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Glimmerglass Opera 2025

Join the audience in the WMHT TV studios for the season preview of Glimmerglass Festival Opera, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. Guests include author Sandra Cisneros and composer Derek Bermel on the world premiere of The House on Mango Street, the Opera: General and Artistic Director Rob Ainsley; conductor Michael Ellis Ingram; and baritone Alexey Bogdanov, in panel discussions interwoven with live performances from resident and guest artists.

Performers:

Angela Yam, Resident Artist
Kaileigh Riess, Resident Artist
Maggie Kinabrew, Resident Artist
Justin Burgess, Guest Artist
Aleksey Bogdanov, Guest Artist
Rob Ainsley, Artistic & General Director (piano)
Host: Charlotte Wilson for WMHT

The House on Mango Street: The Opera by Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros
Sunday in the Park With George by Stephen Sondheim
The Rake’s Progress by Igor Stravinsky
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

The 2025 season runs from July 11 - August 17. For the full event calendar go to
https://glimmerglass.org/

Charlotte Wilson has been immersed in classical music all her life. Her parents were great music lovers, always had something playing on the radio or turntable, and she began on recorder and then piano before she can remember. Charlotte originally wanted to be a concert pianist but just didn’t quite have it, no matter how hard she practiced! She tried many other instruments slightly too late (violin, cello, clarinet) before discovering radio. Charlotte can be heard from 4-8pm weekdays and 10-2 on Saturdays.