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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL
MAGIC OF OPERA
CONCERT
May 31, 2020
This unique program will provide a dialogue between pianists and opera singers of great romantic masterpieces and lead the audience into a journey of these two great forms of art.
VERO BEACH OPERA
RISING STARS COMPETITION
CONCERT
March 28, 2020
Young singers participate in a Master Class and Competition with Metropolitan Opera Legend Baritone Justino Diaz and Metropolitan Opera Soprano Susan Neves as Judges in the Rising Stars Opera Competition.
SAVANNAH
VOICE FESTIVAL
A HOLIDAY ROMANCE
CONCERT
December 16, 2019
The Savannah VOICE Festival commissions another great work from its composer-in-residence, Michael Ching with an opera “short” about a struggling magician and the life he laments. A lighthearted, 20-minute work is a great compliment to Puccini's dramatic “Pagliacci” in an evening of laughter and tears!
SAVANNAH
VOICE FESTIVAL
EARLY JAZZ
CONCERT
December 15, 2019
The Savannah VOICE Festival commissions another great work from its composer-in-residence, Michael Ching with an opera “short” about a struggling magician and the life he laments. A lighthearted, 20-minute work is a great compliment to Puccini's dramatic “Pagliacci” in an evening of laughter and tears!
SYMPHONY OF THE AMERICAS
SERENADES AT SUNSET
CONCERT
November 24, 2019
The Savannah VOICE Festival commissions another great work from its composer-in-residence, Michael Ching with an opera “short” about a struggling magician and the life he laments. A lighthearted, 20-minute work is a great compliment to Puccini's dramatic “Pagliacci” in an evening of laughter and tears!
SAVANNAH VOICE FESTIVAL
THE BIRTHDAY CLOWN
MOTHER
August 21, 23, 25 2019
The Savannah VOICE Festival commissions another great work from its composer-in-residence, Michael Ching with an opera “short” about a struggling magician and the life he laments. A lighthearted, 20-minute work is a great compliment to Puccini's dramatic “Pagliacci” in an evening of laughter and tears!
SAVANNAH VOICE FESTIVAL
BON APPETIT &
OTHER EARTHLY
TEMPTATIONS
CONCERT
August 9, 2019
Lee Hoiby’s comic culinary extravaganza that taps the wit and antics of one of America’s best-loved television personalities, Julia Child, is coupled with other wonderful songs about food, glorious FOOD!
MIAMI MUSIC FESTIVAL
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
CONCERT
July 4, 2019
Celebrate the holiday with your favorite Broadway selections from West Side Story, Les Miserables, Wicked and more.
Patriotic Music includes Tchaikovsky’s bombastic 1812 Overture, Armed Forces Salute, Stars and Stripes and other patriotic favorites. Don't miss a repeat performance on Ocean Drive underneath the City's Firework Show at 9 pm.
MIAMI MUSIC FESTIVAL
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
CONTESSA
July 26 & 27, 2019
One of Mozart’s most beloved works gets a classic retelling, bringing to Miami the music and characters that have captured the hearts of opera lovers all over the world.
ALHAMBRA ORCHESTRA
OPERA GALA
CONCERT
June 23, 2019
Ms. Saavedra is featured in this concert showcase of famous arias and orchestral works from beloved operas.
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
PIANO FESTIVAL
GRAND FINALE
CONCERT
April 14, 2019
Enjoy the Magic of Opera Arias & Piano Masterpieces. This unique program will provide a dialogue between pianists and opera singers featuring great romantic masterpieces and lead the audience into a journey of these two great art forms.
MAGIC CITY OPERA
CANTANDO AL AMOR
CONCERT
May 20, 2019
“Cantando Al Amor: Love Stories as Told by Women” will feature a cast of 4 female performers who will present a concert of Spanish language love songs on all accounts: true love, heartbreak, jealousy, desire, and joy. The repertoire will span Zarzuela, classical song, and popular favorites from Ernesto Lecouna to Rafael Hernández Marín.
