Upcoming Engagements

September 26 & 28, 2024, Alice Jepson Theater, Richmond, VA

Modlin Center for the Arts

David T. Little What Belongs to You (world premiere)

Karim Sulayman, The American

Alarm Will Sound

Alan Pierson, conductor | Mark Morris, stage director | Maile Okamura, set and costume design | Nicole Pearce, lighting design

October 4, 2024, Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

Premiere Performances

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Fairuz, Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

October 8 & 10, 2024, Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY

Park Avenue Armory

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Fairuz, Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

October 12, 2024, Presidio Theater, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Performances

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Fairuz, Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

October 17, 2024, Albany Art Institute, Albany, NY

Capital Region Classical

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Fairuz, Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

October 20, 2024, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Fairuz, Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

December 31, 2024, St. Mary’s Church, New York City, NY

Balliett Gawain and the Green Knight

Acronym Ensemble

Karim Sulayman, Gawain
John Taylor Ward, Bertilak/The Green Knight
Elisse Albian, Lady Bertilak
Jesse Blumberg, King Arthur
Elisa Sutherland, Morgan Le Fay
Raha Mirzadegan, Guinevere
Jonathan Woody, Bishop Baldwin

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January 14, 2025, Wigmore Hall, London, UK

Wigmore Hall’s Mendelssohn and Liszt Song Series

Lucy Crowe, soprano | Karim Sulayman, tenor | Julius Drake, piano

Music of Felix Mendelssohn and Liszt

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February 27, 2025, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

CAIC - Winter Lieder Lounge

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Shannon McGinnis, piano

A recital of French song

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March 8 & 9, 2025, Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem, NC

Winston-Salem Symphony

A Chamber Serenade

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Christopher Caudill, natural horn | Michelle Merrill, conductor

Program includes Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

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April 20, 2025, Music Room, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Phillips Collection

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective with Karim Sulayman

Music of Hahn, Golijov and Vaughan Williams

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April 27, 2025, Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY

Capital Region Classical

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective with Karim Sulayman

Music of Hahn, Golijov and Vaughan Williams

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June 28, July 1, 3, 8, 10, 2025, Festival Theatre, Longborough, Gloucestershire, UK

Longborough Festival Opera

Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande (new production)

Karim Sulayman, Pelléas
Kateryna Kasper, Mélisande
Brett Polegato, Golaud
Catherine Carby, Geneviève
James Platt, Arkel
Nia Coleman, Yniold
Pauls Putnins, Le médecin

Anthony Negus, conductor | Jenny Ogilvie, director | Max Johns, designer | Anisha Fields, costume designer

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Recent Engagements

2024

August 18, 2024, Hammer Hall, Camden, mE

Bay Chamber — Screen Door Festival Season Finale

August 15, 2024, Hammer Hall, Camden, ME

Bay Chamber - Screen Door Festival

Ricketts/Campbell Unruly Sun (US premiere)

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Toomai String Quintet | Danny Zelibor, piano | Kevin Fitzgerald, conductor

August 14, 2024, Hammer Hall, Camden, ME

Bay Chamber — Screen Door Festival Opening Concert

August 9, 2024, All Hallows Episcopal Church, Snow Hill, MD

Chamber Music by the Sea

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Anthony McGill, clarinet | Elena Urioste and Melissa White, violins | Kyle Armbrust, viola | Tony Rymer, cello

Music of Mozart, Golijov and Mendez (arr. Poster)

August 8, 2024, Temple Bat Yam, Berlin, MD

Chamber Music by the Sea

Music of Prokofiev, Mendelssohn Vaughan Williams

August 7, 2024, Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, MD

Chamber Music by the Sea

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Elena Urioste and Melissa White, violins | Kyle Armbrust, viola | Tony Rymer, cello

Music of Hahn, Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Bowen, Dohnanyi

