Kelly will be the Alto Soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at Pomona College

Kelly will be the Alto Soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at Pomona College

Kelly will participate in a concert celebrating the acquisition of Marga Richter’s music into the New York Public Library’s musical collection. Repertoire includes works by Marga Richter and two song cycle commissions by composers Frances Pollock and Sarah Gibson with texts by Sandra Cisneros and Mary Oliver. Kelly will premiere these works with her dear friend, Michael Skelly.

Kelly joins the Nationale Chorale at Lincoln Center as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah

Monday, December 18, 2023, at 7:30 pm

at the newly renovated

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

https://www.nationalchorale.com/messiah-sing-in

The American Opera Project and New York Academy of Medicine will present scenes from “Semmelweis.” The showcase takes place on Dec. 5, 2023 at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City.

The work, which focuses on the life of Ignaz Semmelweis, whose research saved millions of mothers’ lives, is composed by Raymond Lustig and written by librettist Matthew Doherty. The work was developed as part of the AOP’s Composers & the Voice training program and premiered in Budapest on Sept. 28, 2018.

“Semmelweis” will feature music music director Mila Henry, stage director Matt Gray, and Matthew Bryan Feld as Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, as well as sopranos Charlotte Mundy, Marcy Richardson, and Joy Tamayo; mezzos Kelly Guerra, Samantha Martin, and Sophie Delphis; and altos Megan Schubert and Guadalupe Peraza. There will be an instrumental ensemble of three musicians: pianist Nissa Kahle, accordion and keyboards Peter Flint, and violist Leah Asher.

Before the presentation, Lustig and Doherty will discuss the development of their work and the lasting impact of Dr. Semmelweis.

https://www.nyam.org/events/event/steam-nyam-night-opera-learning/

Kelly will join Westminster Choir College faculty member Martin Neron in a recital for voice and piano.

Kelly will return to the role of Lupita in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna for one performance in collaboration with Opera Santa Barbara and Grupo de danza folklórico Quetzalcóatl at the Arlington Theatre

Kelly is collaborating with the Milton Library to provide a concert of music in Spanish to celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month! Details TBD

Kelly will be featured by FAS as a soloist in Princeton, NJ.

Kelly will star as activist Dolores Huerta in an orchestrated workshop of the new opera Dolores by Nicolás Lell Benavides and Marella Martin Koch with West Edge Opera. More information will be available later in the season.

Kelly will star in Pepe Martinez’s mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna as Renata with West Edge Opera. Directed by Karina Gutierrez.

Series tickets on sale April 1st, 2023 & Single tickets on sale June 1st, 2023

https://www.westedgeopera.org/festival

Kelly will star in Pepe Martinez’s mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna as Renata with West Edge Opera. Directed by Karina Gutierrez.

Series tickets on sale April 1st, 2023 & Single tickets on sale June 1st, 2023

https://www.westedgeopera.org/festival

Kelly will star in Pepe Martinez’s mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna as Renata with West Edge Opera. Directed by Karina Gutierrez.

Series tickets on sale April 1st, 2023 & Single tickets on sale June 1st, 2023

https://www.westedgeopera.org/festival

Kelly will star as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Conducted by Rossen Milanov with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at the Princeton Festival

Times and tickets to be updated when information is available.

https://princetonsymphony.org/festival

Kelly will star as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Conducted by Rossen Milanov with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at the Princeton Festival

Times and tickets to be updated when information is available.

https://princetonsymphony.org/festival

Kelly will star as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Conducted by Rossen Milanov with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at the Princeton Festival

Times and tickets to be updated when information is available.

https://princetonsymphony.org/festival

a new chamber version of the immensely popular Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda by Moreno Torroba and Fernandez Shaw, arranged by Opera Hispánica’s General and Artistic Director Jorge Parodi. Featuring American Peruvian mezzo soprano Kelly Guerra as Fernanda, Uruguayan baritone Marcelo Guzzo as Vidal, Puerto Rican soprano Larisa Martinez as Carolina and Mexican tenor Cesar Delgado as Javier, this heartbreaking story involving class and political conflict is set in the troubled times of late XIX century Spain.STAGED CONCERT ADAPTATION
WITH WORLD-CLASS CAST
IN THE ORIGINAL SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES

SATURDAY MAY 13 AT 2:30 PM

Performing at the Kimball Theatre,
424 W Duke of Gloucester St,
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

https://www.operainwilliamsburg.org/luisa-fernanda-may-13-2023

Join Princeton Festival favorite Kelly Guerra as she appears alongside flutist Megan Emigh and Julian Briones, guitarist, for an exciting set featuring Spanish folk songs, tango, and opera arias. This event is part of the second annual Princeton Porchfest, organized by the Arts Council of Princeton, and will take place rain or shine!

