ORSON VAN GAY II American Operatic Tenor
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Current & Archived Schedule Listed Below

2022 - 23' Season

Upcoming Events & Ticket Sales Listed Below

Private engagements on going, often not listed - details available upon request.


Opera Philadelphia Announces First Annual Opera on Film Series
'Opera on Film' 
Sept. 27 - Oct. 2, 2022

By Francisco Salazar

OPERAWIRE
The Two Hot Shots (2021, directed by George Moïse, produced by A Lab Studios)
Adapted from Rossini’s Otello, two men (tenor Nathan Granner as Otello and tenor Orson Van Gay as Rodrigo) are seated in a hospital room, waiting to get their vaccine administered. They bicker about their own macho ways, but when it comes time to get the vaccine shot, both, at first, chicken out. (5:43)

La Traviata - Piedmont Opera - as Alfredo Germont
2022 Season
G. Verdi

De'miei bollenti spiriti - La Traviata


The Central Park Five -  Long Beach Opera - as Raymond Santana
2022 Season
 ​Anthony Davis 


Giustino - Long Beach Opera - as Vitaliano 
​2022 Season
Händel

I Can't Breathe (West Coast Premiere) as The Athlete 
​2022 Season


The Merry Widow - Pocket Opera - as Count Danilo  
* 2022 Hurst Artist
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Franz Lehár


Il Trovatore - Los Angeles Opera - Messenger
2021
G. Verdi



Les Enfant Terribles - Long Beach Opera - as Gerard
​2021 

Philip Glass

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Several opera stars around the country will perform “Register Democrats and Save the World!” during an upcoming “A Night at the Opera” performance on Saturday, August 29 at 6 p.m. PST.
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LA Opera's Online Event Lineup for the Week Of August 10

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During its hiatus from public performances, LA Opera has created an extensive array of online programming under the banner  - LAO At Home.
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Past Productions and Performances


Rodolfo in 'La bohème' aka The Hipsters
Pacific Opera Project


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La Bohème: 'Che gelida manina'

​PC: Martha Benedict

The Central Park Five - World Premiere - Long Beach Opera
as Raymond Santana

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For more information on this relevant Pulitzer winning opera click below:
The Central Park Five (opera) - Wikipedia

Realism And The Truth Beyond Ourselves - March 5th 2019

Concert Performance - Rio Hondo College - for more information please click the link in the calendar above.
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Tenor, Orson Van Gay II makes his inaugural debut as Alfredo with Pacific Opera Project in their exciting production of La Traviata.
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Tenor Soloist - California Philharmonic Orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall

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Celebrating the Leonard Bernstein Centennial with excerpts from his most adored and groundbreaking musical, West Side Story! To top it off, one of the greatest and most famous symphonic works of all time, Beethoven’s 9th! Not to be missed!
Featuring: Orson Van Gay II, Emily Dryer, Cedric Berry, Nandani Maria Sinha, Marya Basaraba & Cal Phil Chorale


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​Candide - Angels Vocal Arts Summer Festival

​Tenor, Orson Van Gay II makes his title role debut in Bernstein’s Candide, a fully staged production with a professional orchestra at the state-of-the-art theatre “A Noise Within” Theatre.
July 20th & 21st ONLY! 


27th Annual La Grande Affair
California Hospital Medical Center
Featured Tenor Soloist
Private Engagement

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GOLDEN
book & lyrics by Paula Cizmar
music by Nathan Wang
directed by Nancy Keystone
Part of the Paderewski Cycle
Cast:
Orson Van Gay II
Robert Mammana
Nandani Sinha
Heather Marie Marsden



Featured Tenor Performer  
Los Angeles Opera concerts throughout the seasons as follows:
Puccini Opera Tales, Open Door Days, Fall Into Love at City of Hope, Sing Out Loud Open House, Morgan Auditorium curated recital,
Shakespeare Recital at Huntington Library,  LA Opera Concert
3rd Annual Zilkha Symposium on Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders,

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Golden State Pops Orchestra
Tenor Soloist - Orson Van Gay II
@ the Los Angeles Theatre

​Postponed to a later date in October TBA

SPECIAL EVENT - Blockbuster video game music with special guest conductors and performers at the Los Angeles Theatre.


Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Tenor soloist: Orson Van Gay II


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January 28, 8p.m.
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Chinese New Year: A Love Feast
Pacific Symphony
Featured Tenor Soloist: Orson Van Gay II

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall


Zipper Hall Recital
Guest Tenor - Orson Van Gay II
January 22 


Los Angeles Opera - Concert
One hour program recital in the Morgan Auditorium on the campus of
​University of La Verne.
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​Pianist - Tali Tadmoor ​Baritone- LeRoy Villanueva Soprano - Katherine Giaquinto Tenor - Orson Van Gay II

Chorale Bel Canto
A Mystical Journey Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
  

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem with Guest soloists & Chamber Orchestra
Tenor Soloist: Orson Van Gay II
First United Methodist Church, Pasasdena


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International Chinese Women Organization (USA)
A private concert celebrating the accomplishments of prominent Chinese women
Tenor Soloist


那就是我 - 孙欣欣
​Orson Van Gay II- Tenor
Xinxin Martin - Soprano

Love Feast 

Chinese New Year Celebration!
​Guest tenor soloist:
Orson Van Gay II



Los Angeles Opera - A touring production
The Prospector as Ramerrez

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Photographed by Taso Papadakis for Grand Vision Foundation
For additional production photos, please visit the Gallery page.

The Industry
Hopscotch
performing as Orlando
Los Angeles, CA



Night of the Living Dead
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center
Midland, PA
A new and exciting opera by
Composer - Todd Goodman
Librettist - Stephen Catanzarite

​Performing the lead role as: Ben
Click Here for more information!

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It is with great excitement to announce my debut role as Bernard Curson (aka Li'l B-Man) with LA Opera off Grand productions - - Figaro 90210. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, November 13th. See it at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre Jan 16-18. Hope to see you there. For more details on the production and ticket information, click on the link below:

http://www.laopera.org/…/1415-Season-at-a-Glan…/Figaro90210/



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