Daniel Moody

COUNTERTENOR

Apr
23

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

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Santa Fe Opera at the Guggenheim
Oct
1

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.

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Handel’s Orlando at Staunton Music Festival
Aug
11

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.

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Philharmonia Baroque at Caramoor Festival: Acis & Galatea
Jul
23

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.

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Philharmonia Baroque at Tanglewood Festival: Acis & Galatea
Jul
20

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.

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NEW VOICES FESTIVAL 2023: WORLDLINESS I
Apr
6

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

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Baroque Lenten Vespers
Mar
3

Baroque Lenten Vespers

Baroque Lenten Vespers

Two solo cantatas -- Buxtehude's "Herzlich tut mich verlangen" (BuxWV 42) for soprano, and Bach's "Widerstehe doch der Sünde" (BWV 54) for counter-tenor, reflect upon the believer's suffering, temptation, and ultimate triumph over sin. 

The program features two contemporary works by renowned performers of sacred music -- the doleful exilic Psalm 137, "By the waters of Babylon," set stirringly by McNeil Robinson; and a short, celestial setting of "Jesu, meine Seelen Wonne" for voice and strings by the Bach Institute's Rudolph Lutz

No tickets required; seating is first-come, first-served. Arrive a few minutes early to hear the string prelude.

Performers:

Dr. Janet Sora Chung, Organ, Co-artistic Director
Carmen Johnson Pajaro, Violin
Amelia Sie, Violin
Maren Rothfritz, Viola
Adam Young, Violoncello

Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, Soprano, Co-artistic Director
Daniel Moody, Counter-tenor
Andrew Yeargin, Tenor
William Hawley, Bass

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Healing Bach
Mar
2

Healing Bach

Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra in a program of much-loved Bach cantatas. 

Program:
Cantata No. 42  Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats
Cantata No. 18  Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt
Cantata No. 36  Schwingt freudig euch empor

Corrine Byrne, soprano
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Brian Giebler, tenor
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Marc Schachman, oboe and oboe d’amore

Bach’s church cantatas (Bachkantaten) comprise a body of over 200 surviving works, the first dating from 1707, the year Bach moved to Mühlhausen. Most date from his early years in Leipzig, where, at the age of thirty-eight, he became the director of music at Thomaskirche. There, and later at other Leipzig churches, Bach was tasked with conducting the orchestra, choir, and soloists in cantatas for Sunday services and on holy days. Over the years, he regularly composed a cantata a week—each quoting a reading prescribed by the Lutheran liturgical calendar. It is believed that he composed his final cantata in 1745, five years before his death.

Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats BWV 42 (On the evening, however, of the same Sabbath). Part of his second annual cycle—composed in Leipzig for the first Sunday after Easter, 8 April 1725. It is the only cantata in this cycle that does not use a chorale. 

During his early years in Weimar (likely 1711), Bach composed Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18 (Just as the rain and snow fall from heaven) for the second Sunday before Lent. Written in five movements, this cantata is unusual for its use of violas but no violin. Among its texts: the Parable of the Sower from the Gospel of Isaiah and a litany of Martin Luther.

Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 (Soar joyfully upwards) —composed in Leipzig for the first Sunday of Advent, 1731, For this, the composer borrowed material from an earlier congratulatory cantata, composed to a libretto by the Leipzig poet Picander. In this work, Bach turns secular into sacred—not a stretch for him, as faith permeated all aspects of his life. This cantata is unique in its structure, combining arias and chorale without recitatives.

Tickets, priced at $75, $55, and $35, are available to purchase now online or by calling ACO at 212.362.2727, ext. 4.

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Vancouver Opera: Midsummer Nights' Dream
Feb
19

Vancouver Opera: Midsummer Nights' Dream

Come enjoy an evening of magic filled with the ethereal beauty of Britten’s atmospheric score and Shakespeare’s fantastical story. Based on the famous play, A Midsummer Night's Dream follows a myriad of hilarious characters in a whimsical whirlwind of magic potions, love triangles and mistaken identities. Vancouver audiences will be thrilled to welcome back Jacques Lacombe as conductor in this company premiere.

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Vancouver Opera: Midsummer Nights' Dream
Feb
16

Vancouver Opera: Midsummer Nights' Dream

Come enjoy an evening of magic filled with the ethereal beauty of Britten’s atmospheric score and Shakespeare’s fantastical story. Based on the famous play, A Midsummer Night's Dream follows a myriad of hilarious characters in a whimsical whirlwind of magic potions, love triangles and mistaken identities. Vancouver audiences will be thrilled to welcome back Jacques Lacombe as conductor in this company premiere.

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Vancouver Opera: Midsummer Nights' Dream
Feb
11

Vancouver Opera: Midsummer Nights' Dream

Come enjoy an evening of magic filled with the ethereal beauty of Britten’s atmospheric score and Shakespeare’s fantastical story. Based on the famous play, A Midsummer Night's Dream follows a myriad of hilarious characters in a whimsical whirlwind of magic potions, love triangles and mistaken identities. Vancouver audiences will be thrilled to welcome back Jacques Lacombe as conductor in this company premiere.

