Alicia Russell Tagert advances to the finals of the biannual Opera Ebony competition in honor of Benjamin Matthews. Ms. Tagert competes in the emerging artist category starting at 1:30pm. Tickets available online for reservations.
Alicia and other selected Resident Artists join forces for a collaborative concert with Artists-in-Residence Luretta Bybee and Greer Grimsley. Alicia sings “Stars and the Moon” from J.R. Brown’s Songs for a New World, and you can hear a recording on her media page!
More information and tickets at https://glimmerglass.org/events/becoming-the-evolution-of-storytellers-through-words-and-music/
Alicia Russell Tagert joins the ensemble of Eric Sean Fogel’s sparkling new production of The Rake’s Progress. A debonair stranger, Nick Shadow, appears to Tom Rakewell and tempts him with the chance to reimagine his future. As Nick conjures a series of enticing adventures for Tom, Anne Trulove fights for Tom’s salvation. Written in Stravinsky’s neoclassical period, Stravinsky’s only full-length opera score sparkles with elegant vocal writing and lively dance rhythms.
Tickets and information at https://glimmerglass.org/events/the-rakes-progress/
Alicia Russell Tagert creates the role of Rafaela in the long-awaited world premiere, The House on Mango Street. The House on Mango Street, a coming-of-age classic, has been acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world. Novelist Sandra Cisneros, winner of the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, has teamed up with Grammy-nominated composer Derek Bermel for an opera inspired by her classic book, which unfolds in a series of episodes seen through the eyes of a young girl. Through a series of interactions, which range from fascinating to funny to frightening, she comes to understand that storytelling is the medicine she can offer her community — and herself.
Tickets and more information available at https://glimmerglass.org/events/the-house-on-mango-street/
Alicia Russell Tagert sings in recital with other Resident Artists from the Glimmgerglass Festival in the first Midday Music concert of the season. Her selections include the “Flower Duet” with Taylor-Alexis Dupont, art selections, and musical theater.
Tickets and more information at https://glimmerglass.org/events/midday-music-2025/
Charlottesville Opera presents Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man as part of their 47th season! Alicia sings the role of Alma Hix and covers Marian Paroo as part of the company’s Emerging Artist program. More information and tickets at https://charlottesville.theparamount.net/overview/7035.
Charlottesville Opera presents Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man as part of their 47th season! Alicia sings the role of Alma Hix and covers Marian Paroo as part of the company’s Emerging Artist program. More information and tickets at https://charlottesville.theparamount.net/overview/7035.
Charlottesville Opera presents Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man as part of their 47th season! Alicia sings the role of Alma Hix and covers Marian Paroo as part of the company’s Emerging Artist program. More information and tickets at https://charlottesville.theparamount.net/overview/7035.
Charlottesville Opera presents Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man as part of their 47th season! Alicia sings the role of Alma Hix and covers Marian Paroo as part of the company’s Emerging Artist program. More information and tickets at https://charlottesville.theparamount.net/overview/7035.
Alicia sings a solo recital in her new hometown of Richmond, VA in collaboration with Daniel Stipe on piano. The program highlights the theme of “sacred and secular” selections with respect to the Lenten season and the evocative springtime budding behind the scenes. Program selections include Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a set of extraordinary Purcell songs, and H.T. Burleigh’s Five Songs of Laurence Hope.
Details at https://www.tlcrva.org/concerts
Ms. Tagert joins the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a concert paying homage to the visionary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She will perform a selection from Paul Moravec’s’ Sanctuary Road with the symphony, conducted by the esteemed Dr. Everett McCorvey.
Details and tickets at https://virginiasymphony.org/concert/a-tribute-to-martin-luther-king-jr/
Ms. Tagert joins the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a concert paying homage to the visionary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She will perform a selection from Paul Moravec’s’ Sanctuary Road with the symphony, conducted by the esteemed Dr. Everett McCorvey.
