Roy Hage (Arabic: روي الحاج) is a Lebanese–American operatic tenor who attended Curtis Institute of Music and who performs in the United States and Lebanon.[1] In 2013, Hage premiered the chamber version of Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky's The Stars and the Roses. He created the role of Reid (Georgia Boy) in Jennifer Higdon's opera, Cold Mountain, whose recording of the Santa Fe Opera premiere was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2017.[2] Most recently, he performed the role of Lensky in Heartbeat Opera's production of Eugene Onegin.[3][4][5][6]
Roy Hage | |
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روي الحاج | |
| Pronunciation | ɹɔɪ haʒ |
| Born | New York City |
| Nationality | Lebanese American |
| Education | |
Career
editRoy Hage has performed with ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and Columbus Symphony Orchestra and has worked with conductors including Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Corrado Rovaris, Sir Richard Bonynge, Vladimir Ashkenazy, George Manahan, Caren Levine, Rossen Milanov, Xian Zhang, David Robertson, and Michael Christie.[7][8][9]
In the United States, Hage has appeared in productions with Opera Philadelphia, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Heartbeat Opera, and Maryland Lyric Opera, among others, and festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, and Miami Music Festival.[7][10][11]
Premieres
edit- Steven Stucky: The Stars and the Roses (chamber version)
- Peter Ash: The Golden Ticket
- Jennifer Higdon: Cold Mountain (World and East Coast premieres)
- Theodore Morrison: Oscar (East Coast premiere)
- Kurt Rohde: “Three Minutes with Ned”[12]
- Jonathan Bailey Holland: “Must All Then Amount to But This"[7][13]
- Julia Pajot: "Demain dès l'aube"[14]
Selected roles
edit- Title role in Roméo et Juliette
- Title role in The Tales of Hoffmann[15]
- Title role in Pélleas and Mélisande
- Title role in The Rake's Progress
- Title role in Candide
- Title role in La Clemenza di Tito
- Il Duca in Rigoletto[11]
- Ruggero in La Rondine
- Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore
- Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi
- Alfredo in La Traviata
- Le Chevalier des Grieux in Manon
- Le Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites
- Vaudemont in Iolanta
- Jeník in The Bartered Bride
- Ein Soldat in Der Kaiser von Atlantis
- An Italian Tenor in Capriccio[16]
- Ein Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos
- Tamino in Die Zauberflöte
- Second Jew in Salome[11]
- Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor
- First Armored Man in Die Zauberflöte
- Gastone in La Traviata
- Goffredo in Rinaldo[17]
- Reid (Georgia Boy) in Cold Mountain[11][18]
- Home Guard Scout in Cold Mountain[2]
- Horus in The Rose Elf
- The Beloved in The Rose Elf
- Oompa Loompa in The Golden Ticket
- Judge Danforth in The Crucible
- Sir Philip Wingrave in Owen Wingrave
- Prison Chaplain in Oscar
- Paul in Love Sick[19]
References
edit- ^ "Beirut Chants 2021 : ROY HAGE and HELIO VIDA". Agenda Culturel. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cold Mountain — Opera Philadelphia at the Academy of Music". NealsPaper. February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Waleson, Heidi (April 8, 2024). "Heartbeat Opera: Productions Grounded in the Present". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Ng, Kevin W. (April 6, 2024). "Queer longing: Heartbeat Opera's bold Onegin". Bachtrack. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Korman, Sylvia (April 8, 2024). "At liberty to divulge". parterre box. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Zachary (April 4, 2024). "Review: A Eugene Onegin Fueled by Secret Gay Love - TheaterMania.com". Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Roy Hage". Schmopera. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Out opera singer stands out in 'La Traviata'". Philadelphia Gay News. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Roy Hage: Finding My Voice". Stanford University. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Heartbeat Opera | EUGENE ONEGIN | Spring Festival 2024". Heartbeat Opera. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Roy Hage". Santa Fe Opera. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ K. Rohde – Three Minutes with Ned for tenor and piano, SoundCloud, archived from the original on April 29, 2024, retrieved April 29, 2024
- ^ "Conductor Steven Mercurio leads "The Voice of Silence"". MusicalAmerica. January 28, 2020. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Demain dès l'Aube (2008) / Julia PAJOT". ULYSSES platform. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Budmen, Lawrence (June 30, 2017). "Young singers serve up a delightful "Hoffmann" at Miami Music Festival". South Florida Classical Review. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Capriccio – Capriccio". Opera Philadelphia. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Goffredo". Roy Hage. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "COLD MOUNTAIN Program". Philadelphia Opera. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2019 – via Issuu.
- ^ Cristi, A. A. (November 15, 2018). "Two-Time Grammy Nominee Lebanese-American Tenor Roy Hage Is LOVE SICK". Broadway World. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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