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Lyric Opera of Chicago (Hänsel)
January 25 - February 5, 2022
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
HANSEL UND GRETEL
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HÄNSEL
January 25, 27, & 29
February 1, 3, & 5
2023
Lyric Opera House
Chicago, Illinois
When this universally cherished production debuted 20 years ago, it captivated Chicago audiences. It did the same in 2012, and this season it returns again by popular demand. This rivetingly modern, astonishingly inventive view of the Brothers Grimm's fairytale features an eye-popping production that does full justice to Humperdinck's glorious score. You'll be rooting for Hansel and Gretel at every moment in their battle against the witch in the massive, industrial-strength kitchen, and you'll be moved by the "Dream Ballet." From the exquisite "Evening Prayer" to the uproarious "Witch's Ride," this ever-fresh, whimsical masterpiece is packed with musical gems that make it a wonderful introduction to opera for audiences of all ages. Samantha Hankey makes her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Hänsel.
Cosi fan tutte
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Palm Beach Opera (Dorabella)
February 24,25, & 26 2023
Palm Beach Opera
Cosi fan tutte
Dorabella
February 24, 25, & 26
2023
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Palm Beach, Florida
A sparkling tale of twin romances. Palm Beach Opera’s second mainstage production presents Mozart’s intriguing Così fan tutte, a brilliant and sophisticated comedy of twin romances. Thought-provoking and playful, Mozart’s classic opera offers humor and insight into human nature. Samantha reprises the role of Dorabella in her Palm Beach Opera debut.
CARNEGIE HALL RECITAL
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Weill Recital Hall
March 10, 2023
CARNEGIE HALL
RECITAL
MEZZO-SOPRANO
March 10
2023
Weill Recital Hall
New York, New York
With a voice praised by Opera News as “luscious, amber-toned, and dazzling,” Samantha Hankey has sung major operatic roles to great acclaim at opera houses and festivals that include the Liceu Opera Barcelona, Glyndebourne Festival, Bayerische Staatsoper, and Metropolitan Opera. Hear this exciting singer in her full glory when she adds a Carnegie Hall debut recital to her growing list of triumphs.
DER ROSENKAVALIER
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The Metropolitan Opera (Octavian)
March 27-April 20, 2023
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
DER ROSENKAVALIER
OCTAVIAN
March 27* & 31
April 4*, 7, 11, 15, & 20
2023
The Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
*Live stream on Met website
A sterling cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the Met podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging.
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The Metropolitan Opera (Octavian)
Live in HD Broadcast
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LIVE IN HD
DER ROSENKAVALIER
OCTAVIAN
Saturday, April 15
2023
Broadcast Live in HD
A sterling cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the Met podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
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Santa Fe Opera (Mélisande)
July-August, 2023
SANTA FE OPERA
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
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MÉLISANDE
July 15, 19, & 28
August 3, 9, & 18
2023
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Not seen on the Santa Fe Opera stage since 1977, Debussy’s masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande is presented from July 15, 2023 in a riveting new site-specific production directed and designed by Netia Jones. Santa Fe Opera Music Director Harry Bicket conducts a cast headlined by two thrilling singers in their Santa Fe Opera debuts: baritone Huw Montague Rendall and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey. Ms. Hankey makes her debut in the title role of this love triangle of royal proportions.
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
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Lyric Opera of Kansas City (Santuzza)
September - October 2023
LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
SANTUZZA
September 23 & 29
October 1
2023
Kansas City, Missouri
Turiddu returns from war to find his love, Lola, married to another. In a scheme to induce jealousy, he seduces Santuzza. As swiftly as she is beguiled, Santuzza is discarded while Turiddu begins an affair with his old flame. After the conclusion of Easter mass, passions erupt and expose the ugliness of jealousy. With stirring melodies as iconic as the story, Cavalleria rusticana reveals the consequences of infidelity and the lengths we might go to for revenge. Ms. Hankey makes her Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut as Santuzza.
Cosi fan tutte
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Opernhaus Zürich (Dorabella)
January - February 2024
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
Cosi fan tutte
DORABELLA
January 28
February 3, 7, & 10
2024
Zürich, Switzerland
A sparkling tale of twin romances. Thought-provoking and playful, Mozart’s classic opera offers humor and insight into human nature. This dense and radically modern production by Kirill Serebrennikov is from 2018, and was developed under exceptional conditions. The Russian director was under house arrest in Moscow, rendering him unable to attend rehearsals. But that didn’t detract from his artistic abilities, and critics and audiences alike were thrilled by the results. This revival is a bona fide new reading of the opera. Making her debut as Fiordiligi is French soprano Vannina Santoni, and Samantha Hankey, the young, internationally sought-after mezzo-soprano, will make her debut as Dorabella.
ROMEO ET JULIETTE
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The Metropolitan Opera (Stéphano)
March 7 - 30, 2024
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
ROMEO ET JULIETTE
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STÉPHANO
March 7 - 30
2024
The Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett Sher’s towering staging also features baritone Will Liverman and tenor Frederick Ballentine as the archrivals Mercutio and Tybalt, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as the mischievous pageboy Stéphano, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent.