Daniel Moody
COUNTERTENOR
Catapult Opera’s San Giovanni Battista
San Giovanni Battista (St. John the Baptist) by Alessandro Stradella is the Baroque version of the Salome story, which is perhaps the most profane story in the New Testament. In it, the princess Salome, at the behest of her mother, demands the head of St. John the Baptist in return for services rendered to her stepfather Herod, the King of Judea. (Whether those services were a dance or something more intimate depends on which version of the story you read).
Stradella’s opera was composed in 1675, 230 years before the story was immortalized by Richard Strauss, and 10 years before the birth of Bach, Scarlatti, and Handel. In fact, Handel was so struck by the brilliance of Stradella's score, he purchased a copy for his personal collection. Plus, the role of Salome was the first professional role sung by a young Maria Callas. Though composed as an oratorio, Catapult Opera’s production of San Giovanni Battista will be the American stage premiere of this masterpiece.
American Lyric Theater’s “Opera in Eden”
TICKETS:
https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/vp-opera-in-eden
American Lyric Theater presents three new one-act operas in concert written by Resident Artists in the Composer Librettist Development Program:
FOURTH WAVE BEAUTY QUEENS
Composer: Kathleen Tagg; Librettist: Laura Barati
FOURTH WAVE BEAUTY QUEENS delves into the relationship between Délia, a feminist academic researching extreme beauty treatments, and her mother, Flora. When Délia receives rare prototypes of the latest, miracle anti-aging and weight loss treatments as a gift, she and Flora are forced to face their ultimate temptations. A darkly comedic mother-daughter story, FOURTH WAVE BEAUTY QUEENS explores the competing desires and gordian knot of living within the female gaze.
GIOVANNI/A
Composer: Del’Shawn Taylor; Librettist: C.S. Hanson
Secrets. Forbidden love. Dreams that dare not be told. Within the confines of a Benedictine monastery in 16th century Padua, monks Nico and Giovanni are devoted to work and prayer until attraction threatens their peaceful existence. The Abbot, no stranger to friendly spying, just wants to keep things in order. When secrets are unleashed, Giovanni’s truth boldly challenges the rules of the monastic community.
THE SHADOW
Composer: Ivette Herryman Rodríguez; Librettist: Samuel Norman
A simple experiment goes terribly wrong. A man accidentally detaches himself from his shadow, which flits off into the night. No matter how hard he tries, he’s unable to recover it, and eventually he is forced to move on… until the evening he receives an unexpected visitor.)Adapted from the twisted tale by Hans Christian Andersen, THE SHADOW explores the fragility of identity, and how easily reality itself can be usurped by a good story.
Performing Artists :
Conductor: Kelly Kuo
Nicole Keeling, soprano; Jennifer Zetlan, soprano; Olivia Vote, mezzo soprano; Daniel Moody, countertenor; Ryan Lustgarten, tenor; Bernardo Medeiros, baritone; Kenneth Overton, baritone; Jason Wirth, pianist.
Staunton Festival, Handel’s Messiah
Handel’s Messiah , Staunton Festival opening concert
Free preconcert talk begins at 6:45pm
Doors open 7:00 | All seating is reserved
The 2025 Summer Festival opens with a rare opportunity to experience Handel’s complete Messiah as a staged performance directed by Timothy Nelson. Regarded today as one of Handel's unparalleled masterworks, Messiah came together in fits and starts and never enjoyed widespread popularity during the composer's lifetime. Since then, however, it has become a globel icon of musical grandeur and - for many - a traditional signpost in the liturgical year. Few listeners have experienced Messiah as a staged "opera," complete with props and costumes, though there is a great deal of spectacle inherent in the story.