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Bach's Christmas Oratorio Part 2
Dec
17

Bach's Christmas Oratorio Part 2

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Saturday, December 16, 2022
Part I (Cantatas 1-3)
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Part II (Cantatas 4-6)

Ring in the Christmas season as Trinity Music & Portland Baroque Orchestra present J.S. Bach’s spectacular Christmas Oratorio! Over two nights, conductor Malcolm Archer will lead PBO, the Trinity Cathedral Choir & Choristers, and soloists from across the country to present this monumental work. After each concert, celebrate the season with your fellow concertgoers at a festive Wassail Party!

Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=csdtc


Evelyn Johnson Zamudio, soprano

Daniel Moody, countertenor

Nils Neubert, tenor

Daniel Pickens-Jones, bass

Malcolm Archer, guest conductor

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Bach's Christmas Oratorio Part 1
Dec
16

Bach's Christmas Oratorio Part 1

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Saturday, December 16, 2022
Part I (Cantatas 1-3)
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Part II (Cantatas 4-6)

Ring in the Christmas season as Trinity Music & Portland Baroque Orchestra present J.S. Bach’s spectacular Christmas Oratorio! Over two nights, conductor Malcolm Archer will lead PBO, the Trinity Cathedral Choir & Choristers, and soloists from across the country to present this monumental work. After each concert, celebrate the season with your fellow concertgoers at a festive Wassail Party!

Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=csdtc


Evelyn Johnson Zamudio, soprano

Daniel Moody, countertenor

Nils Neubert, tenor

Daniel Pickens-Jones, bass

Malcolm Archer, guest conductor

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Arkhipov WORLD Premiere presented by Jacaranda Music
Oct
22

Arkhipov WORLD Premiere presented by Jacaranda Music

ARKHIPOV - WORLD PREMIERE
60th Anniversary of the nuclear crisis aboard a B-59 Soviet submarine.
Presented in partnership with the Wende Museum of the Cold War.

Peter Knell
, composer with libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann
Cast/Characters
Edward Parks III, Vasili Arkhipov
David Leigh, Vitali Savitsky
Katherine Goeldner, Olga Arkhipova
Daniel Moody, Special Weapons Officer
with
David Castillo (Ivan Brisilov), Domenic Delzompo (Arkady Druganin), Michael Dunlap (Daniil Antipov), Carlos Santelli (Ilya Gurkovsky), Todd Strange (Vadim Orlov) and Max Zander (Fima Votov)
Elkhanah Pulitzer, Director; Cori Ellison, Dramaturg; Cath Brittan, producer
Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble
Daniella Candillari, conductor

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Arkhipov WORLD Premiere presented by Jacaranda Music
Oct
21

Arkhipov WORLD Premiere presented by Jacaranda Music

ARKHIPOV - WORLD PREMIERE
60th Anniversary of the nuclear crisis aboard a B-59 Soviet submarine.
Presented in partnership with the Wende Museum of the Cold War.

Peter Knell
, composer with libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann
Cast/Characters
Edward Parks III, Vasili Arkhipov
David Leigh, Vitali Savitsky
Katherine Goeldner, Olga Arkhipova
Daniel Moody, Special Weapons Officer
with
David Castillo (Ivan Brisilov), Domenic Delzompo (Arkady Druganin), Michael Dunlap (Daniil Antipov), Carlos Santelli (Ilya Gurkovsky), Todd Strange (Vadim Orlov) and Max Zander (Fima Votov)
Elkhanah Pulitzer, Director; Cori Ellison, Dramaturg; Cath Brittan, producer
Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble
Daniella Candillari, conductor

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White Snake Projects presents, Cosmic Cowboy
Sep
18

White Snake Projects presents, Cosmic Cowboy

  • Emerson Paramount Center | Robert J. Orchard Stage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Traverse the mysteries of time, space and love, through wormholes and black holes, in this sci-fi opera that blends live staging and virtual reality. Inspired by both the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock and the historic landing of the space probe Philae on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Cosmic Cowboy meditates on both the power of human imagination and the consequences of our colonizing impulse.

The opera is an eclectic romp through the universe that ranges from the formation of the cosmos by the mating of the Sumerian gods Tiamat and Apsu to a touching pas de deux between Cooper, a robotic space probe, and Tiamat’s daughter, Tia.

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White Snake Projects presents, Cosmic Cowboy
Sep
17

White Snake Projects presents, Cosmic Cowboy

  • Emerson Paramount Center | Robert J. Orchard Stage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Traverse the mysteries of time, space and love, through wormholes and black holes, in this sci-fi opera that blends live staging and virtual reality. Inspired by both the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock and the historic landing of the space probe Philae on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Cosmic Cowboy meditates on both the power of human imagination and the consequences of our colonizing impulse.

