Tom Herman’s new album Songs from Life received a fantastic review by Gregory Berg in The Journal of Singing.
“Soprano Maggie Finnegan is an artist of the first rank, with pure, crystalline sound, faultless technique and honest, authentic musicianship. Her direct, open-hearted expressiveness calls to mind the great Dawn Upshaw, and in the realm of contemporary art song, that is a lavish compliment indeed.”
“Pianist Joel Harder is a sensitive and responsive partner whose masterful playing melds
seamlessly with Finnegan’s singing.
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I am so proud to be able to share that our studio recording of Mark Adamo’s Lysistrata with Odyssey Opera has been released and is available on all streaming platforms! Lysistrata quickly gained my respect as one of the most beautiful, wittiest and wisest operas I’ve ever known. Mark Adamo is simply a genius, and I am so honored to have been a part of this production and recording.
Mark Adamo was librettist, composer AND director of our 2025 production (!!!) and the energy, humor and heart he imbues really shines through on this recording, brought to fruition by the wonderful Gil Rose and Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP).
Huge congrats to the whole team!
I had the honor of premiering the role of Iris in Joe + Eve Summer’s opera The Tempest at Teatro Grattacielo in NYC.
“Finnegan’s voice glistened as her lines ascended above the stave. ”
Dan Perkins, conductor
I had a fantastic evening performing with Brooklyn Art Song Society for the beginning concert of their New Voices Festival. Brian Mextorf, Nathaniel LaNasa and I performed Hannah Kendall’s Rosalind.
To hear Rosalind, go to 52.19
With composer Hannah Kendall
My 4th Carmina Burana is in the books! Huge congrats to the whole team on a fantastic performance at Sanders Theater at Harvard University! I was honored to share the stage with Enrico Lagasca, Wee Kiat Chia and our fearless leader, conductor Hana Cai. Shout out to the Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Saint Paul’s Choir School Harvard Square.
I had an absolutely amazing time making my Carnegie Hall debut with MidAmerica Productions singing Mozart and Vivaldi! Huge thanks to Carla Wesby and Eric Spiegel and my manager Kathy Olsen with Encompass Arts.
MOZART Missa brevis in D Minor, K. 65 , Conductor Terrance Cook-Green
VIVALDI Gloria, Conductor Bradley D. Vogel
MOZART Coronation Mass, Conductor KuanFen Liu
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Bradley D. Vogel, Terrance Cook-Green, Conductors
Participating Choruses: Maranatha Christian Academy High School Choir, Summit Christian Academy Choirs, Vogel Alumni Choir, Heritage High School Chorus, Newton High School and Oxford Youth Singers, California State University-Channel Islands, Channel Islands Choral Association, Southeastern University
HUGE thanks to my amazing family and friends who came out to support me, and to all the many other folks from my life who reached out to share their well wishes. I felt SO loved up there on that stage.
