Upcoming Engagements
Omar’s Journey - (Title Role debut)
Issachah returns to the QCSO ine the Title character for the performances of “Omar’s Journey”, a concert opera adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning work by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. It sharing the powerful story of Omar Ibn Said from his freedom in West Africa to enslavement in South Carolina. Through a breathtaking fusion of West African musical traditions and classical opera, brought to life by a cast of world-class artists, “Omar’s Journey” promises an unforgettable exploration of resilience, faith, and the enduring human spirit. Conducted by Maestro, Mark Russell Smith
Performances
February 1, 2025 7:30 pm CST February 2, 202. 2:00 PM CST
More Information ——> Omar’s Journey
Omar’s Journey - (Title Role debut)
Issachah returns to the QCSO ine the Title character for the performances of “Omar’s Journey”, a concert opera adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning work by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. It sharing the powerful story of Omar Ibn Said from his freedom in West Africa to enslavement in South Carolina. Through a breathtaking fusion of West African musical traditions and classical opera, brought to life by a cast of world-class artists, “Omar’s Journey” promises an unforgettable exploration of resilience, faith, and the enduring human spirit. Conducted by Maestro, Mark Russell Smith
Performances
February 1, 2025 7:30 pm CST February 2, 202. 2:00 PM CST
More Information ——> Omar’s Journey
Peter Grimes - (Title Role and company debut)
Issachah makes his Role and Dutch National Opera debut in Benjamin Britten’s captivating and hunting psychological thriller 'Peter Grimes. With his unique touch, Benjamin Britten weaves a mesmerizing tale, connecting the threads of human destiny, the timeless pull of the sea, and the perilous sway of misguided judgments and intolerance through the power of music. Issachah joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Viotti
Performances
October 22, 2024, PM UCT
More Information ——> Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes - (Title Role and company debut)
Issachah makes his Role and Dutch National Opera debut in Benjamin Britten’s captivating and hunting psychological thriller 'Peter Grimes. With his unique touch, Benjamin Britten weaves a mesmerizing tale, connecting the threads of human destiny, the timeless pull of the sea, and the perilous sway of misguided judgments and intolerance through the power of music. Issachah joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Viotti
Performances
October 18, 2024, 7:30 PM UCT
More Information ——> Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes - (Title Role and company debut)
Issachah makes his Role and Dutch National Opera debut in Benjamin Britten’s captivating and hunting psychological thriller 'Peter Grimes. With his unique touch, Benjamin Britten weaves a mesmerizing tale, connecting the threads of human destiny, the timeless pull of the sea, and the perilous sway of misguided judgments and intolerance through the power of music. Issachah joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Viotti
Performances
October 15, 2024, 7:30 pm
More Information ——> Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes - (Title Role and company debut)
Issachah makes his Role and Dutch National Opera debut in Benjamin Britten’s captivating and hunting psychological thriller 'Peter Grimes. With his unique touch, Benjamin Britten weaves a mesmerizing tale, connecting the threads of human destiny, the timeless pull of the sea, and the perilous sway of misguided judgments and intolerance through the power of music. Issachah joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Viotti
Performances
October 13, 2024, 3:30 pm UCT
More Information ——> Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes - (Title Role and company debut)
Issachah makes his Role and Dutch National Opera debut in Benjamin Britten’s captivating and hunting psychological thriller 'Peter Grimes. With his unique touch, Benjamin Britten weaves a mesmerizing tale, connecting the threads of human destiny, the timeless pull of the sea, and the perilous sway of misguided judgments and intolerance through the power of music. Issachah joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Viotti
Performances
October 9, 2024, PM
More Information ——> Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes - (Title Role and company debut)
Issachah makes his Role and Dutch National Opera debut in Benjamin Britten’s captivating and hunting psychological thriller 'Peter Grimes. With his unique touch, Benjamin Britten weaves a mesmerizing tale, connecting the threads of human destiny, the timeless pull of the sea, and the perilous sway of misguided judgments and intolerance through the power of music. Issachah joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Viotti
Performances
October 6, 2024, 7:30 pm
More Information ——> Peter Grimes
Bach Festival - Beethoven Symphony No.9
Issachah makes his Bach Festival debut in a performance of Beethoven’s powerful and irresistible Symphony No.9 with it’s timeless message of “Brotherhood and Joy!”
Performances
July 14, 2024, 2:30 PM
More information ——> Beethoven 9
Bravo!Vail Festival - American Broadway Songbook
Bravo!Vail Festival - American Broadway Songbook
Returning to the Bravo!Vail Festival to join the Dallas Symphony for a performance of “American Broadway Songs and Arias.” Songs by Porter, Gershwin, Weil Rodgers, and Hammerstein… and more.
Performances
June 28, 2024
More Information —> American Broadway Songbook
Salome - Narraboth
Issachah reprises the role of Narraboth to make his Houston Symphony Orchestra debut among a star-studded cast to perform Richard Strauss’ “Salome” in concert. Maestro Juraj Valčuha conducting
Performances
June 7, 2024 June 9, 2024 (m)
More Information ——> Salome in Concert
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Des Moines Symphony
Issachah makes his Des Moines Symphony debut in the timeless and irreplaceable “Ode To Joy” in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 Masterpiece. Mo. Joseph Giunta, conducting.
