Portland Museum of Art Announces Art with Arias 2026 Performers
The Portland Museum of Art has announced the performers for its Art with Arias 2026 event. Baritone Micah Schroeder, known for his work with Opéra National de Lyon and Vancouver Opera, will perform. Stage director Richard Gammon, who has worked with Wolf Trap Opera and Detroit Opera, is also involved. Collaborative pianist Evgenia Trukša, a prizewinner of international competitions and faculty at Manhattan School of Music, rounds out the lineup. The event combines visual art and opera.
Key facts
- Art with Arias 2026 is organized by the Portland Museum of Art.
- Micah Schroeder is a Canadian-American baritone.
- Schroeder graduated from Opéra National de Lyon's opera studio.
- Schroeder was a member of Vancouver Opera's Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program.
- Schroeder will join Allee Theater in Hamburg in 2027 for Die Zauberflöte.
- Richard Gammon is a Filipino American stage director.
- Gammon has directed for Wolf Trap Opera, Detroit Opera, Hawai'i Opera Theatre, and Virginia Opera.
- Evgenia Trukša was born in Riga, Latvia, and emigrated to the US in 2001.
- Trukša has performed at Carnegie Hall and La Jolla Music Society.
- Trukša has served as opera coach and pianist at Manhattan School of Music since 2011.
Entities
Artists
- Micah Schroeder
- Richard Gammon
- Evgenia Trukša
- Karola Obermüller
- Peter Gilbert
- Claude Vivier
- Mark Zeltser
- Daniel Pollack
- Tamas Ungar
- Thomas Muraco
Institutions
- Portland Museum of Art
- Opéra National de Lyon
- Vancouver Opera
- Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program
- Schwetzingen Festival
- Theater Aachen
- Teatro Mayor
- Allee Theater
- Wolf Trap Opera
- Detroit Opera
- Hawai'i Opera Theatre
- Virginia Opera
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
- ArtSounds
- Anchorage Opera
- Princeton Festival
- Opera Santa Barbara
- Opera Maine
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
- National Asian Artists Project
- Cleveland Play House
- NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
- Seán Curran Company
- BAM Next Wave Festival
- Texas Christian University
- University of Southern California
- Manhattan School of Music
- Mahanaim College
- San Diego University
- Opera in Williamsburg
- Gulfshore Opera
- New York Lyric Opera
- Savannah Voice Festival
- International Vocal Arts Institute at Mannes
- Carnegie Hall
- La Jolla Music Society
- Barbara Mann Performing Arts Center
- Artis–Naples
- Wideman International Piano Competition
- MTNA Piano Competition
- Jyväskylä International Piano Competition
- Epinal International Piano Competition
Locations
- Portland
- United States
- Lyon
- France
- Vancouver
- Canada
- Schwetzingen
- Germany
- Aachen
- Bogotá
- Colombia
- Hamburg
- Riga
- Latvia
- Fort Worth
- Texas
- Los Angeles
- California
- New York
- Long Island
- San Diego
- Williamsburg
- Virginia
- Naples
- Florida
- Savannah
- Georgia
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Anchorage
- Alaska
- Princeton
- New Jersey
- Santa Barbara
- Cleveland
- Ohio
- Jyväskylä
- Finland
- Epinal