August 6, 2024, Bishop’s Stock Art Gallery, Snow Hill, MD

Chamber Music by the Sea

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Elena Urioste and Melissa White, violins | Kyle Armbrust, viola | Tony Rymer, cello

Music of Hahn, Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Bowen, Dohnanyi

August 4, 2024, Geesey House, Berlin, MD

Chamber Music by the Sea

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Elena Urioste, violin | Tom Poster, piano

Music of Schubert, Moulinié, Vaughan Williams, Barzel Ross, Bonis, and Poster

July 8-11, 2024, ABESHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, Pelham, NY

Recording of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin with Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano

July 6, 2024, RIVAA Gallery, New York City, NY

Schubert Die schöne Müllerin

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano

June 9, 2024, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Wellesley, MA

Boston Baroque

Gala Concert

Music of George Frideric Handel

June 3, 2024, Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC

Spoleto Festival USA

Haydn Creation

Sarah Shafer, Gabriel/Eve
Karim Sulayman, Uriel
Anthony Reed, Raphael/Adam

Joe Miller, conductor

Spoleto Festival USA Chorus and Orchestra

June 1, 2024, Sottile Theater, Charleston, SC

Spoleto Festival USA

Chaker/Schlesinger Ruinous Gods (world premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Crow
Teryn Kuzma, H’ala
Taylor Alexis Dupont, Hannah
Sarah Shafer, Sophia
Leroy Davis, Blue Dove/ Dr. Undertow
Sharmay Musacchio, Swift/Dr. Overcast

Kamna Gupta, conductor | Omar Abi Azar and Maya Zbib, directors/dramaturgy | Joelle Aoun, scenic design | Sarah Leterrier, costume design | James Ingalls, lighting design

May 30 and 31, 2024, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Spoleto Festival USA

Bank of America Chamber Music Program V

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Livia Sohn and Alexi Kenney, violins | Ayane Kozasa, viola | Paul Wiancko, cello

May 24, 27, and 29 2024, Sottile Theater, Charleston, SC

Spoleto Festival USA

Chaker/Schlesinger Ruinous Gods (world premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Crow
Teryn Kuzma, H’ala
Taylor Alexis Dupont, Hannah
Sarah Shafer, Sophia
Leroy Davis, Blue Dove/ Dr. Undertow
Sharmay Musacchio, Swift/Dr. Overcast

Kamna Gupta, conductor | Omar Abi Azar and Maya Zbib, directors/dramaturgy | Joelle Aoun, scenic design | Sarah Leterrier, costume design | James Ingalls, lighting design

April 26, 2024, Music Academy, Santa Barbara, CA

Camerata Pacifica | The French Dispatch

Music of Rameau, Clérambault, Telemann, and de Presles

April 25, 2024, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA

Camerata Pacifica | The French Dispatch

Music of Rameau, Clérambault, Telemann, and de Presles

April 23, 2024, The huntington, San Marino, CA

Camerata Pacifica | The French Dispatch

Music of Rameau, Clérambault, Telemann, and de Presles

April 21, 2024, Scherr Forum, Thousand Oaks, CA

Camerata Pacifica | The French Dispatch

Music of Rameau, Clérambault, Telemann, and de Presles

April 16, 2024, Meany Hall – Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater, Seattle WA

Meany Center for Performing Arts

Music Across Borders

Music of Barber, Hakim, Razaz, R. Schumann, Sharon and Debussy

April 14, 2024, Bender JCC, Rockville, MD

Music Across Borders

Music of Barber, Hakim, Razaz, R. Schumann, Sharon and Debussy

April 12, 2024, Merkin Hall, New York City, NY

Kaufman Center

Music Across Borders

Music of Barber, Hakim, Razaz, R. Schumann, Sharon and Debussy

March 29-31, Potton Hall, East Suffolk, UK

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Elena Urioste and Savitri Grier, violins | Rosalind Ventris, viola | Laura van der Heijden, cello | Tom Poster, piano