Details and tickets at https://virginiasymphony.org/concert/a-tribute-to-martin-luther-king-jr/
The Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition (formerly the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions) is a national competition for aspiring opera singers, with opportunity to advance through the district and regional levels to sing the semi-final and final round of auditions on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC.
Ms. Tagert will perform competitive audition repertoire in the first round of the competition in a live district audition hosted in Atlanta, as she and other sing compete to advance to the next rounds.
Admission for this event is free and open to the public. Find out more about the MONC auditions at https://www.metopera.org/about/auditions/national-council-auditions/
Alicia makes her debut Virginia Opera in her new home state, singing the Waldvögel in Joachim Schamberger and Court Watson’s brilliant new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. The third installment of the famous Ring Cycle, the opera picks up the story as the fearless hero Siegfried re-forges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest prize of all – Brünnhilde’s love.
Performances are across the state of Virginia, beginning in Norfolk and traveling to Fairfax and Richmond. Tickets and more information can be found at https://vaopera.org/siegfried/
Alicia makes her debut Virginia Opera in her new home state, singing the Waldvögel in Joachim Schamberger and Court Watson’s brilliant new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. The third installment of the famous Ring Cycle, the opera picks up the story as the fearless hero Siegfried re-forges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest prize of all – Brünnhilde’s love.
Performances are across the state of Virginia, beginning in Norfolk and traveling to Fairfax and Richmond. Tickets and more information can be found at https://vaopera.org/siegfried/
Alicia makes her debut Virginia Opera in her new home state, singing the Waldvögel in Joachim Schamberger and Court Watson’s brilliant new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. The third installment of the famous Ring Cycle, the opera picks up the story as the fearless hero Siegfried re-forges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest prize of all – Brünnhilde’s love.
Performances are across the state of Virginia, beginning in Norfolk and traveling to Fairfax and Richmond. Tickets and more information can be found at https://vaopera.org/siegfried/
Alicia makes her debut Virginia Opera in her new home state, singing the Waldvögel in Joachim Schamberger and Court Watson’s brilliant new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. The third installment of the famous Ring Cycle, the opera picks up the story as the fearless hero Siegfried re-forges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest prize of all – Brünnhilde’s love.
Performances are across the state of Virginia, beginning in Norfolk and traveling to Fairfax and Richmond. Tickets and more information can be found at https://vaopera.org/siegfried/
Alicia makes her debut Virginia Opera in her new home state, singing the Waldvögel in Joachim Schamberger and Court Watson’s brilliant new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. The third installment of the famous Ring Cycle, the opera picks up the story as the fearless hero Siegfried re-forges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest prize of all – Brünnhilde’s love.
Performances are across the state of Virginia, beginning in Norfolk and traveling to Fairfax and Richmond. Tickets and more information can be found at https://vaopera.org/siegfried/
Alicia makes her debut Virginia Opera in her new home state, singing the Waldvögel in Joachim Schamberger and Court Watson’s brilliant new production of Wagner’s Siegfried. The third installment of the famous Ring Cycle, the opera picks up the story as the fearless hero Siegfried re-forges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest prize of all – Brünnhilde’s love.
Performances are across the state of Virginia, beginning in Norfolk and traveling to Fairfax and Richmond. Tickets and more information can be found at https://vaopera.org/siegfried/
During her season as a young artist at The Glimmerglass Festival, Alicia joins this season’s Artist-in-Residence, GRAMMY-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, along with other young artists in an unforgettable evening of entertainment. Anthony Roth Costanzo and members of the Young Artists Program collaborative cabaret performance culminates his residency tenure —an intimate, cabaret-style performance sure to be full of surprises!
Tickets and more information at https://glimmerglass.org/events/an-evening-with-anthony-roth-costanzo/
During her season as a young artist at The Glimmerglass Festival, Alicia joins this season’s Artist-in-Residence, GRAMMY-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, along with other young artists in an unforgettable evening of entertainment. Anthony Roth Costanzo and members of the Young Artists Program collaborative cabaret performance culminates his residency tenure —an intimate, cabaret-style performance sure to be full of surprises!
