"I am Living. I Remember You" – A Midsummer Night's Concert
2025-06-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY, 12764, United States
“This year’s Deep Water Literary Festival launches with an exploration of transformation—where poetry becomes music, grief becomes art, and memory becomes a bridge between worlds. Experience the luminous poetry of Marie Howe (New York Poet Laureate 2012-2016) reimagined as song in this special collaborative performance. Composer Ricky Ian Gordon—whose music has been hailed as ‘caviar for a world gorging on pizza’ (The New York Times)—transforms Howe’s verses, written in the wake of her brother’s death, into soaring vocal songs. Soprano Jennifer Zetlan, praised as “a tour de force” (The Wall Street Journal), brings these librettos to life with her radiant voice, interwoven with readings by Marie Howe of her Pulitzer Prize-winning poems.
The evening culminates with Grammy-winning pianist Kevin Hays’ improvisatory riff on Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis.”

This House: World Premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
2025-06-21 12:30 - 14:30, 2025-06-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd., Webster Groves, MO, 63119, United States
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presents the world premiere of This House, by Ricky Ian Gordon, Lynn Nottage, and Ruby Aiyo Gerber.
Tickets are $25-149. Running length: 2 hours.
Performances:

May 31, 2025, 7:30PM (includes a complimentary post-show champagne reception)
June 5, 2025, 7:30PM (Young Friends Night)
June 11, 2025, 7:30PM
June 13, 2025, 7:30PM (ASL Interpretation, Audio Described, Young Friends Night)
June 21, 2025, 12:30PM (Audio Described)
June 29, 2025 (includes a complimentary post-show champagne reception)

Juneteenth Celebration Concert
2025-06-21 15:00 - 16:30 | First Presbyterian Church of Germantown, 700 E Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Delaware Valley Opera Company presents a concert of the music of William Grant Still and the poetry of Langston Hughes, including songs by Ricky Ian Gordon, Leslie Adams, and others.
Admission: Free ($20 donations appreciated)

Reson8: Singing Out Loud @ Attack Theatre
2025-07-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Attack Theatre, 212 45th St, Pittsburgh, 15201, United States
“Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents, in partnership with Resonance Works, the Reson8 Vocal Octet, celebrating the vibrant voices of LGBTQ+ creators in a soul-stirring concert of beauty and belonging…The program includes works by Jennifer Higdon, Conrad Susa, Mari Esobel Valverde, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Franz Schubert, Caroline Shaw, Leonard Bernstein, Ricky Ian Gordon, Stephen Sondheim, and more.”
Pay-What-You-Wish Admission

Reson8: Singing Out Loud
2025-07-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Crafton United Presbyterian, 80 Bradford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205, United States

Author Talk at Bedford Playhouse Clive Davis Arts Center
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Bedford Playhouse Clive Davis Arts Center, Bedford Playhouse 633 Old Post Rd., Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
An author talk with Ricky Ian Gordon, with copies of the book available for sale and signing.

Orpheus and Euridice at Cincinnati Opera
2026-07-28 20:00, 2026-07-30 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-08-01 15:00 - 18:00 | Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States
Cincinnati Opera presents a story of “love, loss, and letting go.
Orpheus, a grieving musician, loses his beloved Euridice too soon—and is granted one impossible chance to bring her back from the underworld. Guided by music and memory, he descends into a realm of shadows with only one rule: don’t look back. Ricky Ian Gordon’s Orpheus and Euridice retells the ancient myth with lyrical intimacy and emotional clarity, blending classical voice with contemporary style. It’s a haunting meditation on love, loss, and letting go.”

The New Seven Deadly Sins (Minnesota Premiere)
2025-08-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Crane Theater, 2303 Kennedy Street NE, Unit 120, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
“Skylark Opera Theatre presents the Minnesota premiere of The New Seven Deadly Sins August 7-10, 2025, at The Crane Theater. The production is a daring blend of contemporary song and dance featuring seven original songs commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Corporation for the legendary Audra McDonald.
Each sin is brought to life through the unique musical styles of some of the most gifted living composers of opera and musical theater. These powerhouse songs will be paired with bold, evocative choreography from director Nikki Swoboda and musical direction by Skylark’s own James Barnett.
Soprano Bergen Baker brings vocal fire to each piece, while dancers Patrick Jeffrey and Sarah Potvin channel the passion and complexity of each “sin’ through movement. This is not your usual song and dance, it is a visceral, genre-blending experience where opera and musical theater meet modern dance, and the results are thrilling.
The songs in The New Seven Deadly Sins were composed by:
• Jeff Blumenkrantz
• Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
• Ricky Ian Gordon
• Jake Heggie
• Michael John LaChiusa
• Steve Marzullo and Mark Campbell
• John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey

"Rose in Bloom" Recital Broadcast on WQXR
2025-09-06
WQXR (NY Classical Radio) will stream a broadcast of the Park Avenue Armory concert “Rose in Bloom,” with Erin Morley and Gerald Martin Moore. This is the final broadcast in the series and will be broadcast on Sept. 6, 2025. It includes works by Schumann, Berg, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Ian Gordon.
Listen to the recital here.

