Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin

Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò (NYU)

New York, NY

La Forza del Destino
/ Don Alvaro

The Metropolitan Opera

New York, NY

*Role debut

Don Carlo /
Don Carlo

Royal Opera House

London, UK

*House debut

Samson et Dalila /
Samson

Staatsoper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Aida /
Radamès

The Metropolitan Opera

New York City, NY

Tosca /
Cavaradossi

Opéra national de Paris

Paris, France

*Role debut

Samson et Dalila /
Samson

Teatro di San Carlo

Naples, Italy

Carmen /
Don José

Arena di Verona

Verona, Italy

Tosca /
Cavaradossi

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Madama Butterfly /
Pinkerton

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Madama Butterfly /
Pinkerton

The Metropolitan Opera

New York, NY

*First performance canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Manon Lescaut /
Des Grieux

Wiener Staatsoper

Vienna, Austria

*House Debut - TV broadcast (January 1)

Capodanno Concerts

Teatro La Fenice

Venice, Italy

*Principal role debut

Tosca /
Cavaradossi

The Metropolitan Opera

New York, NY

Adriana Lecouvreur /
Maurizio

Wiener Staatsoper

Vienna, Austria

Turandot /
Calaf

Bayerische Staatsoper

Munich, Germany

*Concert performances

Manon Lescaut /
Des Grieux

Staatsoper Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

*Festival debut

A Night At The Opera

Grand Teton Music Festival

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

*Concert Performance

Carmen /
Don José

Teatro di San Carlo

Naples, Italy

*Canceled due to COVID-19

Fidelio /
Florestan

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*Canceled due to COVID-19

Mahler:
Das Lied von der Erde

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*Role Debut
New Production - Canceled due to COVID-19

Fidelio /
Florestan

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*House debut ~ concert performance

Cavalleria rusticana /
Turiddu

Michigan Opera Theatre ~ Meadowbrook Amphitheater

Detroit, MI

*House debut

The Drama of Tosca /
Cavaradossi

Opera Philadelphia ~ Mann Center

Philadelphia, PA

*House debut ~ canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Tosca /
Cavaradossi

Staatsoper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*Role Debut ~ canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Il Trovatore /
Manrico

Opéra national de Paris

Paris, France

*House debut - Concert canceled due to COVID-19; recording took place for future Deutsche Grammophon release

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Shanghai, China

*House debut ~ canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Rome, Italy

*House Debut - November 5, 9 & 12 canceld due to COVID-19

Cavalleria rusticana /
Turiddu

Wiener Staatsoper

Vienna, Austria

*Canceled due to COVID-19

Cavalleria rusticana /
Turiddu

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

*Festival Debut - Canceled due to COVID-19

Solo Concert

Festival Castell de Peralada

Peralada, Spain

*Canceled due to COVID-19

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Royal Opera House

London, UK

*New Production - Canceled due to COVID-19

Rusalka / Prince

Dutch National Opera

Amsterdam, Netherlands

*Principal role debut
Live in HD Cinema Broadcast Apr. 11 - Canceled due to COVID-19

Tosca / Cavaradossi

The Metropolitan Opera

New York, NY

*House Debut
Staatsoper Live Broadcast Mar. 26 - Canceled due to COVID-19

Tosca / Cavaradossi (Coronavirus)

Wiener Staatsoper

Vienna, Austria

Madama Butterfly /
Lt. Pinkerton

Chicago Lyric Opera

Chicago, Illinois

Beyond the Aria Concert

Harris Theater

Chicago, Illinois

Madama Butterfly /
Lt. Pinkerton

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Video broadcast on takt1 Dec 15 at 8pm CET

Cavalleria rusticana /
Turiddu

Dutch National Opera

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Manon Lescaut /
Des Grieux

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Manon Lescaut /
Des Grieux

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

*In collaboration with the Hart Institute for Women Conductors

Opera for Peace – US Launch Concert

The Dallas Opera

Dallas, TX

*Role Debut

Manon Lescaut /
Des Grieux

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

*House and Staged Role Debut
New Production

Cavalleria rusticana / Turiddu

Dutch National Opera

Amsterdam, Netherlands

*Role and House Debut

La forza del destino / Don Alvaro

Opéra National de Paris

Paris, France

*Benefit concert for the Kaufman Music Center

A Musical Evening

Private Residence

New York, NY

*Role and House Debut
Radio Broadcast Apr. 4
Cinema Broadcast Apr. 10

La Gioconda /
Enzo Grimaldo

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Barcelona, Spain

*Role & House Debut

Il tabarro / Luigi &
Cavalleria Rusticana / Turiddu

Dresdner Philharmonie

Dresden, Germany

With bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, soprano Jennifer Rowley,
and pianist Howard Watkins

