Encompass Arts was founded by Kathy Olsen five years ago. In this short time, we have added the world’s top operatic talent to our agency. Encompass Arts has had contracts with most every major theater and orchestra in the world today. Joined by two associates, Sandra Hormozi and Alex Moskvin, Kathy has assembled a roster unmatched by an independent agency.
Gary Simpson will sing IAGO in OTELLO with the Arizona Opera
Gary Simpson will sing IAGO in Arizona. The performances are March 6th and March 12th, 2011.
Susan Neves will sing TURANDOT with Pittsburgh Opera
Susan Neves will sing the title role of TURANDOT with Pittsburgh Opera. Opening night will be March 26, 2011.
Susan Neves will sing Amelia at Washington National Opera
Susan Neves will debut at WNO as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera on September 16th and September 20th,2010
Wesley Rogers will sing BELMONTE at the Semper Oper in Dresden
Wes will sing Belmonte in Dresden in March of 2011.
Claire Primrose will sing ELEKTRA with the NSO of Taiwan on March 18, 2011
Claire Primrose will sing the title role Richard Strauss’s ELEKTRA for the National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan under the baton of Maestro Shao-Chia Lu, NSO’s newly appointed music director. The performance will be on March 18th, 2011.
Jesus Garcia will sing RODOLFO with Opera Hong Kong
Jesus will reprise the role of RODOLFO in Hong Kong, Ocotober 6th 2010
Irina Rindzuner will sing TROVATORE at the Landstheater in Linz
Irina Rindzuner will sing Leonora in Trovatore in April-May of 2011 in Linz.
Marcello Giordani and Giovanni Guagliardo star in the OONY production of L'Africaine
Marcello Giordani and Giovanni Guagliardo will appear in L’Africaine on March 2, 2011.
Featured Artist
New York tenor, Brian Jagde, is an Adler fellow at the San Francisco Opera in the 2009-2010 season. Also in the 2009-2010 season, he sang the title role of WERTHER in Poznan, Poland and MACDUFF in Macbeth. Brian was recently awarded a grant from the prestigious Singer’s Development Foundation.