DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2023 7:30 PM CST
VENUE: KIMBELL ART MUSEUM RENZO PIANO PAVILION
 
Composer Jake Heggie is best known for the operas Dead Man Walking, Moby-Dick, It’s a Wonderful Life, Three Decembers, Two Remain, and If I Were You.  His 10th full-length opera, Intelligence, made its debut with the Houston Grand Opera this Fall, and he is currently at work on new works for violinist Joshua Bell, New Century Chamber Orchestra, the Miró Quartet, and Music of Remembrance. The operas and his nearly 300 art songs have been performed extensively on five continents, championed by some of the world’s most beloved artists. With a libretto by the late Terrence McNally, Dead Man Walking has become “the most celebrated American opera of the 21st century” (Chicago Tribune). It has received nearly 80 international productions since its San Francisco Opera premiere in 2000.
And this season, one of the most iconic living American composers makes his first Cliburn Concerts appearance in 15 years, in a dynamic evening at the Kimbell, featuring performances of his works by vocalists of the Fort Worth Opera (as well as the composer himself) and an insightful conversation with the Cliburn’s Buddy Bray.
 
WITH VOCALISTS OF THE FORT WORTH OPERA
Adia Evans, soprano
Su Hyeon Park, soprano
Bridget Cappel, mezzo-soprano
Kaswanna Kanyinda, mezzo-soprano
Wonjin Choi, tenor
Erik Earl Larson, baritone
Sergio Manzo, baritone