Vocal soloists, chorus, and Baroque period-instrument ensemble under the direction of Carsten Schmidt. Stage director Timothy Nelson serves as Artistic Director of the acclaimed InSeries company in Washington DC.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST | World Premiere Staging
Music by Alessandro Stradella
New English text by Bari Biern
Co-production with Catapult Opera
October 2025
340 Maple Dr. Washington, DC| Baltimore Theater Project
From the pen of one of the most audacious, salacious, and extraordinary composers ever to live (whose life was so fantastical that multiple operas were composed about it), comes this 17th century version of the biblical Salome story. Every bit as compelling, gruesome, and at once horrifying and intoxicating as the Oscar Wilde play written over two centuries later, this oratorio has become infamous for its incredible score, unlike any other music, and its dramatic power. It marked even the concert debut of a young Maria Callas in 1947 singing the role of the stepdaughter Salome who demands of Herod the head of John the Baptist, and will do anything to get it. Written as a concert work, this production marks the first time Stradella’s masterpiece is brought to life on the stage.
Handel's Messiah
Saint Thomas 5th Ave present’s Handel’s Messiah with NYC’s finest musicians and soloists.
Dec. 9 & 11
Refer to St. Thomas’ website for details and ticket information: https://saintthomaschurch.org/music/concerts/
BaroqueFest
Join us in Staunton this spring for the fourth annual mini-festival in Spring! BaroqueFest 2025 assembles 25 superlative musicians for a weekend devoted to J. S. Bach, his music, and the composers who inspired him. Featured works include the St. John Passion (complete), Orchestral Suites, selections from The Musical Offering and Art of the Fugue, concertos and cantatas, as well as two dozen pieces by composers who influenced Bach, including Vivaldi, Buxtehude, Biber, Pachelbel, Couperin, and others.
All concerts feature acclaimed period-instrument performers. Seven programs include music for voices, orchestra, and chamber ensembles and feature historical keyboards.
Augustana University Residency with St. John Passion performance, Recital and Masterclass
Augustana Bach Collegium performance of Bach’s St. John Passion Tuesday, April 15th, 7pm
Recital and Masterclass, April 16th, 7-9pm
InSeries Opera: Poppea
POPPEA
March 2025
DUPONT UNDERGROUND | BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT | ST MARKS CAPITOL HILL
Stage and Musical Direction by Timothy Nelson
Choreography by Hari Krisnan
Design by Deb Sivigny, Kathryn Kawecki, Paul Callahan
The final part of IN Series’ Monteverdi trilogy, Poppea brings the composer’s most famous and audacious final opera of love, power, sex, and betrayal to life inspired by the performance tradition of South India, and specifically Bharatanatyam dance. This landmark production, running March 14-30 at Dupont Underground, St. Mark’s Capitol Hill and Baltimore Theatre Project, is of one of opera’s undisputed masterpieces. IN Series’ production will be a collaboration with Indian-Canadian choreographer Hari Krishnan, whose work brilliantly combines the aesthetics of this traditional dance form with contemporary movement and questions of gender norms. The work will be directed and conducted by IN Series Artistic Director Timothy Nelson and feature a cast of local favorites and international artists known for their interpretations of opera of the Baroque. The INnovātiō Orchestra, IN Series’ own period baroque band, will blend music of South India in an evening of whirling passion, music, poetry, and dance. Opening night will be a celebration of the Indian festival of Holi.
