JOSHUA HUGHES
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Upcoming Performances
Frida
Opera Cultura
Joshua portrays a variety of men from the life of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, including Guillermo Kahlo, John D. Rockefeller, and Edward G. Robinson in the Northern California premiere of this bilingual opera by Mexican-American composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez.
Little Red Riding Hood
Opera San José
Joshua performs the role of the wolf and the woodsman in Seymour Barab's beloved operatic setting of this classic tale. Performances across the South Bay run throughout the 2019-2020 academic year as OSJ's educational outreach program.
W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Opera San José
Joshua makes his OSJ mainstage debut performing the role of Erster Priester and covering Zweiter geharnischter Mann in Mozart's perennial favorite "The Magic Flute."
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Performances
J.S. Bach: Saint John Passion
Soli Deo Gloria
Joshua returns to Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria to perform the bass solos and the role of Pilate in Bach's masterwork.
Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 4:30 PM
Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda, CA
Sunday, March 8, 2020 - 3:30 PM
Grace Lutheran Church Palo Alto, CA
O What Joy!
Soli Deo Gloria
Joshua debuts as the bass soloist with Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria in this festive concert featuring Bach’s cantata 68 “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt” and Magnificats by Schubert and Charpentier.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda, CA
Sunday, December 8
Grace Lutheran Church Palo Alto, CA
La Rêve de Carmen
Air Opera Collective
Joshua performs the role of Escamillo in a double bill of La Rêve de Carmen and L'enfant et les Sortilèges. This exciting collaboration features the aerial acts of Air Opera Collective and singers from Opera on Tap San Francisco.
February 29-March 1, 2020
Onstage Theater, Oakland, CA
Gilbert & Sullivan Rarities
Opera in Concert
Featuring Joshua's acclaimed comic patter abilities, Opera in Concert's sixth season opens with a semi-staged concert of favorite selections, and some seldom-heard gems from operettas such as Ruddigore, The Zoo, and Iolanthe.
Nov 22, 2019
Sammons Center for the Arts, Dallas, TX
The Light of Man and Woman
Joshua covers the role of Yajnavalkya in the world premiere of Deon Nielsen Price's chamber opera inspired by a story in the Hindu Upanishad writings.
Nov 17, 2019
Presidio Chapel, San Francisco, CA
A Salute to Gilbert & Sullivan
Young Victorian Theatre Company
Joshua returns to Baltimore's Young Victorian Theatre Company in a revue of operetta and musical theatre favorites.
July 14 - July 21, 2019
Gilman School, Baltimore, MD