Recording of chamber music of Reynaldo Hahn for Chandos Records

March 18, 2024, WMFT STUDIOS, Chicago, IL

Live from WFMT - Karim Sulayman and Eighth Blackbird

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Lisa Kaplan, piano | Matthew Duvall, percussion

Music of Fairuz, Garrop, Poulenc, Cooke, and more

March 8-15, 2024, Linbury Theatre, London, UK

Royal Opera House

Angliss/Sutherland Giant

Karim Sulayman, Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant
Jonathan Gunthorpe, John Hunter
Galina Averina, Rooker
Anna Cavaliero, Madame DuVal
Melanie Pappenheim, Sister Mary
Steven Beard, Howison

Ben Smith conductor | Sarah Fahie director | Adam Silverman lighting designer | Hyemi Shin set designer | Nicky Gillibrand costume designer

February 22, 2024, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, UK

Oxford Cultural Exchange | Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

In Search of Lost Love

Music of Reynaldo Hahn, Gabriel Fauré, Etienne Moulinié, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and more

February 18, 2024, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, Miami, FL

New World Symphony

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Michael Linville, conductor

Featuring Britten’s Nocturne for tenor solo, seven obligato instruments, and string orchestra and the world premiere of Michael Linville’s A Dove Peered In (after Hildegard von Bingen)

January 12-20, 2024, Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, New York City, NY

Prototype Festival

Kouyoumdjian/Vavrek Adoration (world premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Sami
Miriam Khalil, Sabine
Omar Najmi, Simon
Naomi Louisa O’Connell, Rachel
David Adam Moore, Tom
Marc Kudisch, Morris

January 1-4, Oktaven Studios, Mount Vernon, NY

Balliett Gawain and the Green Knight

Album Recording

2023

December 31, 2023, St. Mary’s Church, New York City, NY

Balliett Gawain and the Green Knight

Acronym Ensemble

December 3, 2023, Jordan Hall, Boston, Ma

Boston Baroque

Handel Messiah

Martin Pearlman, Music Director

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Roderick Williams, bass

December 2, 2023, GBH CAlderwood Studio, Brighton, MA

Boston Baroque

Handel Messiah

Martin Pearlman, Music Director

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Roderick Williams, bass

November 19, 2023, music Room, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Phillips Music

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Caccini, Fairuz. Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

November 14, 2023, Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Cambridge, MA

Celebrity Series of Boston

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Caccini, Fairuz. Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

November 12, 2023, The Nimoy, Los Angeles, CA

Center for the Art of Performance - UCLA

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Caccini, Fairuz. Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

October 20-29, 2023, Hudson Hall, Hudson, NY

Handel Rodelinda

Keely Futterer, Rodelinda
Sun-Ly Pierce, Bertarido
Karim Sulayman, Grimoaldo
Teresa Buchholz, Eduige
Douglas Williams, Garibaldo
Brennan Hall, Unulfo

Ruckus, Early Music Band

R.B. Schlather, direction and production

September, 23 - October 1, 2023, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia, PA

Opera Philadelphia

Sulayman Unholy Wars

An original multidisciplinary production stitching together music of the Italian Baroque centering around the Crusades, conceived and performed by Karim Sulayman

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Coral Dolphin, dancer

Kevin Newbury, stage direction
Julie Andrijeski, music direction
Ebony Williams, choreography
Kevork Mourad, visual design
David C. Woolard, costume design
Jennifer Fok, lighting design

with original interstitial music composed by Mary Kouyoumdjian

August 21, 2023, UniversitätsKirche, Kiel, Germany

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Caccini, Fairuz. Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

August 19, 2023, Concert Hall, Schloss Elmau, Elmau, Germany

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Caccini, Fairuz. Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu and Britten

August 5, 2023, MArquette Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

Chicago Artists Workshop: An Eighth Blackbird Production

Night Out In The Parks

Crossing Bridges

Music of Francis Poulenc, Gustavo Santaolalla, Fairuz, Stacy Garrop, and Sam Cooke

