The start of the 2024-2025 season brings Hilary to Amarillo Opera to reprise the title role in Bizet's beloved CARMEN, directed by Fenlon Lamb and conducted by Jorge Parodi.
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In the spring of 2025 she will make role debuts as Marcellina in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO with Opera Columbus and Santuzza in Mascagni's CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA with Opera Louisiane.
​Other engagements to be announced soon!
SEASON
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
(Mascagni)
Santuzza
Opéra Louisiane
MAY 16 & 18
2025
Manship Theatre | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Ms. Ginther makes her long awaited role debut as Santuzza in Mascagni's CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. She was scheduled to debut the role in 2020 but that production was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
(Rossini)
Rosina
Virginia Opera
NOVEMBER 3-19
2023
Harrison Opera House | Norfolk, Virginia, USA - (Nov 3 & 5)
George Mason Univ. Center for the Arts | Fairfax, Virginia, USA - (Nov 11 & 12)
Carpenter Theatre | Richmond, Virginia, USA - (Nov 17 & 19)
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Ms. Ginther returns to a favorite role, Rosina, in Rossini's famous Il barbiere di Siviglia with Virginia Opera in November 2023.
OPERA OUTDOORS
Featured Soloist
Opera Omaha
AUGUST 19
2022
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing | Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Ms. Ginther will perform excerpts from Cavalleria rusticana and Don Carlos in her return to Opera Omaha for a concert of arias and ensembles as "Opera Outdoors" kicks off the 2022-23 season.
BEENTHOVEN
SYMPHONY NO. 9
Alto Soloist
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
DECEMBER 31
2021
Lensic Performing Arts Center | Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Ms. Ginther joined Maestro Joe Illick (Fort Worth Opera) as the alto soloist for Beethoven's 9th Symphony in a Santa Fe tradition: New Year's Eve at the Lensic! This program also featured world renowned violinist Augustin Hadelich.
BOULDER FIRE RELIEF
CONCERT
Guest Soloist
Boulder, Colorado
JANUARY 9
2022
Pine Street Church | Boulder, Colorado, USA
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In response to the Boulder County Fires on December 30th, 2021 several local musicians gathered to give a live-streamed concert with all proceeds directly benefiting victims of the fires. To donate to either organization please visit the Community Foundation of Boulder County (www.commfound.org) or the Boulder Philharmonic (www.boulderphil.org). Ms. Ginther was feathered on this concert singing Bach's "Erbarme dich" from the ST. MATTHEW PASSION, "Da, chas nastal!" from Tchaikovsky's THE MAID OF ORLEANS, and "Mira, oh Norma" from Bellini's NORMA.
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rosina
Fargo Moorhead Opera
APRIL 9
2021
Festival Concert Hall | Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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This production was filmed with strict Covid-19 precautions. The audio was recorded in a spacious environment and then the performers lip sang to their own recording while playing the stage for filming. There was no audience present at the filming.
THE MAID OF ORLEANS
Joan of Arc
New Orleans Opera
FEBRUARY 7&9
2020
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Marking the 100th anniversary of Joan of Arc's sainthood, Ms. Ginther starred in the leading role in New Orleans Opera's production of the rarely performed grand opera by Tchaikovsky, THE MAID OF ORLEANS.
HENRY VIII
Anne Boleyn
Odyssey Opera
SEPTEMBER 21
2019
NEC's Jordan Hall | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Ms. Ginther performed the role of Anne Boleyn in Saint-Saëns' grand opera HENRY VIII conducted by Gil Rose and joined by Michael Chioldi as Henry VIII and Ellie Dehn as Catherine of Aragon. The recording of this performance will be released on BMOP records in February of 2022!
"MARIAZELLERMESSE"
by Haydn
"JUBILATE DEO"
by Forrest
Carnegie Hall
MidAmerica Productions
APRIL 28
2018
Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium | New York, New York, USA
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Ms. Ginther made her Carnegie Hall debut as the mezzo-soprano soloist on a program of Haydn and Forrest with MidAmerica Productions and the New England Symphonic Ensemble.
PREVIOUS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
THE PASSENGER
Vlasta (Liese cover)
Florida Grand Opera
APRIL
2016
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami, Florida, USA
Broward Center for the Performing Arts | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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This rarely produced, massive opera based on those who suffered through or worked at the concentration camp, Auschwitz, was directed by David Pountney and conducted by Maestro Steven Mercurio.
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Rosina
Florida Grand Opera
NOVEMBER
2015
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami, Florida, USA
Broward Center for the Performing Arts | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Ms. Ginther made her role and company debut as Rosina in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with Florida Grand Opera in a production by Dennis Garnhum and conducted by Maestro Ramón Tebar.
BERNSTEIN'S MASS​
Street Singer / Soloist
The Philadelphia Orchestra
APRIL
2015
Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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This fully staged production of Bernstein's MASS was conducted by Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Kevin Newbury. The recording of the live production was released by Deutsche Grammophon in 2018 in commemoration of the composer's centenary.