McGee joined Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist for the 2019 season, portraying the role of the Gardener in Ruder’s The Thirteenth Child. Concerts include Handel’s Messiah with West University Baptist Church, Houston TX, and a recital with Unity Church of Houston for their Black History Month Celebration in February 2020. McGee was a finalist in both the Pasadena Vocal Competition and the Houston Grand Opera’s 32nd annual Eleanor McCollum Competition. Other operatic roles include the Sodbuster in Mazzoli’s Proving Up, and Publio in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, both with Rice Opera Theatre. He was also seen in Lawrence Brownlee’s Giving Voice concert and The Snowy Day documentary, both with Houston Grand Opera. McGee has performed in The Houston Grand Opera’s Studio Showcase and Rienzi Recital Series, producing a full recording of Schubert’s Schwanengesang. Further engagements included Billy in the world premiere of Thompson’s The Snowy Day, and Virgil in the world premiere of Cohen’s Turn and Burn (postponed due to COVID-19), both with Houston Grand Opera.Īs part of the HGO Studio, Mr. He was also seen as Theseus in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Santa Fe Opera. Last season, Cory made his debuts as Colline ( La bohème, Detroit Opera) and Basilio ( Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opera on the James). This season, he will portray the roles of Johann in Massenet’s Werther, Fifth Jew in Strauss’ Salome, and Jailer in Puccini’s Tosca all with Houston Grand Opera. This production of La bohème is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.Hailing from Stafford, Virginia, bass Cory McGee opens his 2022-2023 season performing the role of Caspar in Weber’s Der Freischütz with Wolf Trap Opera and Dottore Grenvil in Verdi’s La traviata with Houston Grand Opera.

Our favorite starving young artists and lovers survive to live another day.Ī co-production of Boston Lyric Opera, Detroit Opera, and Spoleto Festival, USA.ĭavid Angus is sponsored this season by Linda Cabot Black. From finish to start, from death to the promise of new love, from loneliness and despair to the joy of friendships, wine, and song, this reversal presents the characters and arias we love in a refreshing, new vision of the story. How does a group of young artists go from tragedy to hope? From death to life? From loneliness to love? In this visionary treatment of Puccini’s masterpiece La bohème, BLO does just that - by presenting the opera in reverse order.

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