both on street and limited parking are available at Hawaii Opera Plaza (848 S. Beretania Street). Seating is limited. Please call 808-596-7372 to RSVP.

-#########-

Any HOT Weekend Plans? How about Great Singers, Great Songs 2!

Hey there Opera Lovers!

Come out tonight to catch Great Singers, Great Songs 2 featuring Tim Shaindlin!

The world-renowned Teacher and Coach has been in Hawaii for the last couple of weeks working hard with members of HOT’s Orvis Opera Studio.

This is a free event offered by HOT and will be held August 9 & 10, 2013, starting at 7pm in the Hawaii Opera Theatre Rehearsal Hall, located at 780 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Limited parking is available at Hawaii Opera Plaza (848 S. Beretania Street) with additional parking on street.

Please call HOT at (808)596-7372 to reserve a space.

To learn more about Mr. Shaindlin, you can read his bio here. While we hope you can make it this weekend, fear not! Just like the Terminator, Tim will be back in June to conduct HOT’s production of The Mikado!