August 4, 2023, Hamilton Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

Chicago Artists Workshop: An Eighth Blackbird Production

Night Out In The Parks

Crossing Bridges

Music of Francis Poulenc, Gustavo Santaolalla, Fairuz, Stacy Garrop, and Sam Cooke

August 2, 2023, Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, IL

Bleuet

Karim Sulayman, tenor

Featuring Lisa Kaplan, piano | Matthew Duval, percussion

An Eighth Blackbird production with music of Francis Poulenc, Gustavo Santaolalla, Fairuz, Stacy Garrop, and Sam Cooke

July 8, 2023, Tannery Pond Darrow School, New Lebanon, NY

Capital Region Classical

Proust and Hahn: An Affair to Remember

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Timothy Long, piano | Wheelock Whitney III, reciter

Music of Fauré, Chausson, Poulenc and Hahn

June 21, 2023, Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, IL

Ravinia Festival

Broken Branches

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Harvey, Monteverdi, Caccini, Fairuz, Darwish, Chaker, Takemitsu, and Britten

June 9 & 10, 2023, Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, UK

Aldeburgh Festival

Angliss/Sutherland Giant (World Premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant
Gweneth Ann Rand, Rooker
Héloïse Werner, Madame DuVal
Jonathan Gunthorpe, Hunter
Melanie Pappenheim, Sister Mary
Steven Beard, Howison

Ben Smith conductor | Sarah Fahie director | Adam Silverman lighting designer | Hyemi Shin set designer | Nicky Gillibrand costume designer

May 14, 2023, Wigmore Hall, London, UK

Wigmore Hall - Gramophone 100th Anniversary Concert

March 31, 2023, Centro Civico De Arrecife, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain

Orquesta Clássica de Lanzarote

VII Ciclo de Conciertos Clásicos de Arrecife

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Josu Okiñena, piano

Music of Monteverdi, Caccini, Merula, Schubert, Poulenc, Donastia, Karrikaburu, and Hahn

March 30, 2023, Itsas Etxea Auditorium, Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Konzertuak Batura

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Josu Okiñena, piano

Music of Monteverdi, Caccini, Merula, Schubert, Poulenc, Donastia, Karrikaburu, and Hahn

March 25 & 26, 2023, teatro comunale/Stadttheater, Bolzano-Bozen, südtirol, Italy

Fondazione Haydn di Bolzano e Trento

Mitterer/Poutney Peter Pan (the dark side) (World Premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Peter
Rosie Lomas, Wendy
Claire Wild, Tinkerbell
Gweneth Ann Rand, Tyger
Andrew Watts, Nanbot/Crocodile
Jakob Pejcic, Michael
Dominic Kraemer, John
Andreas Jankowitsch, Hook

Timothy Redmond, conductor | Daisy Evans, stage director | Loren Elstein, scene and costume designer | Jacob Wiltshire, lighting designer | Luigi Azzolini, chorus master

March 12, 2023, weill hall, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Ca

Green Music Center

Karim Sulayman with ICP

Music of Barber, Birtwistle, Hakim, Copland and Prokofiev

March 11, 2023, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford, CA

Stanford Live

Karim Sulayman with ICP

Music of Barber, Birtwistle, Hakim, Copland and Prokofiev

March 3, 2023, Bram Goldsmith Theater, Beverly Hills, CA

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts / Sing for Hope

Viardot Le Dernier Sorcier

Karim Sulayman, Perlimpinpin
Babatunde Akinboboye, Le Sorcier
Monica Yunus, Stella
Adriana Zabala, Prince Lelio
Camille Zamora, La Reine
Anastasia Malliaras, Verveine

Lucy Tucker Yates, Music Director | Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, artistic director, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus

Janurary 29, 2023, Koerner Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada

21C Music Festival

Ricketts/Campbell Unruly Sun

Karim Sulayman, tenor

Michel-Maxime Legault, stage director | Anne-Catherine Simard Deraspe, lighting and projection designer

A theatrical song cycle by Matthew Ricketts and Mark Campbell inspired by Modern Nature by Derek Jarman. Written for Karim, the world premiere took place on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2022 and is a co-commission by Orchestre Classique de Montréal, Brott Music Festival and the 21C Music Festival in Toronto.

