Thank you for the supportive response to the first edition of this newsletter! This is my second post and I’m happy to share four exciting additions to my upcoming schedule. If you’re in Chicago, New York, or Boston, I hope I’ll see you at one of these newly-announced performances:)

I’m writing from my hotel room in Washington D.C. where I’m currently rehearsing for my Kennedy Center debut(!) with Opera Lafayette on February 2nd. We’re working on a French language version of Pergolesi’s comic opera La Serva padrona, (La servante maîtresse in French). My character, Zerbine, runs circles around her male stage companions, figuratively and literally. She is ambitious, cheekily optimistic, and fiendishly manipulative. Needless to say, I’m having so much fun with her! We have a fantastic team, including conductor Patrick Dupré Quigle, director Nick Olcott, and castmates Jonathan Woody and Patrick Kilbride. (We’ll perform the show again in NYC on May 11th at El Museo del Barrio.)

Now for the new dates! On February 7th, I’ll join fantastic harpsichordist Aya Hamada for a special donor event for Opera Lafayette in New York City, performing excerpts from La servante maîtresse and favorite Handel arias. If you’re an NYC-er, you can learn more about this exclusive event by contacting OL.

On March 24th (between rehearsals for St. Matthew Passion with Music of the Baroque) I’m thrilled to perform with my dear friends at Ars Musica Chicago for our annual show inspired by Bach’s famed coffeehouse concerts. This informal performance will feature music by Handel, Vivaldi, Couperin, Telemann, and Bach and will include refreshments and a curated selection of teas from Chicago Teahouse.

On April 30th, I’ll join harpsichordist Jason Moy, violinist Adriane Post, cellist Anna Steinhoff, and lutenist Brandon Acker for a varied chamber recital under the auspices of the Bach Week Festival at All Saints Episcopal Church.

Then on June 6th at 5:00 pm, I will make my Boston Early Music Festival concert debut with Les Délices, performing French baroque cantatas on an evocative program entitled Woman Scorned. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to perform in Boston’s historic Jordan Hall alongside mentors-turned-colleagues/friends including Debra Nagy and Julie Andrijeski. I’ll also be performing in both of BEMF’s opera productions this summer!

In addition to these new dates, I’m looking forward to my previously-announced concerts of the 2022-23 season. Between all the upcoming practicing, rehearsing, and traveling, I’m happy I’ll also have some time at home with my husband Michael and our rescue pup, Teddy. I miss them quite a bit while I’m on the road, but I’m so grateful to have such an incredibly supportive family and network of friends around the country and beyond. Thanks so much for reading!