Martín Solá

Past Events

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*The King & I

A Concert Performance at The Plaza Arts Center at Eatonton, Georgia

October 17, 2009 at 8pm and October 18, 2009 at 3pm

Tickets on sale to OPAS Members on Monday, August 31, 2009 and to the General Public on Monday, September 7, 2009

Tickets available through Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787, www.ticketmaster.com and the OPAS Box Office: 706-999-1518 (Monday - Friday, 10am to 4pm)

The King and I: by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Starring Leslie Denniston as Anna
Directed by Baayork Lee
Conducted by Kevin Farrell
Atlanta Pops Orchestra, John Head, Music Director
OPAS Festival & Children's Chorus, Neal Dolvin, Chorus Master

OPAS, in cooperation with The National Asian Artists Project (NAAP), will light up the stage on October 17th & 18th with the magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King & I in a concert performance at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton. The King & I opened on Broadway in 1951, the sixth collaboration for the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It ran for 1,246 performances, won the Tony for Best Musical, and spawned numerous revivals and a popular 1956 film version. A sumptuous feast of voices telling the story of the Welsh widow Anna Leonowens who goes to Bangkok to teach the Royal children and becomes an advisor to the King of Siam. With a rich musical score and idiomatic lyrics, this is one of Rogers & Hammerstein's best. One of the musical highlights is "Shall We Dance", one of the best-written scenes in all musical theatre.


*Gauchito and the Pony

Gauchito and the Pony" Young People's Concert

Thursday, October 15, 2009

This orchestral work for kids, based on the book Tschiffley's Ride (written by Aimé Félix Tschiffely in 1933), was composed by Carlos Franzetti to teach students about the musical styles of the Americas by following the adventures of Gauchito and his friend Pony as they travel through South, Central and North America. The costumed characters (singers) will review the lessons and ask for audience participation between sections of the piece and projections will help your students absorb the various cultures from Argentina to Bolivia, Mexico to Texas. This 45-minute event will be offered at 10:00 am and again at 11:30 am. Appropriate for grades K through 8. To reserve seats for your students, visit the Young People's Concerts page on the education section of this website and download a reservation form. Individual tickets are not available for this event.

Checkout the website: www.queenssymphony.org


*IL SOGNO
The NYC premiere of Kristin Hevner's Masterpiece
Metropolis Opera Project
$10.00, Tickets Available at www.SmartTix.com

Friday, September 25, 2009 at 8:00pm
Saturday, September 26, 8:00pm
Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 9:30pm

Location:
Medicine Show Theatre
549 West 52nd Street
New York, NY

Follow characters of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as their stories entangle in an enchanted city.

Featuring: Stephanie Booth, Karla Faggard,
John Hager, Christopher Hollowell, Zachary James,
Jessica Kimple, Bri Molloy, Megan Nelson,
Jessica Parks, Patrick Prudent, Paul Richardson,
Martin Sola, Jendi Tarde and Alicia Williams

Directed by Jessica Lazar
Choreographed by Audrey Ellis
Production Design by Solomon Weisbard
Costume Design by Tamara Kopko
Hair Design by Pat Marcus
Make-Up Design by DOTTY

Orchestra
Kiersten Cunningham, David Fallo, Antonia Nelson, Laura Patterson, Allison Seidner
Visit the website! www.metropolisoperaproject.org


* Giant

Adapted from the American classic by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber (Showboat), Giant is a daring new musical, already acknowledged as one of the most promising contemporary theater debuts. Epic in vision and scope, swept with passion and violence, touched by humor and sorrow, Giant is the powerful story of a Texas rancher and his Virginia-born wife as they face increasing challenges in their marriage and family in an ever-changing American landscape. Five-time Tony Award® nominee (Marie Christine, The Wild Party) LaChiusa is the first recipient of the American Musical Voices Project Award to present a new work on Signature's stage.

Performed from April 28 through May 31, 2009

http://www.sig-online.org

THE MAXWorld Premiere

Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa

Book by Sybille Pearson

Based on the novel by Edna Ferber

Directed by Jonathan Butterell

* Québécité

2/18/2009

Moravian College : Bethlehem, PA

Composer: D.D. Jackson

Libretist: George Elliott Clarke

Québécité is a three-act multicultural romance set in modern-day Quebec. It tells the story of two interracial couples whose blossoming relationships expose the perils and possibilities of loving across racial and cultural lines. Québécité is an expanded, poetic rendering of a libretto George Elliott Clarke wrote at the request of the Guelph Jazz Festival, with music composed by Juno award-winning pianist D.D. Jackson. The opera premiered in Guelph during this year's festival (September 3 to 7).

For more information: www.ddjackson.com



*Antony and Cleopatra


About the Opera
New York City Opera celebrates the centennial of the birth of the great American composer Samuel Barber with concert performances of his masterwork Antony and Cleopatra at Carnegie Hall on January 15th and 16th, 2009. Barber ranked this work among his finest and it remains highly regarded for its melodic richness, striking characterizations, and brilliant orchestration.