January 26, 2023, LR Wilson Concert Hall, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Brott Music Festival

Ricketts/Campbell Unruly Sun

Karim Sulayman, tenor

Michel-Maxime Legault, stage director | Anne-Catherine Simard Deraspe, lighting and projection designer

January 19, 2023, Braun Music Center, Campbell Recital Hall Stanford, CA

Shenson Recital Series

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Danbi Um, violin | Juho Pohjonen, piano

Music of Handel, Rameau, Ravel, Massenet, Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Strauss, Porter, Kosma, and Piaf

2022

December 1, 2022, Cirque éloize, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Orchestre Classique de Montréal

Ricketts/Campbell Unruly Sun (World Premiere)

Karim Sulayman, tenor

Michel-Maxime Legault, stage director | Anne-Catherine Simard Deraspe, lighting and projection design

A theatrical song cycle by Matthew Ricketts and Mark Campbell inspired by Modern Nature by Derek Jarman. This world premiere took place on World AIDS Day, 2022 and is a co-commission by Orchestre Classique de Montréal, Brott Music Festival and the 21C Music Festival in Toronto.

November 18 &19. 2022, Cathedral of St Phillip’s, Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Baroque Orchestra

Handel Messiah

Raha Mirzadegan, soprano | Raquel Winnica Young, alto | Karim Sulayman, tenor | Mischa Bouvier, bass

Julie Andrijeski, music director | Dale Adlemann, chorus master

November 16, 2022, LNS Gallery, Miami, FL

IlluminArts

Karim Sulayman, tenor | Anna Fateeva, piano

Music of Chausson, Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Hahn

November 12, 2022, Wigmore Hall, London, UK

Wigmore Hall
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Adam Walker, flute
Ben Goldscheider, horn
Elena Urioste, violin
Melissa White, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Music of Mel Bonis, Berlioz, Gaubert, Saint-Saëns, and Fauré

November 12, 2022, Wigmore Hall, London, UK

Wigmore Hall
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Adam Walker, flute
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Elena Urioste, violin
Melissa White, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Joseph Conyers, double bass
Tom Poster, piano

Music of Hahn, Tailleferre, Duruflé, and Saint-Saëns

October 7-15, 2022, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

Quantum Theatre and Chatham Baroque
Broschi Idaspe (modern world premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Artaserse
Vivica Genaux, Dario
John Holiday, Idaspe
Zoie Reams, Mandane
Pascale Beaudin, Berenice
Shannon Delijani, Arbace
Wei En Chan, Ircano

Claire van Kampen, adaptation/stage direction
Daniel Nesta Curtis, conductor
Antonia Franceschi, choreographer
Narelle Sissons, scenic designer
Ilona Somogyi, costume designer
Mary Ellen Stebbins, lighting designer

August 19, 2022, Amphitheater, Camden, ME

Bay Chamber Concerts
Closing Gala

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Kate Aldrich, mezzo soprano
Conrad Tao, piano
Maxwell String Quartet
Axiom Brass
Palaver Strings

Music of Jonathan Dove**, Chausson, Sondheim, Dukas, Richard Strauss and more

** Karim and the Maxwell Quartet perform the US premiere of Jonathan Dove’s In Damascus

August 19, 2022, Amphitheater, Camden, ME

Bay Chamber Concerts
Bach for Breakfast

Karim Sulayman, tenor
John McKean, harpsichord
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Maxwell String Quartet