https://www.inseries.org/post/misticas
CAST
Caitlin Wood - Poppea
Daniel Moody - Ottone
Aryssa Leigh Burrs - Nerone
Peter Walker - Seneca
Maribeth Diggle - Ottavia
Oliver Mercer - Lucano
Dawna Rae-Warren - Drusilla
Rob McGinness - The Nurse
Eli McCormick - Love
Judy Yannini - Damigella
Chuanyuan Liu - Arnalta
DATES
DUPONT UNDERGROUND
March 14 at 7:30pm - Board Night Reception to Follow
March 15 at 7:30pm
March 16 at 2:30 - Talk-back to Follow
BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT
March 21 at 7:30pm
March 22 at 7:30pm
March 23 at 2:30pm
ST MARKS CAPITOL HILL
March 28 at 7:30pm
March 29 at 2:30pm
Bach Cantatas with Les Violons du Roy #3
BACH, LES PREMIÈRES CANTATES ET BERNARD LABADIE
Concert #3 in Montreal - for more information and tickets visit: https://www.violonsduroy.com/en/programming/montreal-season/2025-03-08_19h30_bach-les-premieres-cantates-et-bernard-labadie-3450/
Bernard Labadie, chef
Myriam Leblanc, soprano
Daniel Moody, contre-ténor
Hugo Hymas, ténor
Stephen Hegedus, baryton-basse
Avec La Chapelle de Québec
Cantate Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Cantate Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106
Cantate Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131
Cantate Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
Bach Cantatas with Les Violons du Roy #2
BACH, LES PREMIÈRES CANTATES ET BERNARD LABADIE
Concert #2 in Québec City
Bernard Labadie, chef
Myriam Leblanc, soprano
Daniel Moody, contre-ténor
Hugo Hymas, ténor
Stephen Hegedus, baryton-basse
Avec La Chapelle de Québec
Cantate Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Cantate Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106
Cantate Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131
Cantate Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
Bach Cantatas with Les Violons du Roy #1
BACH, LES PREMIÈRES CANTATES ET BERNARD LABADIE
Concert #1 in Québec City
Bernard Labadie, chef
Myriam Leblanc, soprano
Daniel Moody, contre-ténor
Hugo Hymas, ténor
Stephen Hegedus, baryton-basse
Avec La Chapelle de Québec
Cantate Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Cantate Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106
Cantate Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131
Cantate Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Rejoice! Handel's treasured sacred work, which has long been a beloved holiday staple, returns to the Winspear stage. This classic Christmas tradition, composed in 1741, will put you in the holiday mood with its splendid arias, powerful recitatives, and glorious choral sections, including the famous "Hallelujah" chorus. Conducted by Timothy Shantz, featuring the Richard Eaton Singers with your ESO.
This concert will be approximately 2.5 hours with an intermission.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Timothy Shantz, Conductor
Richard Eaton Singers
Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, Tenor
Daniel Moody, Countertenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Rejoice! Handel's treasured sacred work, which has long been a beloved holiday staple, returns to the Winspear stage. This classic Christmas tradition, composed in 1741, will put you in the holiday mood with its splendid arias, powerful recitatives, and glorious choral sections, including the famous "Hallelujah" chorus. Conducted by Timothy Shantz, featuring the Richard Eaton Singers with your ESO.
This concert will be approximately 2.5 hours with an intermission.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Timothy Shantz, Conductor
Richard Eaton Singers
Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, Tenor
Daniel Moody, Countertenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
Three Notch'd Road: Virginia Baroque Ensemble Concert #3
Bach, Purcell, Hughes, Walker
November 8–10, 2024
Themes of memory & hope abound in early music of Germany, England, and America. Alongside two monumental works by a young J.S. Bach, the chaconne for solo violin and the cantata Actus Tragicus, we feature American hymnody and folksong, H. Purcell’s “Evening Hymn,” T. Campion’s “Never weather-beaten sail,” and living composer David Hughes’ “May He Support Us All The Day Long.”
Sheila Dietrich,soprano
Daniel Moody,countertenor
Ben Geier,tenor
Jared Swope,bass
Anne Timberlake,recorders
Fiona Hughes,violin
René Schiffer,cello & viola da gamba
Jane Leggiero,viola da gamba
Joel VanderZee,organ & baritone
**Preconcert talk by Artistic Director Fiona Hughes 30 minutes before each performance.
Sunday, November 10, 4:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church
5607 Gordonsville Road, Keswick (Charlottesville)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/requiem-aeternam-keswick-charlottesville-tickets-930341936777
Three Notch'd Road: Virginia Baroque Ensemble Concert #2
Bach, Purcell, Hughes, Walker
November 8–10, 2024
Themes of memory & hope abound in early music of Germany, England, and America. Alongside two monumental works by a young J.S. Bach, the chaconne for solo violin and the cantata Actus Tragicus, we feature American hymnody and folksong, H. Purcell’s “Evening Hymn,” T. Campion’s “Never weather-beaten sail,” and living composer David Hughes’ “May He Support Us All The Day Long.”