Tickets and more information at https://glimmerglass.org/events/an-evening-with-anthony-roth-costanzo/
Alicia Russell Tagert was named a finalist in the 25th annual Lotte Lenya Competition, hosted by the Kurt Weill Foundation. A singing competition unlike any other, in which acting counts as much as vocal talent, this competition requires a wide range of repertoire from classical opera to contemporary musical theatre. The Lotte Lenya Competition showcases talented singer/actors to show they can "do it all" by presenting four contrasting theatrical songs and arias. Alicia competes at 1:15pm EST and the livestream link can be found HERE for her performance. Be sure to tune in at least 15 minutes early to hear details of the competition before she sings!
Alicia makes her role debut as Gretel in Opera Birmingham’s production of Humperdinck’s beloved classic Hansel und Gretel. An English language adaption, this family-friendly show follows the Grimm Brothers classic fairytale of two children who stumble upon a witch who turns kids into gingerbread! Tuneful, colorful, and energetic, this show delights all your senses!
Tickets and information at https://www.operabirmingham.org/hansel-and-gretel.
Alicia makes her role debut as Gretel in Opera Birmingham’s production of Humperdinck’s beloved classic Hansel und Gretel. An English language adaption, this family-friendly show follows the Grimm Brothers classic fairytale of two children who stumble upon a witch who turns kids into gingerbread! Tuneful, colorful, and energetic, this show delights all your senses!
Tickets and information at https://www.operabirmingham.org/hansel-and-gretel.
Alicia makes her role debut as Susanna in Mozart’s masterpiece, Le nozze di Figaro which opens the Fargo-Moorhead Opera 2022-23 season. A witty comedy layered with drama, satire, and unforgettable music, this show is one of opera’s classics for a reason!
Tickets can be purchased at https://tickets.fmopera.org/TheatreManager/1/login?event=0
Alicia makes her role debut as Susanna in Mozart’s masterpiece, Le nozze di Figaro which opens the Fargo-Moorhead Opera 2022-23 season. A witty comedy layered with drama, satire, and unforgettable music, this show is one of opera’s classics for a reason!
Tickets can be purchased at https://tickets.fmopera.org/TheatreManager/1/login?event=0
Four teenage girls gather for a workshop on writing an effective college essay. The teacher asks, “Tell me who you are,” prompting each young woman to share her story. Ms. Tagert sings Morgan in this anticipated world premiere by Northern Kentucky-based novelist Sheila Williams and Cincinnati native William Menefield who create an evocatively authentic libretto coupled with a high-energy score.
Tickets and more information found at https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/fierce.
Four teenage girls gather for a workshop on writing an effective college essay. The teacher asks, “Tell me who you are,” prompting each young woman to share her story. Ms. Tagert sings Morgan in this anticipated world premiere by Northern Kentucky-based novelist Sheila Williams and Cincinnati native William Menefield who create an evocatively authentic libretto coupled with a high-energy score.
Tickets and more information found at https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/fierce.
Four teenage girls gather for a workshop on writing an effective college essay. The teacher asks, “Tell me who you are,” prompting each young woman to share her story. Ms. Tagert sings Morgan in this anticipated world premiere by Northern Kentucky-based novelist Sheila Williams and Cincinnati native William Menefield who create an evocatively authentic libretto coupled with a high-energy score.
Tickets and more information found at https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/fierce.
Making a return to All Souls Cathedral after her years as a chorister, Ms. Russell presents a curated program centered fear and trust. Her program highlights selections from Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs, Purcell’s The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation, and special spirituals by prolific black female composers.
More information can be found at https://www.allsoulscathedral.org/featured-events/feast-of-the-epiphany-46ynd-8xwkx-w2hpr.