Music of Bach

August 17, 2022, Amphitheater, Camden, ME

Bay Chamber Concerts
Opening Concert

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Kate Aldrich, mezzo soprano
Palaver Strings
Maxwell String Quartet
Calidor String Quartet
ARKAI

Music of Handel, Monteverdi, Bizet, Mendelssohn and more

June 20, 2022, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, UK

Britten Pears Arts - Aldeburgh Festival
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Ben Goldscheider, horn
Elena Urioste, violin
Savitri Grier, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Music of Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Britten, C. Schumann, and Korngold

June 18, 2022, Blythburgh Church, Halesworth, UK

Britten Pears Arts - Aldeburgh Festival

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sean Shibe, guitar

Music of Purcell, Dowland, Monteverdi, Moulinié, Darwish, Takemitsu, Mendez, Harvey, Britten and traditional Sephardic and Arab-Andalusian music

June 11, 2022, SNAPE Maltings Concert Hall, SUFFOLK, UK

Britten Pears Arts - Aldeburgh Festival
A Celebration of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme at 50

Karim joins esteemed alumni of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme in a program of chamber music including Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams

May 29, June 1, 3 and 6, 2022, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Spoleto Festival USA
Sulayman Unholy Wars (World Premiere)

An original multidisciplinary production stitching together music of the Italian Baroque centering around the Crusades, conceived and performed by Karim Sulayman

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raha Mirzadegan, soprano
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone
Coral Dolphin, dancer

Kevin Newbury, stage direction
Julie Andrijeski, music direction
Ebony Williams, choreography
Kevork Mourad, visual design
David C. Woolard, costume design
Jennifer Fok, lighting design

with original interstitial music composed by Mary Kouyoumdjian

May 19, 2022, Weill Recital Hall, New York City, NY

Carnegie Hall Presents - Great Singers III: Evenings of Song
Schubert Where Only Stars Can Hear Us

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano

May 8, 2022, Music Room, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

Phillips Music
Schubert Where Only Stars Can Hear Us

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano

April 22 and 23, 2022, R.J. Reynolds Memorial Auditorium, Winston-Salem, NC

Winston-Salem Symphony
Haydn The Creation

Amy Justman, soprano
Karim Sulayman, tenor
David Grogan, baritone

Simon Carrington, conductor
Christopher Gilliam, chorus director

March 26, 2022, Ford Family Recital Hall, DeYor Performing Arts Center, Youngstown, OH

Pipino Performing Arts Series
Schubert Where Only Stars Can Hear Us

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano

February 11, 2022, E. DESmond Lee Concert Hall, St Louis, MO

Washington University
David T. Little What Belongs to You (concert preview)

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson, conductor

2021

June 18, 2021, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Britten Pears Arts | Summer at Snape
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Elena Urioste, violin
Marije Johnston, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Music of Bridge, Vaughan Williams, Hahn and Beach

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July 8, 2021, Burghof, Lörrach, Germany

Stimmen Festival
Ghetto Songs
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sveta Kundish, cantor
Julia Bilat, cello
Brandon Ross, guitar
Greg Cohen, bass
Zeno de Rossi, percussion
Ilya Schneyveys, keyboards and accordion
Frank London, trumpet and music director

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July 9, 2021, Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany

Zeltival - Sommerfestival des Tollhaus Karlsruhe
Ghetto Songs
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sveta Kundish, cantor
Julia Bilat, cello
Brandon Ross, guitar
Greg Cohen, bass
Zeno de Rossi, percussion
Ilya Schneyveys, keyboards and accordion
Frank London, trumpet and music director

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July 27, 2021, LIvESTREAM from Columbia, MO

Mizzou International Composers Festival
David T. Little What Belongs to You (Premiere, Part 1)

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson, conductor

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July 30, 2021, Digital Event, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK

