Aug
4
to Aug 17
TRACY COX
Singer Artist Activist
May
9
10:30 AM10:30
FAT FASHION IN RECITAL WITH TRACY COX
Fat Fashion in Recital is the culmination of a unique collaboration between students of the Fat Fashion elective class at Parsons School of Design, and Tracy Cox, Soprano and Fat Activist. In this landmark event of classical and popular repertoire, Tracy will be performing in gowns created for her by Parsons students under the direction of School of Fashion faculty, Dr Leila Kelleher. Mannes faculty member Cris Frisco will be at the piano. The recital is a joint presentation between the Size Inclusion in Fashion Lab at Parsons School of Design and Mannes School of Music. Fabric for the gowns was donated by Coach.
REGISTER FOR FREE TICKETS AT https://event.newschool.edu/fatfashioninrecital
Nov
3
to Dec 2
Met Debut — X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
After 5 fulfilling seasons as a cover at The Metropolitan Opera, Tracy makes her main stage debut in Anthony Davis’ opera “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X”.
“Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Baritone Will Liverman, who triumphed in the Met premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, sings Malcolm X, alongside soprano Leah Hawkins as his mother, Louise; mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as his sister Ella; bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as his brother Reginald; and tenor Victor Ryan Robertson as Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Kazem Abdullah conducts the newly revised score, which provides a layered, jazz-inflected setting for the esteemed writer Thulani Davis’s libretto.”
Tracy will be performing all dates, including the HD Broadcast.
Visit metopera.org for more information.
Mar
27
to Apr 20
Tracy's back at the Met for Der Rosenkavalier
Tracy returns to The Metropolitan Opera as an understudy in Robert Carsen’s blockbuster 2017 production of Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavelier, which runs from March 27—April 20, 2023.
Jun
4
11:00 AM11:00
Diversity Conference at Staatsoper Stuttgart + HMDK
Tracy is to participate in the first conference of its kind in Germany, centered on diversity in the performing arts. She will be a panelist on the DC panel hosted by Staatsoper Stuttgart and moderated by Andrea Conangla at 11am on June 4th. This will be followed by the presentation of her original Body Justice Workshop, hosted by the Hochschule für Müsik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart at 3pm. Attendees can expect a lecture on the history of and intersectional harm caused by anti-fat bias, as well as practical exercises on how to set boundaries around our bodies when studying and working in the performing arts.
Apr
1
to Apr 20
Tracy Covers in Elektra at the Met
April 1 — April 20, 2022.
Tracy returns to The Metropolitan Opera as an understudy in Patrice Chéreau’s 2016 staging of Elektra, which runs from April 1 — April 20, 2022.
Jan
22
to Jan 27
Fat Pig the chamber opera: World Premiere
A new chamber opera by Matt Boehler, commissioned by Victory Hall Opera
based on the play by Neil LaBute
Libretto by Miriam Gordon-Stewart
January 22 & 27th 2022, 8pm
Charlottesville, VA
When Tom begins dating Helen, a confident plus-sized woman, he succumbs to the taunts and judgment of his peers. In Helen, we finally see an operatic character, written specifically for a fat performer, telling of an experience that is all too common.
Starring Tracy Cox (Helen), Troy Cook (Tom), Sarah Wolfson (Jeannie) and Will Ferguson (Carter)
Nov
23
1:00 PM13:00
Fat Pig — Victory Hall Opera
A new chamber opera by Matt Boehler, commissioned by Victory Hall Opera
based on the play by Neil LaBute
Libretto by Miriam Gordon-Stewart
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
When Tom begins dating Helen, a confident plus-sized woman, he succumbs to the taunts and judgment of his peers. In Helen, we finally see an operatic character, written specifically for a fat performer, telling of an experience that is all too common.
Tracy Cox (Helen), fat-activist and co-star of the popular YouTube series Angry Fat People, speaks about Fat Pig:
“Yikes – what a title. Why would I want to be associated with such a project? Why would I, as a self- identified fat person and activist, want to sing the title role in an opera with such a startling name?
Because this project endeavors to tell one of the stories of the fat experience — a subject that has never before been approached in opera. This piece tells the story of a fat woman who falls in love with a man in a normative body, and the tragedy that follows when the misogyny and fatmisia of the man’s friends and colleagues prove too much for them to overcome. This is a common experience for fat people — having intimate partners who won’t take the relationship public because they are unwilling or unable to deal with the realities of the deeply ingrained fatphobia in our society.
This is a topic that I have written and spoken about as a fat activist, and I was frankly blown away that both the playwright Neil LaBute and Victory Hall Opera had seen the value in telling such a story.”
Public reading on November 23, 2020, to be followed by a full production in 2021.
Starring Tracy Cox (Helen), Keith Phares (Tom), Sarah Wolfson (Jeannie) and Will Ferguson (Carter)
Dec
13
to Jan 1
Tracy Covers in Der Rosenkavelier at The Met
Tracy returns to The Metropolitan Opera as an understudy in Robert Carsen’s blockbuster 2017 production of Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavelier, which runs from December 13—January 1, 2020.
Oct
6
6:00 PM18:00
Masterclass // M Institute for the Arts
M Institute for the Arts (M4Arts) is a multifaceted arts organization in the heart of Washington DC offering resources to the community that range from music education & lessons, practice rooms, artist management, events & performances & more!
This masterclass is open to students of all levels, and those who are new to M4Arts may also participate upon recommendation by Tracy.
Click the link below to buy tickets or apply to sing!
Sep
14
to Sep 15
2019 Wolf Trap Ball
Tracy will be featured talent at DC’s most beloved black-tie event, the Wolf Trap Ball, on Saturday, September 14 in partnership with the Embassy of Singapore. Proceeds from this dinner and dancing celebration on Wolf Trap’s magnificent Filene Center stage support Wolf Trap Foundation's arts and education programs. This year’s Ball partnership is of special significance, as Singapore has just become the first international affiliate of the acclaimed Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.
Sep
7
7:00 PM19:00
Angry Fat People - Live!
Co-creators of popular web series Angry Fat People, Matthew Anchel and Tracy Cox, celebrate the release of their single “Fat Liberaton” with it’s first live performance, along with original sketches and special guests from Broadway and beyond.
$15 Ticket in Advance & a 2 Drink Minimum in the Cabaret Theatre*
$20 Ticket at the Door (plus service fee) & a 2 Drink Minimum in the Cabaret Theatre*