American tenor Brian Jagde has quickly emerged as one of the most engaging and exciting lyric tenors of his generation. Since his first Mondavi Center appearance (the 2013 Rising Stars of Opera concert), Jagde has gone on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro San Carlo, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Soprano Ailyn Pérez is winner of both the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, the only Hispanic recipient in the award’s 35-year history, and the 15th annual Plácido Domingo Award. Perez and Jagde will be exploring romantic arias and duets from the operatic repertoire and more, including Mozart, Verdi, Massenet, Bizet, Puccini, and Bernstein.