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Published on May 10, 2013
As a cornerstone of WNO's commitment to the future of opera, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program is dedicated to cultivating successful careers for its Young Artists and sharing their talents with audiences around the world.
The Making of Opera: Developing Young Artists series follows the story of Soloman Howard, one of this year's young artists as he begins his career as an opera singer.
This spectacular new production of Show Boat, Broadway's original masterpiece, brings unforgettable songs, dazzling choreography, and an epic story together to make great entertainment and great art. With something in store around every bend as the Cotton Blossom travels the Mississippi with a troupe of riverboat performers, Julie, Joe, Queenie, and of course Magnolia and Ravenal make their way through the decades, navigating the trials of show business, love, and loss in a landscape overshadowed by racial inequality.
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About Soloman Howard
Soloman Howard (Fafner) garners high praise from the press for his vivid performances on the great opera and concert stages of the world. The bass’ voice is described as “sonorous” by The New York Times, “superhuman” by The Denver Post, and “a triumph” by The Guardian.
Soloman Howard’s 2016-17 season includes his return to the Metropolitan Opera in performances of Aida conducted by Marco Armiliato and Daniele Rustioni. Highlights also feature performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra and with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra in debut appearances on many of Europe’s most famous stages including El Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and the Musikverein in Vienna. He previously sang at North Carolina Opera as Colline in La bohème and Muhammad Ali in Approaching Ali. He is a recent graduate of Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Last season Soloman Howard joined Gustavo Dudamel, the Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic on tour celebrating the commercial CD release of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 that the bass recorded with Mr. Dudamel in Caracas. Mr. Howard made a role debut as Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried in Washington National Opera’s epic presentation of Der Ring des Nibelungen directed by Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and conducted by Music Director Philippe Auguin. Other performances of the season included a debut at Santa Fe Opera as Commendatore in Don Giovanni conducted by John Nelson, a company debut with L’Opéra national de Bordeaux as Jacopo Fiesco in a new production of Simon Boccanegra conducted by Paul Daniel, and Banco in Macbeth with Kentucky Opera.
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