Diamond Opera Theater and Hudson Opera House present Baritone Peter Van Derick and Mezzo-Soprano Katherine Ciesinski. Peter made his Metropolitan Opera debut in April 1995 in John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles, and returned for seasons singing roles in Die Zauberflöte , Solome, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Capriccio and Andrea Chenier. The New York Times has called Katherine Ciesinski “a singer of rare communicative presence, and a musician of discrimination and intelligence.” Major operatic credits include three Metropolitan Opera productions, Covent Garden, Paris Opera, San Francisco, Chicago, among many others. Her world premieres include Mark Adamo’s Little Women, Dominick Argento’s The Aspern Papers, Jake Heggie’s The End of the Affair, and the title role of Maurice Ohana’s La Celestine. She has been seen on national televised broadcasts of operas and concerts on PBS Great Performances and heard on NPR’s World of Opera. September 15, 2012, Hudson Opera House.