Il TROVATORE
NOV 1 at 7:30 PM
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DARCY & RICHARD KOPCHO SEASON
2025-2026
NEXT CONCERT
NOVEMBER 1, 2025
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 AT 7:30 PM
First Baptist Church of Glendale
209 N Louise St.
Glendale, CA 91206
Guild Opera Co. is thrilled to present Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi in concert Saturday November 1 at 7:30 PM at the First German United Methodist Church in Glendale.
A musical masterpiece filled with passion, revenge, and a mistaken identity. The opera is renowned for its memorable arias, powerful choruses (including the famous "Anvil Chorus"), and intense, tragic storytelling.
FREE EVENT / Street and paid structure parking.
MEET THE CAST
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Artistic Director: Gabriel Reoyo Pazos
Pianist: Helen Wu
Conte di Luna: David Hodgson, baritone
Manrico: David De Melo, tenor
Azucena: Julia Powers, mezzo soprano
Leonora: Emma Berggren, soprano
Ferrando: Dennis Rupp, bass-baritone
Ines: Lauren Shafer, mezzo soprano
Ruiz: Kordag Kilic, tenor
Gypsy: Seth Freed, tenor
Chorus: Leila Telón, Kang Na-Young, Gracie Moore, Yekaterina Lynch, Nicole Estrada, Lauren Shafer, Rogelio Resendiz, Seth Freed, Kordag Kilic, Alexei Helmbock & Sinan Kefeli.
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FREE CONCERT
No reservation required
MADE POSSIBLE BY
DARCY & RICHARD KOPCHO
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 AT 7:30 PM
First Baptist Church of Glendale
209 N Louise St.
Glendale, CA 91206
You are invited to watch these talented upcoming young artists perform their best arias in a public concert this Saturday!
These young artists are currently enrolled or have graduated from local music departments by such institutions as UCLA, CSUN, USC, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music and Azusa Pacific University. Many have received awards and recognitions by competitions such as Laffont Metropolitan Opera Competition and Opera Buffs, as well as participated in productions with local companies including LA Opera Connects and Los Angeles Opera Chorus.
SCHOLAR ARTIST FINALISTS
Lora Bashmakian
Jayden Bluestein
Fantasia Guerra-Rivera
Habin Kim
Estefani Lopez
EMERGING ARTIST FINALISTS
Talar Arslanian
Lily Berthold
Shyheim Selvan Hinnant
Joanna Kim
Sabrina Langlois
The first, second and third prize winners will be announced at the end of the concert.
SATURDAY APRIL 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Congregational Church of Chatsworth
20440 Lassen Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Highlights from past shows
Established in 1949, Guild Opera Company is the second oldest opera company
in California after the San Francisco Opera.
Our alumni have included such world famous singers as Metropolitan Opera star mezzo Marilyn Horne, baritone Heinz Blankenburg, actress and soprano Mary Costa, who spoke and sang the role of Princess Aurora in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and many other Disney films, and voice over artist Marnie Nixon, whose film career as a dubbing singer includes The King and I, West Side Story, My Fair Lady and dozens more.
Guild Opera Company introduces opera to the community and strongly believes in creating opportunities for young up-and-coming talent to gain experience and perform in fully staged opera productions with professional singers.
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