The radiant soprano Lauren Flanigan sings the role of Cleopatra, adding to her unique City Opera gallery of colorful American opera heroines including Susan B. Anthony in The Mother of Us All, Abigail Borden in Lizzie Borden, Christine in Mourning Becomes Electra, and the title role of Barber's Vanessa, in which she triumphed last season. Teddy Tahu Rhodes, a striking baritone from New Zealand, makes his City Opera debut as Antony and the rising dramatic tenor Simon O'Neill returns to the company to sing Caesar. The cast also includes City Opera favorites David Pittsinger as Enobarbus, Sandra Piques Eddy as Charmian, and Laura Vlasak Nolen as Iras. City Opera Music Director George Manahan leads the New York City Opera orchestra and chorus in what is sure to be one of the musical highlights of the season.


*A Concert at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior

Martin will participate in the very first concert of the Episcopal Church of Our Savior's "Jubilee Series".

Episcopal Church of Our Savior
48 Henry Street
NY, NY 10002
Tel:212-233-2899
Email:oursaviour@ecoserve.org

Sunday December 7, 2008 4:00 PM
Free Admission

.Featuring:

Carol To
Martín Solá
Andre Chiang
Scott Rednour
Caroline Chin

Soprano
Tenor
Baritone
Piano
Violin
Music by:

Mozart, Puccini, Lehár, Copland
Bernstein, Hammerstein, Lloyd Weber
Christmas Music




*The Bernstein Songbook at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops
  The Bernstein Songbook: Soloists and Trio Thursday, October 2, 2008, 5:30PM, Bryant Park

Constantine Kitsopoulos, Host and Piano
Christiane Noll, Soprano,
Lillias White, Vocalist,
Martín Solá, Tenor,
Sara Caswell, Violin
Chip Prince, Piano,
Jeff Carney, Bass,
Sherrie Maricle, Drums

The Bernstein Songbook Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall

On October 17 at 8:00 PM at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, the New York Pops will present The Bernstein Songbook. Martín Solá and Christiane Noll will join The New York Pops and conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos for an evening of Bernstein's best-loved songs. This concert is part of the Carnegie Hall - Bernstein Festival in 2008. The festival will kick off September 24, 2008 when Carnegie Hall launches its 2008-09 season with an All-Bernstein Opening Night Gala. The evening will feature Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as well as performances by Dawn Upshaw, Thomas Hampson and Yo-Yo Ma. Concertgoers can expect to hear selections from Fancy Free, A Quiet Place, On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide and West Side Story.

Constantine Kitsopoulos, Conductor
Christiane Noll, Soprano
Lillias White, Vocalist
Martín Solá, Tenor
Fred Hersch, Piano
Sara Caswell, Violin
Special Guest: Phyllis Newman

*Evita
 
Summer 2008, Martín appeared as Che in Evita with the Theater By the Sea in Matunuck, RI.


*All Eyes and Ears

Martín was featured as the male lead of the new Off-Broadway Play. INTAR Theater presents "All Eyes and Ears", by Rogelio Martinez, which opened at Row's Lion Theatre on 5 May 2008 and ran through to 22 May 2008.

The Play - A Synopsis: 1961 Cuba. A seamstress is catapulted into a new life, new house, and new government job. But good fortunes quickly change when her new position attracts unexpected guests and reveals more secrets about herself than of political conspiracies. Directed by Eduardo Machado, "All Eyes and Ears" features Terumi Matthews, Martin Sola, Christina Pumariega, Liam Torres, Maria Helan and Ed Vassallo.


*New York City Opera
Recently, Martín appeared in two new productions with the New York City Opera; Richard Danielpour's Margaret Garner, directed by Tazewell Thompson with libretto by Toni Morrison;


and Massenet's Cendrillon directed by Renaud Doucet.


*Broadway Production of "Coram Boy"
Martín was also a member of the on stage choir for the Broadway Production of Coram Boy.

*Lizan
In October 2007, Martín appeared at The National Arts Club in the role of Sutter in the reading of the new musical Lizan, composed by Alden Terry, with words by Bil Wright, directed by Devanand Janki.


*Gala Event with the Queens Symphony Orchestra
During November 2007, Martín performed at a Gala event for the Queens Symphony with musical director Constantine Kitsopoulos.


*Gauchito and the Pony
He also performed as a featured soloist in Gauchito and the Pony with the Queens Symphony, musical director Constantine Kitsopoulos. Queens Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Constantine Kitsopoulos invite your classes to take a musical journey through South, Central and North America. Join Gauchito and the Pony as they explore different musical styles of the Americas. Learn about music from Argentina to Bolivia, Mexico to Texas.

*I Due Foscari
During December 2007 Martín appeared in I Due Foscari with The Opera Orchestra of New York, music director Eve Queler at Carnagie Hall.