Time In Kids Fundraising Concert

Gavin Brown's Enterprise - Harlem Gallery

New York City, NY

*New Production

Turandot / Calaf

Teatro Massimo

Palermo, Italy

Carmen /
Don José

Royal Opera House

London, England

*New Production

Tosca / Cavaradossi

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Teatro di San Carlo

Naples, Italy

*New Production & House Debut

Carmen /
Don José

Arena di Verona

Verona, Italy

*House Debut

Carmen /
Don José

Bolshoi Theatre

Moscow, Russia

*House Debut

Aïda / Radamès

Seattle Opera

Seattle, WA

*New Production & Role Debut

Das Wunder der Heliane / Der Fremde

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*House Debut

9th Festive Opera Gala in Support of the German AIDS Foundation

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Düsseldorf, Germany

*Debut & Radio Broadcast

Verdi Requiem

Het Concertgebouw

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

With soprano Ailyn Pérez and pianist Bryan Wagorn

“Puccini with Passion” Fundraising Concert for Time In Kids

Private home in Tribeca

New York, NY

Turandot / Calaf

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

*House Debut

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Opernhaus Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

*Role Debut

Turandot / Calaf

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

Macbeth / Macduff

Teatro Real

Madrid, Spain

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Oper Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Germany

*House Debut

Macbeth / Macduff

Teatro Real

Madrid, Spain

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Oper Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Germany

*House Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Staatsoper Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

*House Debut

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Oper Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Germany

*House & Role Debut

Das Rheingold / Froh

New York Philharmonic

New York City, NY

*House Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Washington National Opera

Washington D.C.

Concert with
Joyce El-Khoury and pianist Robert Mollicone

Anne E. Pitzer Center, UC Davis

Davis, CA

*Role Debut

Adriana Lecouvreur / Maurizio

Royal Opera House

London, England

*House Debut

Carmen / Don José

Bayerische Staatsoper

Munich, Germany

*Role Debut

Aïda / Radamès

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

*House Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Teatro Massimo

Palermo, Italy

Carmen / Don José

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

National Anthem

AT&T Park - Home of the
San Francisco Giants

San Francisco, CA

Carmen / Don José

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

Merola Signature Event – Alumni Brian Jagde, tenor and Mark Morash, pianist in Recital

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera, CA

Carmen / Don José

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

Celebrating David!
Gala Concert Event

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

Carmen / Don José

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Opera President’s Dinner:
Brian Jagde – tenor,
Ellie Dehn – soprano, John Churchwell – piano

St Regis Hotel

San Francisco, CA

Carmen / Don José

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*House Debut

Ariadne auf Naxos / Bacchus

Palm Beach Opera

Palm Beach, Florida

*House Debut

Rusalka / The Prince

Houston Grand Opera

Houston, TX

*House Debut

Carmen / Don José

Teatro San Carlo

Naples, Italy

*Role Debut

Ariadne auf Naxos / Bacchus

Minnesota Opera

St. Paul, Minnesota

Salome / Narraboth

Santa Fe Opera

Santa Fe, NM

*House & Role Debut

Nabucco / Ismaele

Palau de les Artes Reina Sofia

Valencia, Spain

*House Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Royal Opera House

London, England

Brian Jagde, tenor in Recital

Jackson Hall, U.C. Davis

Davis, CA

*House Debut

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chicago, IL

*Role Debut

Salome / Narraboth

The San Antonio Opera

San Antonio, TX

*House Debut

La Bohéme / Rodolfo

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Mexico City, Mexico

Tosca / Cavaradossi

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

La Traviata / Alfredo

Orlando Philharmonic

Orlando, FL

*House Debut

Arabella / Count Elemer

The Metropolitan Opera

New York, NY

*House & Role Debut

Rusalka / The Prince

The San Antonio Opera

San Antonio, TX

*House Debut

Carmen / Don José

Opéra de Limoges

Limoges, France

*Role Debut

Arabella / Matteo

Minnesota Opera

St. Paul, MN

*House Debut

Stars of Tomorrow Concert

Jackson Hall, U.C. Davis

Davis, CA

*House Debut

Peter Dvorský
International Music Festival

Jaroměřice Chateaux Garden

Vysočina, Czech Republic

*House Debut

Madison Opera
in the Park

Madison Opera

Madison, WI

*House & Role Debut

La Traviata / Alfredo

Opera Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, MI

*House Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Orlando Philharmonic

Orlando, FL

*House Debut

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlin, Germany

*House Debut

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Pacific Symphony

Santa Ana, CA

Tosca / Cavaradossi

San Francisco Opera

San Francisco, CA

*House Debut

La Bohéme / Rodolfo

Munich Philharmonic

Munich, Germany

*Role Debut

Arabella / Count Elemer

Santa Fe Opera

Santa Fe, NM

*House & Role Debut

Tosca / Cavaradossi

Santa Fe Opera

Santa Fe, NM

*House Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Intermountain Opera Bozeman

Bozeman, MT

*House & Role Debut

Madama Butterfly / Pinkerton

Minnesota Opera

St. Paul, MN

*House & Role Debut

Carmen / Don José

Fresno Grand Opera

Fresno, CA

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