Duets Concert Series

Charlottesville Opera invites real life operatic couples and partners to share their favorite duets and solos in a new concert series beginning in the Fall of 2024. Local collaborative pianist Jeremy Thompson accompanies in the brilliant acoustical space of First Presbyterian Church.

For over 20 years, in repertoire from Baroque through present day, Keith Phares has appeared in leading roles with Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, the New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and elsewhere. His singing has been described as "bright and beautifully nuanced." Keith performed as Sky Masterson with Charlottesville Opera in 2023. Katherine Pracht has established herself as a leading opera-singing actress, performing with prominent companies such as Virginia Opera, Central City Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Opera Philadelphia, Florentine Opera, Madison Opera, West Edge Opera, and Opera on the Avalon (Newfoundland). She has sung over 30 roles composed after 1945, including the 2023 world premiere of Laura Kaminsky's and Lisa Moore's February. Her performances have been characterized as "lustrous singing with a quicksilvery theatrical temperament."