Thu
3/11/2010
8:00pm
Opera
Opera on Tap
- $10 General Admission
- Ko Kaiden, director / baritone
- Tanya Roberts, soprano
- Sonja Srinivasan, soprano
- Claudia Wier, soprano
- Claire Burke, mezzo soprano
- Ellie Ganelin, flute
- Jessica Vansteenburg, clarinet
- Mark Dover, clarinet
- Emily Weingarten, bassoon
- Cody Rex, bass
- Ching-Mei Lin, piano
Event Details
The Opera On Tap performers of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti give a contemporary twist to the traditional concert format. Led by Ko Kaiden, the ensemble performs selections from operas in a fun, relaxed environment. The program will include arias and duets from Carmen, The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and much more! This concert is organized by Suzi Naguib and the Ann Arbor International Group. Proceeds will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Participate in a raffle at 7:30 pm prior to the concert! Enjoy complimentary beer, courtesy of Wolverine Brewing Co., and appetizers, courtesy of Cafe Zola and Fabulous Food Catering.
Ko Kaiden
Ko Kaiden a native of Kamakura, Japan, the grandson of a Zen high priest, majored in psychology, but his love of music guided him on to a full-time orchestra position in Japan as principal oboist. A desire to know more of the world led him to principal oboe chairs in Korea, Mexico, and finally the U.S. His extreme skill became evident as he widened his horizons, becoming a woodwind doubler for Broadway with, among others, "Annie Get Your Gun", "The Producers", "Gypsy", & doing the European Tour of "A Chorus Line", playing five different instruments for that show.
Inspired early on by Spanish music, he ventured into vocal music, and bringing with him keen insight and musical finesse, his subtle artistry soon became much sought-after on the New York vocal scene. With his openhearted curiosity, virtuosity and unusual linguistic skills, he joined an opera troupe in New York devoted to rediscovering the music of the Polish composer, Moniuszko.
His early love of Hispanic Music found its full-flowering in 2003, when he was asked to do a recital of Spanish Music in Spain itself, which then led him to travel across Europe by train to get to his next acclaimed engagement; a leading role, in Polish, in the Royal Theatre of Warsaw.
Most recently, in addition to his opera and oratorio performances, Mr. Kaiden has expanded his Spanish repertoire to include Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla’s tangos, both singing and playing the Oboe, English Horn,
and Soprano Sax at his recitals.