PENSACOLA OPERA
FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
ROSALBA
March 15 & 17 2018
Ms. Saavedra sings the role of Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas with Pensacola Opera. Inspired by the writings of the great Gabriel García Márquez, Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas is one of the most lyrical and melodious new operas of the past 30 years, embraced by critics and audiences everywhere it has played. This story of a Brazilian soprano’s emotionally fraught journey back to her homeland offers a brilliant display of magical realism—and pushes the operatic form to new limits of imagination.
OPERA NAPLES
OPERA NAPLES
ACADEMY
CONCERT
November 7, 2018
Opera Naples presents a concert featuring exceptional young professional opera singers from around the world, as part of the Opera Naples Academy. Ms. Saavedra will sing selections from Le Nozze di Figaro and Camen.
KEY BISCAYNE, FL
ZARZUELA & OPERA FAVORITES
CONCERT
October 7, 2018
Hosted and organized by The City of Key Biscayne, Ms. Saavedra is featured in a concert highlighting some of the most beloved operatic and zarzuela repertoire.
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC
COMPETITION
PARTICIPANT
September 10- September 24, 2018
Ms. Saavedra has been chosen to participate in the 2018 Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition held in Katowice, Poland and hosted by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with leading Polish musical and cultural institutions.
MACIEJ PADEREWSKI
INTERNATIONAL
MASTER COURSES
PARTICIPANT
August 21-28, 2019
Ms. Saavedra has been selected to attend the 12th Annual Maciej Paderewski International Master Courses held in Warsaw, Poland. She will participate in concerts and perform in masterclasses under the tutelage of soprano Ewa Iżykowska-Lipińska.
ACCADEMIA CHIGIANA
INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC FESTIVAL
PARTICIPANT
August 21-28, 2019
Ms. Saavedra has been selected to attend the 87th Annual Accademia Chigiana International Music Festival held in Siena, Italy. She will participate and perform in masterclasses under the tutelage of internationally renowned soprano Mariella Devia.
MAGIC CITY OPERA
MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S
OPERA
CONCERT
July 22, 2018
Ms. Saavedra joins Magic City Opera for a concert celebration of the work of William Shakespeare. This program will feature songs and arias from some of the most beloved operatic and musical theater repertoire including West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet, Falstaff and Kiss me Kate.
MAGIC CITY OPERA
TOY SHOP
PAULETTE
June 9, 2018
Ms. Saavedra performs the role of Paulette with Magic City Opera. Originally commissioned by the New York City Opera, Seymour Barab’s The Toy Shop, tells the story of a toymaker whose love for his creations brings them to life.
PENSACOLA OPERA
MAN OF LA MANCHA
ANTONIA
MARCH 16 & 18, 2018
Ms. Saavedra performs the role of Antonia in Man of La Mancha with Pensacola Opera, under the baton of Cody Martin and direction by Dean Anthony.
OPERA AT FLORHAM
COMPETITION
SEMIFINALIST
APRIL 19, 2018
Ms. Saavedra has been selected as a semifinalist in the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition to be held in New York City.
PENSACOLA OPERA
AN EVENING OF SONG
CONCERT
February 15, 2018
Ms. Saavedra is featured alongside the rest of the 2017-2018 Artists in Residence, as they present an evening of cabaret songs featuring works by Britten, Bolcom, Berg and more.
PENSACOLA OPERA
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
KATE PINKERTON
January 28 & 30, 2018
Ms. Saavedra performs the role of Kate Pinkerton in Puccini's beautiful and heart-breaking Madama Butterfly with Pensacola Opera, under the baton of Mo. Jerome Shannon and stage direction of Joshua Borths.
PENSACOLA SYMPHONY
MOZART MADNESS
CONCERT
February 03, 2018
Ms. Saavedra joins the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra under the direction of guest conductor Mo. Jerome Shannon, to perform works from Mozart's most loved operas.
