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Meet The Stars
at The Truth Art Gallery
On Friday, January 27, The Truth Art Gallery and the Toledo
Opera present an evening with the stars of The Marriage of
Figaro from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will be a meet and greet
with soprano Laquita Mitchell, who will sing the role of
Countess Rosina in the February production, and
bass-baritone Darren Stokes, who will sing the title role of
Figaro.
The event at The Truth Gallery, at 1811 Adams Street, is
open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Soprano Laquita Mitchell consistently earns acclaim on
eminent international opera and concert stages. Mitchell
appeared in Toledo as Bess in last year’s
Porgy and Bess. In recent engagements, she
joined Beth Morrison Projects and NPR for a production and
recording of David Lang’s
The Difficulty of Crossing a Field (Virginia
Creeper); performed Strauss’
Four Last Songs in Classical Roots: A Tribute to
Jessye Norman with Detroit Symphony Orchestra; sang a
special Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert with
Philadelphia Orchestra and was a featured soloist in a Gala
Concert with Jerry Steichen and Friends in Tonkawa, OK,
among many other engagements.
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Laquita Mitchell
Darren K. Stokes |
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American bass-baritone Darren K. Stokes is an artist of
exceptional vocal ability and has sung with the Lyric Opera
of Chicago, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati May
Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theater,
Washington National Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, San
Francisco Opera, the Ravinia Festival, Opera Memphis, San
Antonio Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, San
Francisco Opera, Eugene Opera.
On the operatic mainstage, Stokes has performed Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro),
Calkas
(Troilus and Cressida), Ferrando
(Il Trovatore), General Groves
(Dr. Atomic), Mèphistophélès
( Faust), Escamillo
(Carmen and Le Tragedie de Carmen), Jake & Crown
(Porgy and Bess), and Neptune
(The Return of Ulysses), among many others. Last
season, Stokes sang in the highly praised
Porgy and Bess for Toledo Opera and this season
will make his New York City Opera debut.
The Marriage of Figaro will open at the Valentine Theater on
Friday, February 10 with a 7:30 p.m. performance. A Sunday
matinee will follow on February 12 at 2 p.m. Students will
be invited to a special performance on Wednesday, February 8
at 7:30 p.m. |
