Samantha Hankey,
mezzo-soprano*
Myra Huang, piano
American mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey makes her Cal Performances debut with an inviting program of lieder, cabaret songs, and popular favorites sung in English, French, and German. Hankey made a big splash in the opera world when she appeared in a last-minute cast change as Octavian in the Metropolitan Opera’s Der Rosenkavalier in 2023, where the New York Times praised her “mighty yet smooth sound…tireless energy and dramatic skill.”
In demand internationally for her compelling stage presence and lustrous tone, Hankey opts for more intimate fare in recital, including songs by Kurt Weill and Cole Porter, Poulenc and Satie, as well as Robert Schumann’s much-loved Dichterliebe.
Patron Sponsors: S. Shariq Yosufzai and Brian James
* Cal Performances debut
Program to include
| SCHUMANN | Dichterliebe |
as well as songs by PORTER, POULENC, SATIE, SCHOENBERG, TRENET, WEILL
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.
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* There is a $15 per order service charge on ticket purchases made by phone or online that are not part of a subscription package, and a $20 service charge on all subscription orders. There is no fee for tickets purchased in person at the Zellerbach Hall Ticket Office unless they are part of a subscription. This fee helps to underwrite the cost of providing services online and by phone, as well as programs needed for digital order delivery. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at our Ticket Office during our regular office hours.
Single tickets for 2025–26 Season events go on sale at noon as follows:
July 22: Donors of $100+
July 29: Email Club and UCB Community
Aug 5: General Public