Opera & Musical Theater Conducting
"The music is by the talented and acclaimed composer Nico Muhly, with the libretto by Stephen Karam. The power of sound is almost overwhelming and the cast does justice to it. The conductor is Matthew Mailman, and his talent is supreme."
- Elizabeth Hurd, The Oklahoman, February 26, 2017
BROADWAY WORLD Review of Oklahoma City University's production of Dark Sisters by Nico Muhly
“Conductor Matthew Mailman brings the opera [Dialogues of the Carmelites] to lush and lovely life. Cheers to the Wanda L. Bass School of Music and the Opera/Music Theater Company at OCU for every aspect of this presentation.”
– City Sentinal, November 17, 2012
"Oklahoma City University’s production of Kurt Weill’s 1947 opera Street Scene featured fine voices and ... boasted (an) excellent orchestra."
- Oklahoma Gazette, December 23, 2013
“I continue to stand in awe of the pit bands at Oklahoma City University. Yesterday afternoon at the matinee performance of Sister Act was no exception. In fact, I thought the players achieved near perfection. You, your associates, and your students deserve a showerload of accolades. In simplest terms I thought you were wonderful. I lived in NYC for many years, and I can honestly say I never heard a Broadway musical that sounded better than Sunday's music.
- John Williams, Oklahoma City, October 2, 2017
Operas
Operas & Musicals conducted in performance
Gaetano Donizetti
Carlisle Floyd
Victor Herbert
Jules Massenet
Gian Carlo Menotti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nico Muhly
Francis Poulenc
André Previn
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Ned Rorem
Johann Strauss
Igor Stravinsky
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Kurt Weill
Musicals
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Alexander Borodin/Robert Wright
Cy Coleman
Stephen Flaherty/Lynn Ahrens
Adam Guettel
Mark Hollmann
Rupert Holmes
Jason Howland
Henry Krieger
Eric Idle
Jonathan Larson
Mitch Leigh
Frank Loesser
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Steve Martin/Edie Brickell
Alan Menken
Bob Merrill
Lin Manuel Miranda
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Mary Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Stephen Schwartz
Marc Shaiman
Duncan Sheik
Lucy Simon
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Tom Snow
Charles Srouse
Jeanine Tesori
William Walton
Frank Wildhorn
Meredith Willson
Don Pasquale
Susannah
Naughty Marietta
Cendrillon
Amelia Goes to the Ball
Cosí fan Tutte
Le Nozze di Figaro
Die Zauberflöte
Dark Sisters
Dialogues of the Carmelites
A Streetcar Named Desire
Gianni Schicchi
La Bohème
La Rondine
Our Town
Die Fledermaus
L’Histoire du Soldat
The Pirates of Penzance
The Gondoliers
Street Scene
On The Town
West Side Story
Kismet
Sweet Charity
Anastasia: The Musical
The Light in the Piazza
Urinetown
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Little Women the Musical
Side Show
Spamalot: Socially Distant Concert-ish Verson
Rent
Man of La Mancha
Guys and Dolls
Jesus Christ Superstar
Bright Star
Sister Act The Musical
Carnival
In the Heights
Anything Goes
Kiss Me, Kate
Once Upon a Mattress
The King and I
Oklahoma!
Children of Eden
Hairspray: The Musical
Spring Awakening
The Secret Garden
Into the Woods
Sunday in the Park With George
Sunday in the Park With George
Sweeney Todd
Footloose the Musical
Bye Bye Birdie
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Façade, An Entertainment
Bonnie and Clyde the Musical
The Music Man
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