Preston Rogers

Ali Hakim | Oklahoma! | Indiana University Opera Theater Conductor: Jonathan Colby Director: Jacob Allen Choreographer: Jill Nee Set Designer: Steven Kemp Costume Designer: Linda Pisano Lighting Design : Russell Long Wig/Makeup Design: Andrew Elliot Stage Manager: Allison Gerecke Photos by Shanti Knight

Next week will be my last performance as a master’s student at IU! It has been such a joy exploring the character of Don Quixote this semester, and I can’t wait to share with you all what makes this great knight so timeless. Please join us at 5pm EST April 29th in Ford Hall! It WILL be live streamed on the LIVE@jacobs webpage. Poster by @marlenawags 🐴

Here’s one of those #seasonannouncement posts you guys like so much! Featuring much-needed pictures by @marlenawags ! 🌾Oklahoma! - Ali Hakim - Indiana University Opera Theater See me act a fool (which is easy) in this great show at the MAC April 17th 7:30pm & April 26th 3pm! 🐴Don Quixote in Song: A Lecture Recital - Ford Hall Featuring music from Baroque to Broadway, exploring how composers have portrayed the character across centuries, countries, and styles. April 29th 5pm EST and it WILL be live streamed! Link forthcoming! 🏞️UFOMT - Company Artist I’ll be singing in a couple productions with @ufomt this summer! More details to come!

Il Conte | Le nozze di Figaro | Music On Site | December 20th 2025 Photography @jaydenfraserphotography Music Director: Robert Kahn Stage Director: Alex Paul Sheerin Coaches: Barbie Noyes and Vakhtang Zaalishvili Assistant Stage Directors: Bryan Bolzenthal and Abbi Brundrett Production Assistants: Arissa Ford and Micaela Solari

@jackallen36 and I are already halfway done with our recital series! On Sunday, we got to be in the beautiful @historicfranklinpresbyterian church for our first concert, then the following evening had us at Richland Place in Nashville with the kind folks there. Here are some highlights! I realize the camera angles are not the most flattering, but I promise people were there! There are two more chances to see us: Friday 11am at the Williamson County Library in the Meeting Room, and Sunday 1pm at @hillwoodpc which WILL be livestreamed. The link will be shared on my story earlier that day. Tremendously grateful for the chance to share this great music in my hometown!

TENNESSEE FRIENDS: I am thrilled to announce a series of song recitals my friend @jackallen36 and I will be giving in the Franklin and Nashville areas later this month! Admission is free and no ticket is required! The recital’s theme is “There’s No Place Like Home,” featuring songs on the theme of home and travel. It would be so wonderful to see old friends drop by and experience some amazing music in this equally amazing community. PERFORMANCES: July 20th 4pm - Historic Franklin Presbyterian July 25th 11am - WCS Public Library Franklin Branch July 27th 1pm - Hillwood Presbyterian For the longest time, I’ve wanted to take classical music out of the concert hall and into the community. It is an honor and a privilege to get to do this in the place I was born and raised. As performers, we too should not be idle in forging a future for classical music in which all can take part. I hope that for some who attend, this is the first time they will have experienced live classical music. I hope they will walk away with newfound appreciation, and hey, maybe even humming a tune or two!

This Tuesday the 23rd at 8pm will be my senior recital! It features an all-female composers program spanning from Baroque to contemporary. If you can’t be there live, there’s a livestream link in my bio! The big reason for choosing this theme is because I believe in advocacy through performance. Through engaging performance with an emphasis on educating, we as musicians can advocate for a composer, especially those of underrepresented backgrounds, in the hopes that their music is further studied and listened to. A lot of people when they hear “classical music” think of dead white guys in wigs from a distant past, and I can’t say I blame them. As much as I love many of those dead white guys, this perception only hinders what I consider to be timeless, beautiful music. This recital is just a small example of how classical music is for everyone. I am always thinking about how musicians can modernize our art form. I believe that educating others from a place of humility and passion, paired with advocating for an image of the genre that reflects modern audiences, is a step to achieving that.

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40 hours a day really pays off! Glad I got to try the Steinway Spirio!

I’m still floored thinking about my international opera debut last month with @fio.italia ! Through much hard work and sweat (with no AC), my colleagues put on wonderful productions. I’m thankful for the talented singers and faculty I was lucky enough to work with, and I have no doubt I’ll meet many of them again. Special shout-out to Verdi and Puccini for showing me how cool Italian opera can be. Thanks to the @comune_urbania for having us! Ciao-issimo! Costumes by Summer Lee Jack. Show pictures by Jackson Cleland @jxnclnd

Last weekend I had the honor of performing at the Parthenon in front of the ugly Athena statue. Playing Somnus, the God of Sleep, in Handel’s Semele was super fun. Thanks to everyone for their focus and energy in making this a great show! Costume design by Lydia Bushfield. Photos by Ann Raynor.