The opera is an eclectic romp through the universe that ranges from the formation of the cosmos by the mating of the Sumerian gods Tiamat and Apsu to a touching pas de deux between Cooper, a robotic space probe, and Tiamat’s daughter, Tia.

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White Snake Projects presents, Cosmic Cowboy
Sep
16

White Snake Projects presents, Cosmic Cowboy

  • Emerson Paramount Center | Robert J. Orchard Stage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Traverse the mysteries of time, space and love, through wormholes and black holes, in this sci-fi opera that blends live staging and virtual reality. Inspired by both the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock and the historic landing of the space probe Philae on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Cosmic Cowboy meditates on both the power of human imagination and the consequences of our colonizing impulse.

The opera is an eclectic romp through the universe that ranges from the formation of the cosmos by the mating of the Sumerian gods Tiamat and Apsu to a touching pas de deux between Cooper, a robotic space probe, and Tiamat’s daughter, Tia.

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Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet
May
13
to Jun 9

Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet

When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good … Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but Dean’s Hamlet rises to the challenge.” Now, this riveting contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Met, with Neil Armfield, who directed the work’s premiere, bringing his acclaimed staging to New York. Many of the original cast members have followed, including tenor Allan Clayton in the title role. Nicholas Carter makes his Met debut conducting a remarkable ensemble, which also features soprano Brenda Rae as Ophelia, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly as Gertrude, baritone Rod Gilfry as Claudius, and legendary bass John Tomlinson as the ghost of Hamlet’s father.

TICKETS: https://www.metopera.org/season/reserve/date-comparison/?perf=16618

Performances:

May 13th, 8pm

May 18th, 7:30pm

May 21st, 8pm

May 26th, 8pm

May 31st, 7:30pm

June 4th, 1pm

June 9th, 7:30pm

TICKETS: https://www.metopera.org/season/reserve/date-comparison/?perf=16618

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The Songs of Lent
Apr
2

The Songs of Lent

Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 pm

The Songs of Lent
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta

TICKETS: https://onrealm.org/AllSaintsEpisco85474/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YTg3NmNlODctNTA2ZC00MWNlLTkyNjktYWQ2YzAxNDNjZjE5

  • Nathan Medley, countertenor

  • Daniel Moody, countertenor

  • Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba

  • Cain-Oscar Bergeron, traverso

  • Kirk M. Rich, harpsichord

This concert explores early eighteenth-century expressions of lament appropriate for the season, including the poignant Lamentations of Jeremiah as set by François Couperin. This music will come to life in the voices of countertenors Nathan Medley and Daniel Moody, both noted for their expertise with early music. Cain-Oscar Bergeron joins the Baroque band on the traverso, a wooden instrument preceding the Western concert flute. Joanna Blendulf will play the viola da gamba, similar to the cello but fretted like a guitar. And Kirk Rich will showcase the All Saints’ harpsichord.

Learn more about Nathan Medley: https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/m/ma-mn/nathan-medley/ 

Learn more about Daniel Moody: https://www.danielmoodycountertenor.com/ 

Learn more about Joanna Blendulf: https://music.indiana.edu/faculty/current/blendulf-joanna.html 

Tickets are available online or at the door. All concerts are $25 for general admission and $10 for students (unless otherwise noted). Children and teens under 18 years of age may attend all concerts at no cost.

TICKETS: https://onrealm.org/AllSaintsEpisco85474/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YTg3NmNlODctNTA2ZC00MWNlLTkyNjktYWQ2YzAxNDNjZjE5

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An Evening with Nico Muhly at St. Thomas 5th Ave
Feb
3

An Evening with Nico Muhly at St. Thomas 5th Ave

Nico Muhly joins Concerts at Saint Thomas for a mid-winter evening of chamber music performed by some of the most promising young artists in New York City. Paired with Benjamin Britten’s Abraham and Isaac, the evening features Muhly’s Four Traditional Songs, Lorne Ys My Likinge and The Last Letter.

Daniel Moodycountertenor
David Fungpiano
John Ramseyertenor
Jeremy Filsellpiano

Program:
Four Traditional Songs
 – Nico Mulhy
Lenten Gospels for Organ – Nico Muhly
Lorne Ys My Likinge – Nico Muhly
A Hudson Cycle – Nico Muhly
Abraham and Isaac – Benjamin Britten
The Last Letter – Nico Muhly

Source: https://www.saintthomaschurch.org/events/an-evening-with-nico-muhly-2022-02-03/

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Carnegie Hall SongStudio
Jan
22

Carnegie Hall SongStudio

Marking the culmination of SongStudio, Renée Fleming hosts a recital that showcases the emerging vocalists and collaborative pianists who have trained with her throughout the weeklong intensive workshop. Marvel at these musical talents, and get a glimpse of the bright future of this time-honored, evolving art form.

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