Performances
May 11, 2024 May 12, 2024 (m)
For more information ——> Ode to Joy
Elijah - Obadiah
Issachah returns to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to sing Obadiah in Mendelshon’s soul-stirring and dramatic oratorio; Elijah. Maestro James Conlon conductor
More Information ——> Elijah
When The Caged Bird Sings
In this world-premier performance, American composer Nkeiru Okoye fuses elements of oratorio, theater, and opera in a multi-movement musical ceremony of sorts, which Okoye describes as “a gathering” that invokes the ritual of the concert experience as a ritual of community. Drawing inspiration from the Black church, it celebrates the spirit of rising above expectations and transforming adversity into triumph. Maestro Kenneth Kiesler, conductor.
Die Frau ohne Schatten -Kaiser (role debut)
Issachah returns to Théâtre du Capitole to take on the role of Emperor Kaiser (a role debut ) in Richard Strauss’ musically complicated and divinely beautiful score, Die Frau Ohne Schatten.
More Information ——> Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Recital - and Masterclass UCLA Judith L. Smith Recital Series
Tenor Issachah Savage is the featured artist for the second annual Judith L. Smith Recital Series, celebrating talented vocalists and the distinguished tenure of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Founding Dean Judith Smith.
Recital - October 29, 2023 3pm Masterclass - October 31, 2023
Recital program to include:
Elizabethan Songs Opus no. 12 by Roger Quilter Poems of James Joyce Opus no. 10 by Samuel Barber And a host of Art songs and Spirituals by Florence Price, Betty Jackson King, and Magaret Bonds…
For more information: ——> UCLA Recital
Das Lied von der Erde
Under the Baton of Maestro Sebastian Weigle, Issachah makes his debut with the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester to perform what Leonard Bernstein called Mahler’s greatest symphony; Das Lied von der Erde (The Songs of the Earth)
Dallas - Great American Song book
Returning to the Dallas Symphony with longtime friend Karen Slack to perform Great American Songs and Arias. Songs by Porter, Gershwin, Weil Rodgers, and Hammerstein… and more
The Bravo!Vail Festival
In his second appearance at the wonderful Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Issachah joins a star-studded cast to perform Mozart’s Requiem under the baton of Yannick Nezét-Seguin.
For tickets and more information click —> Mozart Requiem
The Cleveland Orchestra Debut
Issachah makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut at the Blossom Music Festival singing Beethoven’s iconic “Ode to Joy” an anthem for humanity and one of history’s most powerful and inspiring works. This masterpiece whose staggering influence is felt across cultures everywhere will be conducted by Maestro Jahja Ling.
For tickets and more information click —> Beethoven No. 9
National Symphony Orchestra Debut
Issachah makes his long-awaited debut with the National Symphony Orchestra debut under the baton of Maestro Gianandrea Noseda. Noseda brings NSO celebration to an epic close with Beethoven’s Ninth, the symphony by which all others are measured. The cosmic drama of this masterwork—its grand, emotional melodies and tremendous final “Ode to Joy”—reminds us why Beethoven’s final symphony resounds as loudly today as it did two centuries ago.
For tickets and more information click —> Beethoven’s No. 9
Done Made My Vow
Issachah returned to the Washington National Cathedral to join the Cathedral Choral Society in their presentation of Adolphus Hailstork's iconic work “Done Made My Vow”
For tickets and more information click —> Done Made My Vow
The Walkers (World Premiere)
Issachah makes his stage debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as “Mr. Curtis Toler” in a gripping world premiere composed by Daniel Roumain’s “The Walkers”. This provocative new work is a part of a three-opera master work called Proximity; that will address some of the challenges we face in our society today.
For tickets and more information click —> Proximity
São Paulo Symphony (debut)
Issachah makes his South American debut with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra with performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under the baton of Maestro Thierry Fischer.
Tickets and more information —> Beethoven No. 9
San Fransisco Symphony (debut)
Making his San Fransisco Symphony debut, Issachah yet again, calls for joy and unity in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under the baton of Maestro Xian Zhang.
December 1 - 3, 2022
Tickets and more information —> Beethoven No. 9
New York Philharmonic
Issachah Savage joins Maestro Jaap Van Sweden and the NY Philharmonic as the tenor soloist for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Tickets and more information —> Beethoven No.9
Metropolitan Opera - Idomeneo
Issachah returns to the Metropolitan Opera as the “Gran Sacerdote di Nettuno” in the opera that announced Mozart’s genius to the world; Idomeneo. Mr. Savage joins a star-studded cast conducted by Maestro Manfred Honeck.
For tickets and more information click —> Idomeneo
Danish National Symphony Orchestra (debut) - GurreLieder
Issachah makes his role and symphony debut with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra as the valiant King Waldemar in Schönberg’s romantic masterpiece; “Gurrelieder”. Maestro Fabio Luisi conducting.
For tickets and more information click —> Gurrelieder
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra (debut)
Issachah joins the Blossom Festival debut as the tenor soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 under the baton of Maestro Jahja Ling.
Tickets and more information —> Beethoven No.9