Sheila Dietrich,soprano
Daniel Moody,countertenor
Ben Geier,tenor
Jared Swope,bass
Anne Timberlake,recorders
Fiona Hughes,violin
René Schiffer,cello & viola da gamba
Jane Leggiero,viola da gamba
Joel VanderZee,organ & baritone
**Preconcert talk by Artistic Director Fiona Hughes 30 minutes before each performance.
Saturday, November 9, 4:00pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
7599 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Rt. 250 West), Greenwood (Crozet)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/requiem-aeternam-greenwood-crozet-tickets-930341274797
Three Notch'd Road: Virginia Baroque Ensemble
Bach, Purcell, Hughes, Walker
November 8–10, 2024
Themes of memory & hope abound in early music of Germany, England, and America. Alongside two monumental works by a young J.S. Bach, the chaconne for solo violin and the cantata Actus Tragicus, we feature American hymnody and folksong, H. Purcell’s “Evening Hymn,” T. Campion’s “Never weather-beaten sail,” and living composer David Hughes’ “May He Support Us All The Day Long.”
Sheila Dietrich,soprano
Daniel Moody,countertenor
Ben Geier,tenor
Jared Swope,bass
Anne Timberlake,recorders
Fiona Hughes,violin
René Schiffer,cello & viola da gamba
Jane Leggiero,viola da gamba
Joel VanderZee,organ & baritone
**Preconcert talk by Artistic Director Fiona Hughes 30 minutes before each performance.
Friday, November 8, 7:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W. Beverley Street, Staunton
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/requiem-aeternam-staunton-tickets-928642102527
Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity
Alto soloist for BWV 79 "Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild"
London: Kings and Shepherds
The Performers
Pascale Beaudin, soprano
Daniel Moody, alto
Robert Getchell, tenor
Douglas Williams, bass
Oliver Brault & Chloe Fedor, violin
Kristen Linfante, viola
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
Scott Pauley, lute
Andrew Appel, harpsichord
The Program
Byrd: Mass of 4 parts: Kyrie & Agnus Dei
Purcell: Scenes, suites, & arias
Handel: Arias
Staunton Music Festival
See Staunton Music Festival’s website for specific concert information.
Marlboro Festival
See Marlboro Festival’s website for concerts and events:
https://www.marlboromusic.org/concerts/artists/
San Francisco Opera present's Handel's Partenope
G. F. Handel’s “Partenope” Performances:
June 15th 7:30pm,
June 19th 7:30pm,
June 23rd (2pm Matinee)
June 25th, 7:30pm
June 28th, 7:30pm.
Daniel is covering the role of Arsace
Metropolitan Opera presents El Niño
Eminent American composer John Adams returns to the Met after a decade-long hiatus for the company premiere of his acclaimed opera-oratorio, which incorporates sacred and secular texts in English, Spanish, and Latin, from biblical times to the present day, in an extraordinarily dramatic retelling of the Nativity.
El Niño brings together three of contemporary opera’s fiercest champions, all of whom make highly anticipated company debuts: Marin Alsop, one of the great conductors of our time, who has led more than 200 new-music premieres; soprano Julia Bullock, a leading voice on and off stage; and pathbreaking bass-baritone Davóne Tines.
Radiant mezzo-sopranos J’Nai Bridges and Daniela Mack take turns completing the principal trio. The moving, fully-staged new production also marks the Met debut of Lileana Blain-Cruz, resident director at Lincoln Center Theater, who received universal acclaim for her Tony-nominated 2022 production of The Skin of Our Teeth.
The trio of countertenors who make up the voice of the narrator/angels and wise men are sung by Key’mon Murrah, Siman Chung and Eric Jurenas.
Daniel Moody is covering each of these performances along with Cody Bowers and Jake Ingbar.
Tuesday, Apr 23 2024 | 8:00PM | El Niño
Saturday, Apr 27 2024 | 8:00PM | El Niño
Wednesday, May 1 2024 | 7:30PM | El Niño
Saturday, May 4 2024 | 1:00PM | El Niño
Wednesday, May 8 2024 | 7:30PM | El Niño
Saturday, May 11 2024 | 8:00PM | El Niño
Friday, May 17 2024 | 7:30PM | El Niño
Schubert's Winterreise with pianist Lowell Liebermann
More info and tickets follow link below.
