Witness internationally renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa as she coaches the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists. This program is part of Oropesa’s week in-residence, during which time she will rehearse ensembles with resident artists who will join her in a recital accompanied by Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff on Saturday, August 12.
ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES
The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artist Series is a collaboration between Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice.
The 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists include soprano Siskelelwe Mngenela, soprano Elizabeth Novella, mezzo-soprano Anne Marie Stanley, tenor Derrek Stark, bass-baritone Michael Leyte-Vidal, and baritone David Wolfe.
Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa who has “an endless supply of golden-age trills,” (Opera News) and has a voice that is “brightly crystalline and arrestingly powerful,” (New York Times)
She has a “technique without weakness” (Codalario) and “everything she touches turns into gold” (Place de l’Opéra)
Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa has become one of her generation’s most sought after lyric coloraturas. Highly praised for her seamless voice, precise coloratura, magnetic stage presence, and innate musicality, Oropesa and Bel Canto Boot Camp co-founders, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, will present an intimate recital of bel canto repertoire.
A unique highlight of the program will be several duets and ensembles featuring Oropesa and the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists. The recital will conclude Oropesa’s week in-residence at Guild Hall, during which she will lead private coachings and a public masterclass with the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists.
The recital will be followed by a reception in Guild Hall’s Minikes Garden hosted by artist and Guild Hall Board of Trustee member, Lucy Cookson. The reception is open only to those who have purchased a “Recital + Reception Ticket.”
ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES
The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artist Series is a collaboration between Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice.
The 2023 GH & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists include soprano Siskelelwe Mngenela, soprano Elizabeth Novella, mezzo-soprano Anne Marie Stanley, tenor Derrek Stark, bass-baritone Michael Leyte-Vidal, and baritone David Wolfe.
Michael Spyres & Bel Canto Boot Camp with Resident Artists Teresa Castillo and Samual Keeler Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, pianists
Michael Spyres joins Bel Canto Boot Camp in a recital of arias and songs of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi. As a tenor with an extraordinary range (traditionally called a baritenor), the program explores the diverse characters and roles within Bel Canto Opera, encompassing repertoire normally assigned to both tenors and baritones.
Joining Mr. Spyres in performance will be Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artists, Teresa Castillo and Samual Keeler. Castillo and Keeler will spend a week in-residence with Bel Canto Boot Camp coaches/co-founders, Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, where they will study new repertoire and coach alongside Michael Spyres amid his performances of Idomeneo at The Metropolitan Opera.
A reception with the artists will follow the recital. All attendees are welcome.
ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES
The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident ArtistSeries is a collaboration between the Learning + Public Engagement department at Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. With the shared values of creative authenticity, artistic development, and community engagement, the Series supports an emerging generation of opera singers. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice.
The 2022 Season has included intimate recitals with tenor Jack Swanson, a program of scenes and arias in collaboration with Cape Town Opera South Africa, and baritenor Michael Spyres closes it out with a concert featuring his favorite bel canto arias and songs. He invites Resident Artists who will be in training at Guild Hall to join him in operatic ensembles giving our audiences the opportunity to see the stars of today and tomorrow in performance together.
COVID-19 Protocol: All guests over the age of 12 must provide proof of full vaccination.
The Potions of Love: Bel Canto Arias and Ensembles featuring Brittany Smith and Juan Hernández with Samual Keeler, Michael Leyte-Vidal, Derrek Stark, and Patricia Westley Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, pianists
Steven Tharp, coach
Six emerging artists join Bel Canto Boot Camp for an evening of beloved Bel Canto Scenes & Arias. Selections from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore ground the recital with performances by South African soprano Brittany Smith, and Puerto Rican tenor Juan Hernandez.
Brittany Smith and Juan Hernandez come to the series summer residency through the joint efforts of Guild Hall and Bel Canto Boot Camp. Prior to their arrival in East Hampton, they will participate in BCBC’s training program in New York City in preparation for their role debuts of Adina and Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. Following their residency at Guild Hall and the East Hampton recital they leave for Cape Town where they will rehearse with the rest of the local L’elisir d’amore cast before embarking on a 10-city tour of South Africa. The summer residency marks be
Miss Smith’s first visit to and performances in the U.S.A. Cape Town Opera presents Mr. Hernandez in South Africa for the first time.
The program also includes scenes and duets from the kings of Bel Canto, Rossini and Donizetti, and Italian art and folk songs.
ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES
The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident ArtistSeries is a collaboration between the Learning + Public Engagement department at Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. With the shared values of creative authenticity, artistic development, and community engagement, the Series supports an emerging generation of opera singers. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice.
The 2022 Season will include intimate recitals with tenor Jack Swanson, a program of scenes and arias in collaboration with Cape Town Opera South Africa, and baritenor Michael Spyres in concert, featuring his favorite bel canto arias and songs. He invites Resident Artists who will be in training at Guild Hall to join him in operatic ensembles giving our audiences the opportunity to see the stars of today and tomorrow in performance together.
COVID-19 Protocol:For indoor programs, all guests over the age of 12 must provide proof of full vaccination. WEARING FACE MASKS IS ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED.
Singing Beautifully: The Roots and Fruits of Bel Canto Style with Jack Swanson and Katherine Henly Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff, pianists
Guild Hall and Bel Canto Boot Camp’s new Resident Artist Series kicks off with tenor Jack Swanson and soprano Katherine Henly, and BCBC’s Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff at the piano in a program of opera, film, musical theater, and song.
The recital features a solid dose of bel canto classics, including excerpts from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Don Pasquale, as well as songs by Rossini and Bellini. Gilbert and Sullivan afford us a stroll through bel canto in English with excerpts from their much beloved Pirates of Penzance. We explore the use of the classically trained voice in music from the 40s and 50s – we visit American opera (Kurt Weill’s Street Scene), music theater (Kiss Me, Kate and My Fair Lady) and cinema (The Toast of New Orleans).
With a wide range of repertoire, this program is sure to please lovers of coloratura and crooning alike, while emphasizing the application of the bel canto style of singing in various genres – encouraging us all to tune our ears to the finesse and power of the unamplified voice which the Italians aptly call “beautiful singing.”
ABOUT GUILD HALL & BEL CANTO BOOT CAMP RESIDENT ARTIST SERIES
The Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident ArtistSeries is a collaboration between the Learning + Public Engagement department at Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Boot Camp. With the shared values of creative authenticity, artistic development, and community engagement, the Series supports an emerging generation of opera singers. By providing individualized training from Bel Canto Boot Camp mentors and masterclasses with international artists, the series aims to support a new generation of emerging opera singers and to increase awareness and appreciation of the unamplified voice.
The 2022 Season will include intimate recitals with tenor Jack Swanson, a program of scenes and arias in collaboration with Cape Town Opera South Africa, and baritenor Michael Spyres in concert, featuring his favorite bel canto arias and songs. He invites Resident Artists who will be in training at Guild Hall to join him in operatic ensembles giving our audiences the opportunity to see the stars of today and tomorrow in performance together.
COVID-19 Protocol: All guests over the age of 12 must provide proof of full vaccination.
