The Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music Artist-In-Residence, mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic, has signed a contract with LA Opera for the 2013-2014 season. She will perform the title role in Carmen on Sept 28, and will also appear in the run of Thais with Plácido Domingo as Athanael.
Lance Frantzich (’12) is currently appearing in Belz! A Jewish Vaudeville Musical at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA. In this revival, 18 actors play 65 characters, sing an array of original and traditional Jewish songs, and tell dozens of jokes. Revolving around a fictitious Jewish comedian, Hugo Schwartz, audiences travel through five decades, beginning
The annual Spring Dance Concert, directed by instructor of dance Jennifer Backhaus, will be held in the Waltmar Theatre May 8-11. This fully-produced concert will feature choreography by dance majors Ellen Akashi, David Bagley, Sami Dedolph, Emily Duncan, Natalie Iscovich, Shelby LaRosa, Molly Myers, Derek Nemechek and Alexi Theodore. For more information and tickets, visit
William Fitzpatrick, adjunct professor of music, gave a master class in violin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on February 23. The class featured performances of pieces by Bach, Barber and Tchaikovsky. Professor Fitzpatrick also enjoyed visiting with former students from MusiShare and Chapman that are currently attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Chapman University’s Department of Theatre is producing the 1936 classic comedy, Stage Door, directed by professor Dr. Nina LeNoir, with thirty-two student actors, four student stage managers, a creative and design team of seven students, staff and faculty, six additional support staff members, and a student production crew of thirty-three. That’s eighty-two students, faculty
At the Showcase Faculty Recital – Strings and Piano Faculty on February 28, the College of Performing Arts announced two new endowments, the Henri Temianka Endowed Professorship in Music and the Scholarship for String Studies for the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music in honor of Henri Temianka. The Temianka name is profoundly influential in music circles
In June of 2013, the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) at Chapman University will offer its second annual Choral Music Camp to 9th through 12th graders, led by Dr. Angel M. Vázquez-Ramos, assistant professor of choral music education. This is a rigorous, week-long camp which runs from 9am-9pm daily,
As the winner of the 2013 Athena Festival Chamber Competition, Vera Ivanova, assistant professor of music, was invited to be in residence at the 2013 Athena Festival, where she gave master classes to composition students and a performance of her “Four Drinking Songs” for voice and piano. The “Four Drinking Songs” were commissioned
Efrain Solis (’11) was chosen to sing in the Finals for the National Council Auditions at the Metropolitan Opera. Twenty singers performed in the semifinals on March 3, and Efrain was among the ten singers chosen to sing in the Finals on the Met stage with orchestra on March 10. Efrain sang two selections in
Who is the most famous widow of the 20th century? Here are a few hints: she inspired high fashion hats, a seductively chic corset, perfumes, cigarettes and even a cocktail. Still mystified? She was immortalized in three Hollywood films! Most importantly, thanks to Franz Lehar’s sensual melodies, she transformed a waltz into a musical seduction.