Divine Pathways Exhibit at Saint John the Divine
Divine Pathways exhibit at Saint John the Divine: Soprano, Nola Richardson and countertenor, Daniel Moody sing one of the baroque period’s greatest duets.
Santa Fe Opera at the Guggenheim
Commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera for premiere in summer 2024, composer Gregory Spears and former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winner Tracy K. Smith discuss their newest collaboration, which explores the intersection between religious faith and political power. Highlights are performed culminating an opera workshop.
Handel’s Orlando at Staunton Music Festival
HANDEL’s Orlando
Doors open at 6:30 | Lecture at 6:45
Daniel Moody, Orlando
Peter Walker, Zoroastre
Molly Netter, Angelica
Sheila Dietrich, Dorinda
Angela Young Smucker, Medoro
Timothy Nelson, stage director
Carsten Schmidt, conductor
The 2023 Summer Festival opens with one of Handel's most fantastical Italian operas, Orlando. This new staged production developed by Timothy Nelson features vocal soloists and the SMF Baroque Orchestra. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Philharmonia Baroque at Caramoor Festival: Acis & Galatea
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Richard Egarr, conductor
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Acis)
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano (Galatea)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Damon)
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Polyphemus)
Daniel Moody, countertenor (ensemble)
Aria Umezawa, director
3:00pm / Join us for a lecture with MIT professor emeritus and Handel scholar Ellen T. Harris.
We’ve all been there … you (Galatea) are madly in love (with that hottie, Acis), when a jealous monster destroys your relationship with one smash of a boulder. Rather than mope about it, you use your magic powers to transform your (now deceased) lover into a beautiful fountain that flows eternally! This pastoral opera premiered in 1718 and remains one of Handel’s most popular dramatic works. Join Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — recognized as “America’s leading historically informed ensemble” (The New York Times) — and some of opera’s most revered voices in this fully costumed presentation, surrounded by Caramoor’s serene gardens.
Philharmonia Baroque at Tanglewood Festival: Acis & Galatea
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Richard Egarr, conductor
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Acis)
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano (Galatea)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Damon)
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Polyphemus)
Daniel Moody, countertenor (ensemble)
Aria Umezawa, director
3:00pm / Join us for a lecture with MIT professor emeritus and Handel scholar Ellen T. Harris.
We’ve all been there … you (Galatea) are madly in love (with that hottie, Acis), when a jealous monster destroys your relationship with one smash of a boulder. Rather than mope about it, you use your magic powers to transform your (now deceased) lover into a beautiful fountain that flows eternally! This pastoral opera premiered in 1718 and remains one of Handel’s most popular dramatic works. Join Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — recognized as “America’s leading historically informed ensemble” (The New York Times) — and some of opera’s most revered voices in this fully costumed presentation, surrounded by Caramoor’s serene gardens.
NEW VOICES FESTIVAL 2023: WORLDLINESS I
Brooklyn Art Song Society presents New Voices Festival: Worldliness I
Worldliness I explores song through the prism of the European Avant Garde, including modern classics by Birtwistle, Reimann, and Saariaho alongside brilliant works from the next generation of European composers.
Benjamin Attahir De l’ineffable
Harrison Birtwistle Songs from the Same Earth
Hannah Kendall Incident
Aribert Reimann Sinnig zwischen beyden Welten (American Premiere)
Kaija Saariaho Luonnon kasvot
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Hvolf
Maggie Finnegan soprano
Andrew Fuchs tenor
Daniel Moody countertenor
Michael Brofman, Renate Rohlfing, Joel Harder piano
Chieh-Fan Yiu viola
Cincinnati Symphony, Handel's Te Deum
Artists
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Carlos Ahrens, tenor
Elliot Madore, bass
May Festival Chamber Choir, Robert Porco, director
May Festival Youth Chorus, Matthew Swanson, director
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Program
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Dettingen Te Deum
OLIVIA BENNETT: Ethereal Fields*
*May Festival Commission; World Premiere