Musicfest Aberystwyth
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Elena Urioste, violin
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Music of Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn-Hensel, Vaughan Williams, Hahn and Beethoven

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August 3-7, Digital Event, Berlin, MD

Chamber Music By The Sea
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Elena Urioste, violin
Marije Johnston, violin
Melissa White, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Stephen Upshaw, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Joseph Conyers, double bass
Tom Poster, piano

Music of Bridge, Vaughan Williams, Hahn, Beach, and more

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September 16, 2021, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago, IL

Grammy Legacies Presents: “Latency”

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Tarrey Torae, vocalist
J. Ivy, poet
Eighth Blackbird

Music of Andy Akiho, Amy Beth Kirsten, Gustavo Santaolalla, Fairuz, Sam Cooke, Pamela Z

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October 28 and 31, 2021, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL

IlluminArts
Britten The Turn of the Screw

Karim Sulayman, Prologue/Peter Quint
Christine Lyons, The Governess
Katherine Pracht, Miss Jessel
Michelle Trainor, Mrs. Grose
Elijah McCormack, Miles
Jaye Simmons, Flora

Joshua Gersen, conductor
Laine Rettmer, stage director
Nu Deco Ensemble

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November 4-7, Pre-recorded Worldwide, Center for the Art of Performance - UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

The Tune In Festival

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Ronnie Malley, oud
Matthew Duvall, percussion
Lisa Kaplan, piano

Karim curates and produces a filmed program highlighting the intersection of Latin American, Spanish and Arabic music

Music of Santaolalla, Yupanchi, Fairuz, Darwish, Rodrigo and traditional Sephardic and Arab-Andalusian songs

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December 4, 2021, Adler Theater, Davenport, IA

Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks III: English Serenade

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Marc Zyla, horn
Mark Russell Smith, conductor

Music of Elgar, Strauss, Britten, and Mozart

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December 5, 2021, Bartlett Performing Arts Center, Moline, IL

Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks III: English Serenade

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Marc Zyla, horn
Mark Russell Smith, conductor

Music of Elgar, Strauss, Britten, and Mozart

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December 7, 2021, Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem, NC

Winston-Salem Symphony
Handel Messiah

Shawnette Sulker, soprano
Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Kevin Burdette, bass

Timothy Redmond, conductor
Christopher Gilliam, chorus director

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2020

March 12, 2020 Chicago, IL

DePaul University Presents

Where Only Stars Can Hear Us

Master Class with Karim Sulayman and Yi-heng Yang and a performance of selections from the new album

March 6, 2020 New York City, NY

Hudson Yards NYC

Where Only Stars Can Hear Us
Album Release Event and Concert

January 31, 2020 New York City, NY

Chamber Music at Eleventh Street Arts

The Red Concert
Music of Schubert, Handel, Chausson, Vaughan Williams, Ross (world premiere), Brown (World Premiere)

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Michael Brown, piano
Michelle Ross, violin
Max Tan, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Logan Coale, double bass

January 26, 2020 Chicago, IL

Chamber Music at Bethany

Song of Songs
Music of Britten, Monteverdi, Caccini, Rachmaninov, Tanaka and Wilson

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Nick Photinos, cello
Dan O’Connell, french horn
Yasuko Oura, piano

2019

December 30, 2019 New York City, NY

Balliett Gawain and the Green Knight (World Premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Gawain
John Taylor Ward, The Green Knight
Molly Netter, Lady Bertilak
Jesse Blumberg, King Arthur
Charlotte Mundy, Queen Guinevere
Jessica Niles, Morgan Le Fay
Anicet Castel, Bishop Baldwin

ACRONYM Ensemble

December 13-15, 2019 Philadelphia, PA

Piffaro Renaissance Band

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Nell Snaidas, soprano

December 7, 2019, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA

Handel Messiah

Nola Richardson, soprano
Eve Gigliotti, alto
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Richard Ollarsaba, bass

