Cherry Duke

Opera UTEP Spring Showcase
2025-05-02 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | University of Texas at El Paso, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, El Paso, Texas, US
Cherry directs UTEP students in scenes and arias from LAKMÉ, THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, MADEMOISELLE MODISTE, MANON, and THE MEDIUM. with Dr. Esequiel Meza, Jr., piano.
Two performances, each with a different cast!

Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 2:30 PM

Location & Parking

Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, 500 W University Ave M301, El Paso, TX 79968

Parking is convenient and free in the Sun Bowl Parking Garage, off Sun Bowl Drive

TICKETS
$10 general admission/adults
$8 seniors, military, students, and UTEP alumni
FREE for Children 12 and under; as well as UTEP students, faculty, and staff

BON APPETIT | El Paso Opera
2025-06-14 | Ardovino’s Desert Crossing,, 1 Ardovinos Drive, Sunland Park, NM, 88063, United States
You got to see this on El Paso Opera’s livestream in 2021 but now you can finally see it in person! Cherry Duke will once again don Julia Child’s wig and apron to perform Lee Hoiby’s one-woman opera, Bon Appétit!. And with the performance rounded out by our talented Resident Artists, we know this will be a treat worth waiting for.
Two performances, both on Saturday, June 14, 2025:

2 PM with beverage & dessert included
7 PM with dinner & dessert included

Encores & Overtures: A Night in Monte Carlo | El Paso Opera
2025-09-05 18:00 - 22:00 | The Elmont Event Center, 240 W Castellano Dr,, El Paso, TX, 79912, United States
This year’s gala was the first with Cherry at the helm as El Paso Opera‘s Artistic Director, and the second time she created, directed, and narrated the entertainment portion of the evening.
This year’s program celebrated operatic highlights, with special focus on duets and quartets. The EPO Artist Ambassadors were the featured performers with special guest soloist and international opera star Levi Hernandez.

Robert Owens Centenary Festival | Lincoln, NE
2025-09-19 14:00 - 15:00 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
Cherry Duke premiered Robert Owens’ previously unpublished song cycle, TRAUM, at the festival on the composer’s 100th birthday, September 19.
The song cycle is now published by Classical Vocal Reprints in a centennial edition curated by Festival organizer, Dr. Jamie Reimer:
https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/products/The-Robert-Owens-Song-Book-Centennial-Edition-Edited-by-Jamie-Reimer-20-Discount-thru-Sept-30th-426166.html
Video of Cherry’s September 19 performance with pianist Yimeng Xu: https://www.youtube.com/live/nBOLuvemG6w?si=p1T1XLjTVgRclyaX&t=1667

La bohème | El Paso Opera
2026-01-30 - 2026-02-07 | St. Rogers Depot, 420 N Campbell Street, El Paso, TX, 79901, United States
After having been appointed Artistic Director in mid-2025, Cherry is proud to produce her first opera for El Paso Opera, La bohème, which plays in St. Rogers Depot for five performances, January 30 through February 7, 2026.

Opera Uncorked | El Paso Opera
2026-03-28 18:00 - 20:00 | International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana Ave., El Paso, TX, 79902, United States
Opera and wine expert Matthew Burns will guide the audience through 7 courses of wine and hors d’oeuvres paired with opera arias, duets & trios performed by local favorites Levi Hernandez, Brian Downen, and Cherry Duke.

Roméo et Juliette | Resonance Works
2026-06-19 - 2026-06-21 | New Haslett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
Cherry reprises her role of Gertrude in Justin Lucero’s production of Gounod’s operatic masterpiece, Roméo et Juliette.
Two performances:
Friday, June 19, 8:00 PM
Sunday, June, 21, 3:00 PM

BON APPETIT | Bay View Music Festival
2026-06-25 | Bay View Music Festival, Hall Auditorium, Bay View Association, Petoskey, Michigan, US
Cherry Duke (as Julia Child) reunites with stage director Justin Lucero and conductor Casey Robards to reprise their hilarious production of Lee Hoiby’s 20-minute monodrama, Bon Appétit.
Two performances (times TBA) on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Location TBA
