Schedule:

August 6, 2023

5:00 p.m: ARIA: A Festival Kickoff
The Savannah Voice Festival welcomes you to the 11th Season with a parade of operatic solos performed by selected Festival and Studio artists. Hear returning artists from the past season and meet some new talent at the place where it all began, Christ Church. Post show reception will follow the event.
Location: Christ Church Episcopal

August 8, 2023

1:00 p.m: Masters In Voice: Melano Master Class
Renowned stage director Fabrizio Melano, along with psychotherapist Laura Melano Flanagan, share their unmatched expertise with a new generation of artists, taking the dramatic aspects of music to another level for the audience to enjoy.
No reservation required.
Location: Yamacraw Performing Arts Center

6:30 p.m: Voices In Song
The art of song can take you far away and back again in just a few moments. We introduce you to a world of emotion and experiences beautifully sung at the salon-inspired Telfair Academy Rotunda, curated and performed by composer/pianist Jodi Goble.
Location: Telfair Academy

August 9, 2023

6:30 p.m: In Recital: Minghao Liu, tenor with Howard Watkins, piano
Join us in a tour through Italy and its music and more. This recital features tenor Minghao Liu, who took the festival by storm last summer, and Metropolitan Opera pianist Howard Watkins at the iconic Telfair Academy Rotunda.
Location: Telfair Academy

August 10, 2023

1:00 p.m: Masters In Voice: Howard Watkins Master Class
Yale Presidential scholar, renowned pianist, and vocal coach Howard Watkins works with our studio artists as part of this educational series.
Location: Yamacraw Performing Arts Center

6:30 p.m: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
The Festival brings this baroque masterpiece and timeless story of love and deception to life for the first time in Savannah. Chad Sonka directs and Jorge Parodi conducts this score full of drama and beauty in the perfect setting of the Sculpture Gallery of the Telfair Academy with a baroque orchestral ensemble.
Location: Telfair Academy

August 11, 2023

6:30 p.m: As Time Goes By: A Tribute to Post-War Era Music with the Elite Party Band
Branching out to the Pooler Community, SVF presents your favorites songs of a bygone era, with the passion and nostalgia of the WWII-inspired shows. Director Justin Havard is joined by SVF Artists and members of the Elite Party Band, as they perform under the wings of the B-17 Flying Fortress “City of Savannah” at the Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
Location: National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

August 12, 2023

10:00 a.m: Coffee Concert
During the Festival Season, you can start your weekends off in an historic setting with a cup of coffee, a pastry, a friendly crowd and of course, a Song A true Festival Favorite.
Location: Davenport House Museum Preservation Room

6:30 p.m: Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Mozart and master librettist Da Ponte teamed up for this masterpiece adaptation of Don Juan’s last night on earth. Now you can see it live with a traditional production that originated at the Estates Theater in Prague (where the opera premiered). Savannah Opera brings it to the Asbury Memorial Church with the production’s original directors, Sherrill Milnes and Maria Zouves. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz with a Savannah Opera Chamber Orchestra.
Location: Asbury Memorial Church

August 13, 2023

5:00 p.m: Voices In Sacred Song
A Festival favorite event, Timothy Hall and the Festival artists offer an afternoon of musical inspiration and comfort in the beautiful sanctuary of First Baptist Church.
Location: First Baptist Church

August 14, 2023

6:30 p.m: Opera Movie Night: Homage to Verdi hosted by Sherrill Milnes
The most recorded American artist of the century, Verdi baritone Sherrill Milnes, with emcee Chad Sonka, present selected footage of his documentary about the composer mingled with personal videos, stories of his life and fun anecdotes of a four decade career on the stage.
Location: Charles H. Morris Center

August 15, 2023

1:00 p.m: Masters In Voice: Sherrill Milnes Master Class
Free and Open to the Public
Continuing the legacy of his four decades on the stage, legendary baritone Sherrill Milnes shares his wealth of musical and dramatic knowledge with up-and-coming stars.
Location: Charles H. Morris Center

7:30 p.m: Voices Under The Stars: A Hilton Head Park Concert
Pack up your picnic basket and chair and come enjoy our singers with members of the Hilton Head Symphony as they team up for an unforgettable evening of favorite arias and show tunes al fresco at Celebration Park on Hilton Head Island.
Location: Lowcountry Celebration Park

Auguat 16, 2023

6:30 p.m: Concert: Carlton Moe And Friends
After closing the iconic Phantom of the Opera, SVF’s own Broadway star comes back, with a few beloved colleagues, to tell us about his exciting journey. Enjoy a fun concert that celebrates the legacy of the Savannah Voice Festival through Carl’s favorite tunes at the Morris Center with Justin Havard at the piano.
Location: Charles H. Morris Center

August 17, 2023

1:00 p.m: Masters In Voice: Maria Spacagna Master Class
Soprano Maria Spacagna, a Voice Program faculty member for over two decades, was the first American soprano to sing the title role of Madama Butterfly at La Scala. She comes back to Savannah to work one on one with our artists, sharing her international expertise with the next generation.
Yamacraw Performing Arts Center

6:30 p.m: Legacy: Opera Scenes Night
Teaming with Milnes is Metropolitan Opera veteran Melano, who has worked with everyone from Maria Callas to Luciano Pavarotti to Sherrill himself. Celebrate Sherrill Milnes’ unrivaled career through a live concert of scenes and stories from his signature operas with SVF favorite, Dan Gettinger at the piano.
Location: Charles H. Morris Center

August 18, 2023

6:30 p.m: Salon Concert: Verdi, Puccini And Something Called The Ring
As part of the legacy season, opera legend James Morris invites you to an historic night, where he shares stories of his career from his early days as a young artist, to being the formidable Wotan of the century. Passing the torch as an educator, Morris presents some of his mentees and other Study Grant artists as they share music that was in, and around, Morris’ life. Maria Zouves emcees this wine reception, parlor concert and elegant post performance supper in one of Savannah’s most iconic spaces.
Location: Green Meldrim House

August 19, 2023

10:00 a.m: Coffee Concert
During the Festival Season, you can start your weekends off in an historic setting with a cup of coffee, a pastry, a friendly crowd and of course, a Song. A true Festival Favorite
Location: Davenport House Museum Preservation Room

6:30 p.m: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Under Jorge Parodi’s baton, a timeless story comes to Savannah for the first time to win everyone’s heart. This Puccini classic – performed as part of a cultural exchange in its traditional form - is a Savannah Opera production in collaboration with the Tokyo International Vocal Arts Academy.
Location: Savannah Cultural Arts Center

August 20, 2023

5:00 p.m: Finale Party: A Fabulous Farewell With Equinox
As we finish out Season 11, tap your toes, clap your hands and hum your cares away with the music of big band and popular hits.  Everything will be fabulous: literally - with the Equinox Orchestra and the Festival’s veteran singers. From the cocktails, the party food and the backdrop of the stunning DeSoto Savannah Hotel Ballroom, we end with a party to remember!
Location: The DeSoto Hote

Date: August 6 - 20, 2023

Location: Various Venues, Savannah, GA 31401

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