9 with the South Dakota Symphony.Įngagements in 2020 were to include both Carmen and Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Metropolitan Opera as well as Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola with Minnesota Opera, and Ramfis in Aida with Virginia Opera. In concert, Sewailam will perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. This season, Sewailam will perform the roles of Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia with New Orleans Opera, the role of Death in Kaiser von Atlantis with On Site Opera, Mustafa in L’italiana in Algeri with Tulsa Opera, Hakim/Driver in A Thousand Splendid Suns with Seattle Opera, Ferrando in Il trovatore with Pittsburgh Opera, and will feature in Ghosts at San Diego Opera, a new triptych of one-act operas composed by Nicolas Reveles. In concert, he was seen at the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra in their performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. As a director, Sewailam headed Opera Louisiane’s production of Lucrezia. In addition, he returned to Seattle Opera as Colline in La bohéme, joined Tulsa Opera for their production of Salome, took on the title role of Maometto II for Washington Concert Opera, and rejoined Opera Carolina as Commendatore in Don Giovanni.

Last season, Sewailam made his mainstage Metropolitan Opera debut in The Magic Flute and joined their production of Ariadne auf Naxos. The New York Times hailed Ashraf Sewailam’s début at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall as a “stand out performance” and Opera News described his voice as “purring and velvety with an easily produced Ramfis-like top range with a majestic tone,” and his stage presence as “strong, mysterious and with mesmerizing intensity.”

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