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Osmo Vänskä, conductor

October 28 - November 10, 2019 Opera Idaho, Boise, ID

Handel Acis and Galatea

Karim Sulayman, Acis
Cara Gabrielson, Galatea
Jonathan Woody, Polyphemus

Erin Armstrong, Stage Director
Robert Franz, Conductor

October 9-11, 2019 Fletcher Recital Series, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Masterclass Residency and Recital
Music of Monteverdi, Handel, Schubert, Chausson and Hahn

September 13, 2019 - Depaul University, Chicago, IL

Master Class with Karim Sulayman, tenor

August 30, 2019 - Serenata of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

Songs of Franz Schubert

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Yi-heng Yang, piano

August 11-17, 2019 - ChAMber Music By The Sea, Berlin, MD

Music of Ravel, Messiaen, Hahn, Fauré, Poulenc, Chausson

Kiera Duffy, soprano
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Elena Urioste, violin
Melissa White, violin
Caitlyn Lynch, viola
Nathan Chan, cello
Tom Poster, piano

july 5-20, 2019 - Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL

Bernstein Mass

Paulo Szot, Celebrant
Karim Sulayman, Featured Soloist
Kevin Newbury, Stage Director
Marin Alsop, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

june 16, 2019 - Indianapolis Early Music Festival, Indianapolis, IN

Tres Hermanicas and Friends
¡Fiestaremos! A Sephardic Celebration

Nell Snaidas, soprano
Shira Kammen, vielle, rebec, voice
Daphna Mor, winds, voice
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Zafer Tawil, oud
Rex Benincasa, percussion

April 23, 2019 - Teatro Goldoni, Venice, Italy

Ghetto Songs

Frank London, musical director, trumpet
Svetlana Kundish, voice, cantor
Karim Sulayman, voice
Brandon Ross, voice, guitar
Francesca Ter-Berg, voice, violoncello
Ilya Shneyveys, piano, accordion
Greg Cohen, double bass
Zeno di Rossi, drums

April 21, 2019 - Elbphilharmonie GroSSER Saal, Hamburg, Germany

Ghetto Songs

March 1- 31, 2019 - FLorentine Opera, Milwaukee, WI

Monteverdi L'incoronazione di Poppea (New Production)

Karim Sulayman, Nerone
Amanda Crider, Poppea
Katherine Pracht, Ottavia
Nicholas Tamagna, Ottone
Matthew Treviño, Seneca
Melissa Harvey, Drusilla

Robin Guarino, stage director
Jory Vinikour, conductor

February 7, 2019 - Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Music of Handel, Britten, C. Schumann, Vaughan Williams, and Brahms

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn
Mathilde Milwidky, violin
Tom Poster, piano

January 25-27, 2019 - Champs Hill, West Sussex, United Kingdom

La Belle Epoque
Music of Messiaen, Fauré, Chausson, Poulenc, Ravel

Karim Sulayman, tenor
Raphaela Papadakis, soprano
Elena Urioste, violin
Tom Poster, piano
Navarra String Quartet

December 10, 2018 - St Regis Hotel, New York City, NY

Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific
A 70th Anniversary Concert Celebration

with Jose Antonio Vargas, Carmen Cusack, Morgan James, Jose Llana, Isabel Leonard, Alex Newell, Daphne Rubin Vega and Karim Sulayman

July 30-September 22, 2018 - DROTTNINGHOLM SLOTTSTEATER, Stockholm, Sweden

Zivkovic/Edlund/Monteverdi/Rossi/Caccini

Syskonen i Mantua (World Premiere)

Karim Sulayman, Claudio Monteverdi
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Europa

Maria Lindal, music direction
Pia Forsgren, stage direction

July 13-28, 2018 - Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL

Bernstein Mass

Paulo Szot, Celebrant
Karim Sulayman, Featured Soloist
Kevin Newbury, stage director
Marin Alsop, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra