upcoming Appearances
Martinů, The Mount of Three Lights: Fischer Center at Bard College | August 14th, 2025 7pm and August 15th 3pm
Featuring James Bagwell, the Bard Festival Chorale, and the renovated organ of the Rhinebeck Episcopal Church of the Messiah, this program intersperses organ solos with masterworks of the Czech choral tradition.
Two late Martinů works—Vigilie, his sole composition for organ, and The Mount of Three Lights, which sets texts from Czech folk song, contemporary travel-writing, and the New Testament—will be heard alongside the opening movements of Dvořák’s Mass in D, in which old church modes meet modern harmonies; the finale from Musica dominicalis, an organ symphony by the late Czech composer Petr Eben; three works for male voices by Leoš Janáček; and an organ solo from the same composer’s Glagolitic Mass, long recognized as a celebration of Slavic culture.
Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572, United States
The International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti | August 26th - September 1st, 2025
The singing competition is named after the Italian composer Pietro Antonio Cesti, who turned Innsbruck into a center for the Italian opera north of the Alps in the mid-17th century. Young singers from all over the world with a special talent and training will compete in the varied field that is the baroque opera. Currently the Cesti competition is one of the most important competitions for baroque opera singing.
The prizes include engagements at renowned concert and opera stages as well as cash prizes chosen by the jury and the audience.
Innsbruck Festival of Early Music Universitätsstraße 1 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Davenport/Richards: Robeson/Moscow Opera Workshop: Peak Performances | September 2nd - September 9th, 2025
ROBESON Opera is an epic and inspiring biographical examination of Black singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). A global superstar, Robeson leveraged his fame to fight on the frontlines for equality. His heroic and uncompromising efforts against fascism and racism worldwide led Robeson to be entangled in the tragic power struggle between the two superpowers of the twentieth century—the United States and the USSR—with his own life and career hanging in the balance. Inspired by historical events, ROBESON Opera also resonates with today’s ongoing fights for social justice.
Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043, United States
Solo Recital: Ashmont Hill Chamber Music | October 5th, 2025 at 4pm
With his rich, warm voice and impeccable technique, bass-baritone Joseph Parrish is an impressive and versatile talent.
Peabody Hall, All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA 02124, United States
Mahler, Rückert Lieder: Maryland Symphony | October 11th, 2025 7:30pm and 12th 3pm
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra opens its 2025/2026 season with a celebration of the great orchestrators. Torke’s Bright Blue Music opens with vibrant, expansive sound, capturing the energy of life itself. Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, sung by baritone Joseph Parrish, brings poetry and music together in a deeply emotional exploration of love and melancholy. The concert culminates with Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, a dramatic and heroic orchestral journey that will captivate audiences with its sweeping narrative and bold sound. This program showcases the power of music, from vibrant and energetic to deeply reflective, through the works of three of the world’s most renowned composers.
The Maryland Theatre, 21 S Potomac St. Hagerstown, MD 21740, United States
Joint Recital: Soprano Shelén Hughes and Baritone Joseph Parrish | November 2nd, 2025 at 3pm
Join us for a wonderful evening of songs, arias, and duets from previous Opera Index winners.
Marc A. Scorca Hall - Opera America, 330 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, United States
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor + John Corgliano Fern Hill | November 10th, 2025 at 7pm
This program pairs two powerful choral works separated by centuries but united by their expressive depth and emotional reach. John Corigliano’s Fern Hill, composed in 1960 and revised in 1999, sets the evocative early poem by Dylan Thomas. In contrast, the second half presents Mozart’s monumental Mass in C minor, K. 427, often referred to as the “Great” Mass. Composed in 1782–83 as a deeply personal vow following his marriage to Constanze Weber, the work remains unfinished yet stands among Mozart’s most ambitious sacred compositions and one of the most compelling sacred works of the Classical era.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue New York, NY 10019, United States
Solo Recital: Max Rabinovitsj Series | November 16th, 2025 at 4pm
Program TBD
Amelia Room @ Otterbein Granville, 2158 Columbus Road SW, Granville, OH 43023, United States
NYFOS SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA: A LOVE STORY | November 20th, 2025 at 8pm
Created for baritone Joseph Parrish, a Baltimore native, and Bolivian soprano Shelén Hughes, partners on- and offstage, this program will explore milongas, tangos, blues, and art songs that span the two continents. NYFOS’s own Steven Blier is pianist and host. Complimentary reception with the artists included after the concert.
Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023, United States
Handel: Messiah | December 13th and 14th, 2025
Join us for two stirring performances of Handel's best-known masterpiece.
Baltimore Basilica, 409 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
SWR Junge Opernstars | January 17th, 2026
The Emmerich Smola Promotion Prize is one of the highest endowed singing prizes available. Numerous winners have since achieved international careers. To qualify for the competition, emerging artists must already have been awarded prestigious prizes and scholarships. They will be accompanied by the “Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern” under the direction of Guillermo Garcia Calvo, who serves as music director at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The charismatic conductor has established an excellent reputation with orchestras and opera houses around the world.