Past performances 2016 — Yesterday
After reaching the semifinals of Cincinnati Opera’s Opera Idol competition in 2011, tenor Samuel Hall has continued his career on the concert stage, in musical theater, operetta, and opera. This year, Sam will be a Resident Artist with Opera Naples, singing the role of Giovanni in Daniel Catán’s La hija de Rappaccini in March, and will cover the role of Hoffmann in Les contes d’Hoffmann for St. Petersburg Opera in June. This fall, he will sin Faust in his role debut with St. Petersburg Opera. In 2016, Sam sang with Sarasota Opera as an Apprentice Artist, then appeared as Benvolio in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette with Opera Grand Rapids in April. July saw him playing Prince Karl Franz in Orlando Light Opera’s The Student Prince, and in the fall he returned to St. Petersburg Opera to cover the