https://princetonsymphony.org/events/princeton-porchfest

The Instituto Cervantes of New York, Opera in Williamsburg and Opera Hispánica present the premiere of Fernanda, a new salon version of the immensely popular Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda by Moreno Torroba and Fernandez Shaw, arranged by Opera Hispánica’s General and Artistic Director Jorge Parodi. Featuring American Peruvian mezzo soprano Kelly Guerra as Fernanda, Uruguayan baritone Marcelo Guzzo as Vidal, Mexican tenor César Delgado as Javier, and Puerto Rican soprano Laura Soto-Bayomi as Carolina, this heartbreaking story involving class and political conflict is set in the troubled times of late XIX century Spain. Art by Naama Zaahavi-Ely and costumes by Eric Lamp. The premiere will take place on  April 22nd at 6:00 PM as the closing event of the II Congress of Instituto Cervantes New York, Language and Identity: Diversity, Context and Inclusion

Kelly headlines the PSO Gala’s “Licence to Thrill” singing popular tunes from James Bond films with members of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

FEBRUARY 24 & 26, 2023

Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

Puccini’s heart wrenching one-act opera Suor Angelica tells the story of Sister Angelica, a woman forced by her aristocratic family to join a convent and give up the child she birthed out of wedlock. Puccini’s glorious music captures the profound emotion of a mother’s love and loss of that which is held most dear. Conductor Judith Yan, soprano Elaine Alvarez and mezzo-soprano Jill Grove will all make their Opera Omaha debuts in this poignant production directed by Keturah Stickann (2018 Opera Outdoors).

FEBRUARY 24 & 26, 2023

Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

Puccini’s heart wrenching one-act opera Suor Angelica tells the story of Sister Angelica, a woman forced by her aristocratic family to join a convent and give up the child she birthed out of wedlock. Puccini’s glorious music captures the profound emotion of a mother’s love and loss of that which is held most dear. Conductor Judith Yan, soprano Elaine Alvarez and mezzo-soprano Jill Grove will all make their Opera Omaha debuts in this poignant production directed by Keturah Stickann (2018 Opera Outdoors).

Kelly will once again be workshopping The House on Mango Street by Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros with Opera Theatre Saint Louis in the lead role of Esperanza for an invited audience.

Kelly will star as activist Dolores Huerta in a workshop of the new opera Dolores by Nicolás Lell Benavides and Marella Martin Koch with West Edge Opera for an invited audience. Set to premiere 2024

While Christmas is an important holiday for many Americans, it is just one thread in a colorful tapestry of holidays celebrated in the United States today. This December, join us for the inaugural edition of "Let's Celebrate! Living Holiday Traditions in America,” a new series created to complement traditional holiday programming. We begin our celebration with four 20-minute operas exploring the traditions and stories of the Day of the Dead, Eid al-Adha, Havdalah, and the Spring Festival.

While Christmas is an important holiday for many Americans, it is just one thread in a colorful tapestry of holidays celebrated in the United States today. This December, join us for the inaugural edition of "Let's Celebrate! Living Holiday Traditions in America,” a new series created to complement traditional holiday programming. We begin our celebration with four 20-minute operas exploring the traditions and stories of the Day of the Dead, Eid al-Adha, Havdalah, and the Spring Festival.

María de Buenos Aires

Music by Astor Piazzolla
Libretto by Horacio Ferrer
November 11 and 13
Brown Theatre

Seductive, passionate, and haunting.

In the slums of Buenos Aires, Argentina, María is born, “...with a curse in her voice.” Seduced by the city, María turns her back on her former, innocent life. As her world devolves into darkness, the gritty streets claim her as their own. María is made of flesh and blood, but her immortal spirit will be harder to kill in this surreal, supernatural, and spiritual journey set to the beat of Argentine tango.

María de Buenos Aires

Music by Astor Piazzolla
Libretto by Horacio Ferrer
November 11 and 13
Brown Theatre

Seductive, passionate, and haunting.

In the slums of Buenos Aires, Argentina, María is born, “...with a curse in her voice.” Seduced by the city, María turns her back on her former, innocent life. As her world devolves into darkness, the gritty streets claim her as their own. María is made of flesh and blood, but her immortal spirit will be harder to kill in this surreal, supernatural, and spiritual journey set to the beat of Argentine tango.