Zita in "Zita di Lucca"
Caitlin sings the title role in the North American premiere of Daniel Knaggs’ Zita di Lucca.
“On August 30 and August 31, Cor Mundi Center for Sacred Music presents Dante e la Donna: journeying through earthly to celestial love! Join us at University of St. Thomas Cullen Performance Hall for a rare and unforgettable evening of newly-penned music in Italian by Daniel Knaggs.
Prepare to ascend to the heights of love in this captivating musical journey of world premieres and works only previously performed in Italy. From the brand new Dante Songs and Zita di Lucca (chamber opera), to Tre Inni Mariani, and the unveiling of the newest installment in Knaggs's 50-Year Ave Maria Project (Ave Maria No. 20), this concert promises to be an experience filled with passion, artistry, and beauty you won't want to miss!”
Zita in "Zita di Lucca"
Caitlin sings the title role in the North American premiere of Daniel Knaggs’ Zita di Lucca.
“On August 30 and August 31, Cor Mundi Center for Sacred Music presents Dante e la Donna: journeying through earthly to celestial love! Join us at University of St. Thomas Cullen Performance Hall for a rare and unforgettable evening of newly-penned music in Italian by Daniel Knaggs.
Prepare to ascend to the heights of love in this captivating musical journey of world premieres and works only previously performed in Italy. From the brand new Dante Songs and Zita di Lucca (chamber opera), to Tre Inni Mariani, and the unveiling of the newest installment in Knaggs's 50-Year Ave Maria Project (Ave Maria No. 20), this concert promises to be an experience filled with passion, artistry, and beauty you won't want to miss!”
Orfeo at the Santa Fe Opera
Caitlin makes her professional debut as Proserpina in Nico Muhly’s reorchestration of Orfeo by Monteverdi.
Buy tickets here!
https://official.santafeopera.org/10783/11167
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Scenes
Caitlin will perform the role of Donna Anna from Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the sextet.
Second Performance: "Two Streams" by Daniel Knaggs
The Houston Chamber Choir opens its season with the world premiere of Two Streams, a cantata scored for choir and string orchestra composed by the young American Daniel Knaggs.* Based on Biblical texts and the writings of Polish Saint Faustina, this 70-minute work was composed in memory of the composer’s father. Joining us are Kinetic, the dynamic Houston-based string ensemble, and international soloists Caitlin Aloia, soprano; Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Bozeka, tenor; and Mark Diamond, baritone. Following these performances, this work will be recorded in Rice University’s Stude Hall for the world premiere recording produced by Grammy® Award-winning producer Blanton Alspaugh.
https://houstonchamberchoir.org/2021-2022-season
World Premiere: "Two Streams" by Daniel Knaggs
The Houston Chamber Choir opens its season with the world premiere of Two Streams, a cantata scored for choir and string orchestra composed by the young American Daniel Knaggs.* Based on Biblical texts and the writings of Polish Saint Faustina, this 70-minute work was composed in memory of the composer’s father. Joining us are Kinetic, the dynamic Houston-based string ensemble, and international soloists Caitlin Aloia, soprano; Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Bozeka, tenor; and Mark Diamond, baritone. Following these performances, this work will be recorded in Rice University’s Stude Hall for the world premiere recording produced by Grammy® Award-winning producer Blanton Alspaugh.
https://houstonchamberchoir.org/2021-2022-season
Marlboro Music Festival: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
To kick off the 2020-21 season, Caitlin will be singing Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with 8 cellos at the Marlboro Music Festival.
Masters I Recital
Caitlin will give her first masters recital in Duncan Hall on April 17, 8pm CST.
Program:
6 Romances, op. 38 (Rachmaninoff)
Vier Lieder, op. 2 (Schoenberg)
Four Songs on Poems by Hugo (Liszt)
Four Folksongs for Soprano, Viola, and Piano (Alan Smith)
Featuring the immensely talented Sam Martin on the keys, and Nicholas Pelletier on the viola!
CANCELLED: Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations with Oberlin Orchestra
2020 Oberlin Concerto Competition winner, Caitlin Aloia, performs Les Illuminations by Benjamin Britten with Oberlin Conservatory Chamber Orchestra in Finney Chapel under the baton of Maestro Raphael Jimenez.
This event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The Aloia Sisters: Porch Concert & Livestream
Lauren and Caitlin Aloia perform a socially distant concert of vocal and piano works from the porch of their house in Doylestown, PA. The program includes works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Bellini, and Strauss. This concert will be livestreamed on Youtube at the link below.
CANCELLED: Britten's Les Illuminations with Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
Due to COVID-19, this event has been cancelled.
2020 Oberlin Concerto Competition winner, Caitlin Aloia, performs Les Illuminations by Benjamin Britten with Oberlin Conservatory Chamber Orchestra in Finney Chapel under the baton of Maestro Raphael Jimenez.
Mendelssohn's Elijah
Caitlin performs the Widow’s role in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Oberlin College Choir, Musical Union, and Chamber Ensemble in Finney Chapel. She sings alongside nationally-acclaimed baritone and Oberlin faculty member, Timothy Lefebvre.
Britten's Les Illuminations with Yale University Chamber Ensemble
Caitlin is featured on the second-year masters recital of conductor Oscar Osicki, performing Britten’s Les Illuminations with chamber orchestra.
World Premiere: Kari Watson's Sunburnt Monoliths
Caitlin sings the world premiere of Kari Watson’s Sunburnt Monoliths with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the baton of Maestro Timothy Weiss.
Oberlin College Orientation Recital
Caitlin will be performing John Harbison’s Mirabai Songs with orchestra in Finney Chapel. Follow the livestream link to watch!
https://www.oberlin.edu/conservatory/on-stage/live-webcasts/finney-chapel-live-webcast
The Aloia Sisters
The Aloia Sisters perform a program of arias, art songs, and solo piano pieces an audience at Wesley Enhanced Living. This concert is dedicated to their grandmother, Teresa McFadden.
Photo by Matthew Genders.
American Songbook Celebration
Caitlin performs “Stormy Weather” and other American Songbook classics in collaboration with John Musto, directed by Amy Burton.
Photo by Jeanine Hill Photography.
New Voices in Song
Caitlin performs Mirabai Songs with Gloria Engle and Newer Every Day by Jake Heggie for Songfest’s New Voices in Song concert in Zipper Hall at the Colburn School.
Photo by Jeanine Hill Photography.
Mon pays et Paris!
Caitlin performs “J’ai deux amours” with John Musto on the French Operetta Celebration concert at Songfest.
Photo by Jeanine Hill Photography.
A Circle of Love
Caitlin sings Brahms’ “An eine Äolsharfe” with Lydia Brown on her concert of the music of Brahms and the Schumanns.
Photo by Jeanine Hill Photography.
Sacred Cantatas of J.S. Bach
Caitlin sings “Öffne dich” from BWV 61 with orchestra under the baton of John Harbison.
Photo by Jeanine Hill Photography.
Colburn Fellows Recital
Caitlin performs a set of Marx songs with Liza Stepanova on the Colburn Fellows showcase.
The Songs of Jake Heggie
Caitlin sings “That I did always love” from Jake Heggie’s Newer Every Day: Songs for Kiri, accompanied by Steinway Artist Robert Thies and coached by the composer himself.