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Posted On: October 9th 2026, 02:04 pm
AOP artists Jorell Williams and Mark Shapiro come together at Merkin Hall!
On Tuesday, October 13, @marshallopera presents AN EVENING WITH ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK, celebrating the acclaimed composer’s 85th birthday with an evening of his vocal and operatic music. Baritone Jorell Williams joins the evening’s roster of soloists, with Mark Shapiro conducting.
Williams’ history with AOP stretches back to the @composersandthevoice Resident Ensemble of Singers, where he served from 2011–14. He has since returned for numerous AOP projects, including INDEPENDENCE EVE, OPERAtion Brooklyn, the AOP-NYU/Tisch Opera Lab, Music as the Message, Living Room Music, and the development of HOUSE OF LEGENDARY.
Shapiro’s history with AOP includes conducting the 2008 world premiere of Alvin Singleton and Patricia Hampl’s BROOKLYN BONES and its 2010 AOP presentation at @carnegiehall’s Zankel Hall. In 2011, he served as music director for AOP’s presentation of scenes from @pete_wyer’s NUMINOUS CITY at the @rubinmuseum.
The program features the world premiere of Hailstork’s OUR LAND, alongside NOBODY KNOW, SUMMER.LIFE.SONG., FOUR ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS, SING HER A SONG, and excerpts from his opera COMMON GROUND.
Congratulations, Jorell and Mark!
Photo 1: @jorellogram and @briana_sings_things as Hannah in AS ONE at Merkin Hall, 2019. Presented by @kaufmanmusiccenter in association with @nycopera and AOP.
Photo 2: @spudicmichael, Patricia Hampl, Alvin Singleton, @markshapironyc, and Norman Ryan at the world premiere of BROOKLYN BONES.
On Tuesday, October 13, @marshallopera presents AN EVENING WITH ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK, celebrating the acclaimed composer’s 85th birthday with an evening of his vocal and operatic music. Baritone Jorell Williams joins the evening’s roster of soloists, with Mark Shapiro conducting.
Williams’ history with AOP stretches back to the @composersandthevoice Resident Ensemble of Singers, where he served from 2011–14. He has since returned for numerous AOP projects, including INDEPENDENCE EVE, OPERAtion Brooklyn, the AOP-NYU/Tisch Opera Lab, Music as the Message, Living Room Music, and the development of HOUSE OF LEGENDARY.
Shapiro’s history with AOP includes conducting the 2008 world premiere of Alvin Singleton and Patricia Hampl’s BROOKLYN BONES and its 2010 AOP presentation at @carnegiehall’s Zankel Hall. In 2011, he served as music director for AOP’s presentation of scenes from @pete_wyer’s NUMINOUS CITY at the @rubinmuseum.
The program features the world premiere of Hailstork’s OUR LAND, alongside NOBODY KNOW, SUMMER.LIFE.SONG., FOUR ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS, SING HER A SONG, and excerpts from his opera COMMON GROUND.
Congratulations, Jorell and Mark!
Photo 1: @jorellogram and @briana_sings_things as Hannah in AS ONE at Merkin Hall, 2019. Presented by @kaufmanmusiccenter in association with @nycopera and AOP.
Photo 2: @spudicmichael, Patricia Hampl, Alvin Singleton, @markshapironyc, and Norman Ryan at the world premiere of BROOKLYN BONES.
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