The Sembrich continues its 2022 summer festival with “Reimagining The Classics: Breaking Operatic Traditions” a studio talk and performance, on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM. The afternoon will feature Michael Capasso, American Opera impresario and General Director of New York City Opera, sharing his insights on favorite works by Verdi and Puccini and exploring a variety of productions and performance practices from the past 150 years. The talk will be illuminated by several popular arias from the repertoire performed by soprano Kristin Sampson with pianist Michael Clement.

With participation sponsored by The Sembrich, soprano Yihan Duan will compete in the 2022 Moniuszko Competition in Warsaw, Poland.

With participation sponsored by The Sembrich, tenor Richard Trey Smagur will compete in the 2022 Moniuszko Competition in Warsaw, Poland. Richard Trey Smagur, of Clarkesville, Georgia, has been noted for his "attractive lyric tenor" and "vivid presence" (Opera Today) and was named a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2017.