🎶 Opus 3 is thrilled to welcome back Composer, Conductor, and Producer Steve Hackman for worldwide representation! 🌍
A true creative force, Hackman blends classical and modern styles, redefining 21st-century art music. Known for groundbreaking orchestral fusions like “Brahms X Radiohead” and “The Resurrection Mixtape (Mahler X Notorious B.I.G. X Tupac)”, his sold-out performances with major U.S. orchestras are bringing classical music to new audiences. Hackman’s impressive collaborations range from curating audience development initiatives with orchestras to contributing to the Academy Awards, and working with chart-topping artists like Charlie Puth, Steve Lacy, and Doja Cat, adding classical depth to their music. We can’t wait to collaborate on his next innovative project! 🎶
✨ https://www.opus3artists.com/steve-hackman-joins-the-roster/
We are pleased to welcome Sean Mayes to our roster for worldwide general management. Born in Toronto and based in New York City, he enjoys an active and varied career internationally with his work as a conductor, music director, orchestrator, arranger, composer, author, and educator—spanning numerous musical styles throughout the world’s largest theaters and concert halls. Mayes is the incoming Worldwide Music Supervisor for Disney’s "The Lion King" and Music Supervisor & Co-Orchestrator for the Broadway bound "ALI: The Musical," composed by conductor Teddy Abrams & hip-hop legend Q-Tip, to premiere at the Nederlander Theater in Chicago in Spring 2025. Mr Mayes is also Music Director for Broadway luminary André De Shields.
Recent highlights as a conductor and music director include leading the Tony Award®-winning productions "MJ: The Musical" and "Hadestown," the American Pops Orchestra in "Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future" on PBS, "The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration" at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Philharmonic, the new musical "Mandela," at the Young Vic, and the Finnish premiere of "Come From Away.
Equally at ease in the classical world, Sean Mayes composed and orchestrated Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White alongside Canadian multidisciplinary artist HAUI. He also conducted its world premiere at the Canadian Opera Company in the 2023/2024 season. The Globe & Mail hailed its "sweeping, chameleonic score, solidifying Aportia Chryptych as a full-sized, big-room opera.” He is a member of the Recording Academy and has published three books on theater and music industry artists and leaders of color. Learn more ➡ https://www.opus3artists.com/conductor-composer-sean-mayes-joins-the-roster/
We are delighted to welcome Bass-Baritone Jongwon Han to the roster for general management. Hailed for his “smoothly powerful” and “excellent” voice, he is making a name for himself as one of the top young artists on the rise. Currently an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera, Mr. Han made his debut there in the summer of 2023 as The Bonze in Madama Butterfly. During the 24/25 season he appears as Tom in Un Ballo in Maschera and covers both Escamillo in Carmen and the bass soloist in the Beethoven Symphony No. 9, and will be featured in both the San Francisco Opera’s annual Opera in the Park concert and the Adler Fellowship’s annual Rising Stars concert. Other engagements this season include Colline and Sprecher with Opera Naples, The Bonze at the Utah Opera, and concerts in Hawaii. He won Third Prize at the 2022 Operalia World Opera Competition and was a Grand Finalist in the 2021 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, among many other notable prizes. Learn more ➡ https://www.opus3artists.com/bass-baritone-jongwon-han-joins-the-roster/
We are very excited to welcome prolific Countertenor Reginald Mobley to our roster for North America. The GRAMMY-nominated American singer is globally renowned for his interpretation of baroque, classical and modern repertoire. An advocate for diversity in music and its programming, Reginald became the first ever Programming Consultant for the Handel & Haydn Society, holds the position of Visiting Artist for Diversity Outreach with Apollo’s Fire, and has recently been appointed as Artistic Advisor at the Portland Baroque Orchestra. Reginald is also leading a research project in the UK funded by the AHRC to uncover music by composers from diverse backgrounds.
Recent and upcoming highlights include appearances with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Vancouver, Collegium San Diego, Agave, Seraphic Fire, Washington Bach Consort, Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, Bach Akademie, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, and leading orchestras including Pittsburgh Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Washington National Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and many more.
His first solo recording with ALPHA Classics was released in June 2023 to coincide with a major series of concerts with pianist Baptiste Trotignon at the Aix-en-Provence and BBC Proms festivals. It was awarded the Opus Klassik Awards in the ‘Classics without limits’ category. Learn more ➡ https://www.opus3artists.com/prolific-countertenor-reginald-mobley-joins-the-roster/
We are delighted to welcome violinist Lisa Batiashvili to our roster for North America. She will be represented by Senior Vice President Phillippa Cole, who officially joins the Opus 3 team in November, in conjunction with Impresariat Simmenauer GmbH. Praised by audiences and fellow musicians for her virtuosity and profound sensitivity, the Georgian-born German violinist is an award-winning artist with an impressive discography who has developed long-standing relationships with the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and musicians. In 2021 she formed the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation, which supports young, highly talented Georgian musicians so that they may thrive in their musical careers. https://www.opus3artists.com/violinist-lisa-batiashvili-joins-the-roster
We are pleased to announce the February 2026 tour of the esteemed Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) in a program that celebrates famed Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s indelible mark on choral singing and classical music. The program will feature his works alongside other ethereal melodies that can only be brought to life by the choir’s resplendent sound. Learn more ➡ https://www.opus3artists.com/epcc-2026
George Li - Concert Pianist's new album "Movements" is out today on Warner Classics & Erato. The album highlights the dancing spirit of the 18 movements of Schumann’s 'Davidsbündlertänze' & 'Arabeske in C major', Ravel’s 8 'Valses nobles et sentimentales' and three movements from Stravinsky’s score for the ballet 'Petruskha'. Listen and dance along 🎹🎧➡ https://w.lnk.to/movements
We are proud to welcome bass-baritone Ryan McKinny to our roster for worldwide general management. Opera News praises Ryan as “simply irresistible…a voice that drips with gold,” while the Los Angeles Times describes him as “the future of opera.” He’s earned his reputation as an artist with something to say, bringing his relentless curiosity to characters on stage and screen. 📸 Stacey Bode https://bit.ly/4bzNHDd
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We are excited to welcome GALLIM to our roster for general management! Under the direction of groundbreaking choreographer Andrea Miller, GALLIM performs provoking and transcendent works, nurtures creative careers and stimulates the imagination of worldwide audiences through performance, education, and innovation in dance. https://bit.ly/44rF5vE
We're thrilled to share the news that Michael Mayes, Baritone is now under the worldwide general management of Opus 3 Artists. Renowned for his "gloriously rich" voice and a stage presence described as "superb in every way," Mayes has garnered acclaim throughout the United States and Europe for his exceptional performances across both traditional and contemporary opera roles. https://www.opus3artists.com/baritone-michael-mayes-joins-the-roster/
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We are thrilled to announce that mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall has joined Opus 3 Artists for worldwide general management. A 2024 Grand Finals Winner of the The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, additional season engagements incude her debut with The Atlanta Opera
in Die Walküre (Schwertleite) and return to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for Julius Caesar (Cornelia).
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