An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon and Melanie Helton
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Fairchild Theatre, 542 Auditorium Rd., East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States
“MSU soprano Melanie Helton joins renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon for a narrated evening of his vivid and theatrical vocal works, including excerpts from the upcoming production of The Grapes of Wrath. Featuring faculty, student, and alumni singers, the program highlights a decades-long artistic partnership with music once praised by The New York Times as ‘…caviar for a world gorging on pizza.'”

Grapes of Wrath at Michigan State University
2025-11-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-21 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-22 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-23 15:00 - 18:00 | Fairchild Theatre, 542 Auditorium Rd., East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States
“Presenting the university premiere of The Grapes of Wrath, the sweeping American opera based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. With music by celebrated composer Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Michael Korie, the opera follows the Joad family as they journey westward, driven from Oklahoma by the Dust Bowl in search of a better life. Both powerful and deeply human, the story explores themes of resilience, loss, and hope. Considered an ‘American Masterpiece,’ Gordon’s lyrical score captures the emotional landscape of a family struggling to survive. Sung in English with English surtitles.
CONDUCTOR: Octavio Más-Arocas
STAGE DIRECTOR: Melanie Helton
SET DESIGNER: DJ Selmeyer
LIGHT DESIGNER:
Composer Ricky Ian Gordon will be a guest artist in residence during the production and will join Director Melanie Helton for preview lectures held 45 minutes before each performance.”

Laurence Brownlee Recital
2025-11-22 19:30 - 22:30 | Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Lauren Brownless (tenor) and Iain Burnside (piano) present a concert featuring music by Ricky Ian Gordon, along with Argento, Denza, Donizetti, and others.
“Lawrence Brownlee’s command of the bel canto repertoire has taken him to the world’s leading stages. In high demand as a recitalist, he returns to Wigmore Hall with a fascinating mix of Italian songs and works from his native United States, including Robert Owens’s Desire, four riveting settings of poems by Langston Hughes, and distinctive pieces by Ricky Ian Gordon.”
Duration: ca. 2 hours, including an intermission

The House Without a Christmas Tree (Canadian Premiere)
2025-12-17 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Desautels Concert Hall, 150 Dafoe Road W, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
The Little Opera Company opens its 31st season with the Canadian premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s The House Without a Christmas Tree.

An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon at the Stonewall Museum
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Stonewall Museum, 1300 East Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33304, United States
The Stonewall Museum hosts a memorable evening with Ricky Ian Gordon, as he reads from his memoir Seeing Through: a Chronicle of Sex, Drugs, and Opera.
RSVP Monique@stonewall-museum.org

BMP Songbook at National Sawdust
2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | National Sawdust, 80 N 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11249, United States
Beth Morrison Projects presents BMP: SONGBOOK, a two-night live performance event celebrating twenty years of groundbreaking innovation in American opera. This milestone production brings together the extraordinary artists who have defined BMP’s legacy, performing unforgettable selections from some of the company’s most iconic works.

Author Talk at Bedford Playhouse
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Bedford Playhouse Clive Davis Arts Center, Bedford Playhouse 633 Old Post Rd., Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
Visit Bedford Playhouse’s Clive Davis Arts Center for a talk with author Ricky Ian Gordon about his memoir Seeing Through. Copies of the book will be available for sale/signing.

Lich Gate 2026 Winter Concert
2026-01-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Old Parish Church, 125 Main St., Sheffield, MA, 01257, United States
Lich Gate Concerts presents a concert in the sun-lit sanctuary of Old Parish Church, 125 Main St., in Sheffield, featuring works for piano trio and works for voice, including works by Ricky Ian Gordon, as well as Handel, Beethoven, Bach, Hahn, Poulenc, and some Broadway hits.

Ballentine & Kunal Lahiry in Concert
2026-02-03 19:30 - 21:30 | 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, 10128, United States
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) presents a concert with Freddie Ballentine and Kunal Lahiry titled “Our People” at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center of the 92nd Street Y on Feb. 3, 2026 and will be live-streamed. The concert features music by Ricky Ian Gordon, as well as Aaron Copland, William Bolcom, Franz Schubert, Margaret Bonds, David Krakauer, George Gershwin, John Musto, Henry Purcell, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nina Simone, and Zach Redler.
In-Person tickets start at $45; streaming access starts at $25.
