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Joyce Castle

Mezzo-Soprano, Professor of Voice

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2006-2007

August 31, 2006
Benefit for The Desert Chorale-Sante Fe "An American in Paris"
French cabaret songs.

October 1-2, 2006
Chicago Cultural Center, Roosevelt University-"Statuesque" song cycle and recital.
"Statuesque" is by Jake Heggie and was written for Miss Castle with a commission from the University of Kansas.

October 19, 2006
Spencer Museum of Art, KU
Repeat Faculty Recital: "Statuesque"

December 5, 2006
Faculty Recital-"A Short History of a Long Career on the Stage"

January 2007
KU Voice Professor Joyce Castle will record Jake Heggie's song cycle, "Statuesque" in San Francisco at Skywalker studios. The song was written for Miss Castle with a commission from the University of Kansas. The composer will be at the piano. The CD will be produced by Americus Records and distributed by Broadway Cares/Euity Fights AIDS as a fundraiser for Classical Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS.

February 23, 25, 27, 2007
Opera Boston-The Rise and Fall of the City Mahagonny by Kurt Weill
Role of Widow Bedbick

April 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 2007
Lyric Opera of Kansas City-The End of the Affair by Jake Heggie.
Role of Mrs. Bertram

July 7, 9, 15, 24, 29; August 2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 18, 2007
Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperston, NY-Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach.
Role of Public Opinion

October 27, November 1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 18
New York City Opera-Cendrillon by Jules Massenet
Role of Mme. de la Haltiere

2005/2006

October 2005
Mrs. Bertram in Jake Heggie's The End of the Affair-8 performances
Seattle Opera Company

December 5, 2005
World Premiere of Jake Heggie's "Statuesque" (song cycle written for Miss Castle-Commissioned by the University of Kansas)

January 2006
Marquise in Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment-7 performances
Florida Grand Opera

April 7, 2006
Bernstein's "Arias and Barcarolles"-2 performances
Jacksonville Symphony

Summer 2006
Augusta in 50th anniversary of The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore-14 performances
Central City Opera, Colorado

2004/2005

October 2004
Old Prioress in Dialogues of the Carmelites
New York City Opera-6 performances

November-December 2004
Cabaret Singer in Bell Epoque
Lincoln Center Theater, Mitzi Newhouse Theater-8 shows a week

January 19 and 21 2005
Genevieve in Pelleas and Melisande
Opera Francais de New York

April 2005
Mother in The Consul
Arizona Opera, Phoenix and Tucson-5 performances

May 22, 2005
"Statuesque" by Jake Heggie-3 songs only-1st performances
Classical Action Benefit-NYC

Summer 2005
Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible
Chautauqua Opera

2003/2004

September 5, 2003
Spencer Art Museum, KU. Artists in Style Conference, "I Remember" (Diary of Anne Frank) by Michael Cohen with Ed Laut, John Boulton and Elaine Brewer.

September 26, 2003
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe. Benefit concert with Mark Ferrell, pianist.

October 14, 2003
KANU studios, KU. Board of Regents’ Humanities Hour, concert with Mark Ferrell, pianist.

November 7, 9 and 11, 2003
Fort Worth Opera Company. The Turn of the Screw, “Mrs. Gross”, Benjamin Britten.

December 1, 2003
Faculty Recital, KU, with piano accompanist Mark Ferrell.

January 17, 2004
Kurt Weill Regional Competition, Rochester, NY, Adjudicator.

February 28, 2004
Concertgebauw, Radio Vara, Amsterdam. Vanessa “Baroness” by Samuel Barber.

March 19, 2004
Albany Symphony and Recording. Strawberry Fields, “Old Lady” by Michael Torke.

March 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2004
Opera Delaware, Wilmington. The Medium, “Baba”, Gian Carlo Menotti.

May 21, 2004
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.. L. Bernstein Concert with Kurt Ollmann and Scott Dunn.

July 2, 5, 10, 18, 22, 27 and 31 & August 8, 12, 14, 20 and 24, 2004
Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown, NY. Patience, “Lady Jane”, Gilbert & Sullivan.

2002/2003

September 22
Recital, Washington University, St. Louis.

October 20, 22, 24, 27
Benjamin Britton's "Peter Grimes" (Mrs. Sedley) in Florence, Italy at the Teatro Comunale with Seiji Ozawa conducting.

October 31
Lied Center, KU, with the University Orchestra - singing Manuel de Falla's "El Amor Brujo."

December 2
Faculty Recital with Mark Ferrell. Participation of Peter Chun, Larry Maxey, John Boulton, Walter Clark, Kip Haheim, John Parks and Keith Wright.

December 5
University Women's Club with Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery and Peter Chun, viola.

January 17, 18, 19
"Salome" (Herodias) with Arizona Opera in Tucson.

January 23, 24, 25, 26
"Salome" (Herodias) with Arizona Opera in Phoenix.

February 1
Leonard Bernstein Concert with Kurt Ollmann and Scott Dunn - University of Wisconsin at Madison.

April
Minnesota Opera, A Handmaid’s Tale “Serena Joy”, Poul Ruders, No. American Premiere-5 performances.
NY Times: “The veteran mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle is the formidable Serena Joy”
USA Today: “Joyce Castle in a memorable portrayal of chain-smoking ‘Serena Joy’”

May 10, 13, 15, 17, 18
American Premiere of Poul Ruders' "A Handmaid's Tale" (Serena Joy) in Minneapolis with Minnesota Opera. The Opera is based on Margaret Atwoods' novel, which also has been represented in a film with Miranda Richardson, Fay Dunnaway, Robert Duvall.

May
Chicago Opera Theater, Comedy on the Bridge “Eva” Bohuslar Marlina, 4 performances

June 22
Ravenia Festival-Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Leonard Bernstein Concert

August
Chautauqua Opera, Chautauqua, NY H.M.S. Pinafore “Buttercup” 2 performances with Pamela Hinchman and John Stephens