Simon Barrad will be joined by his favorite pianist, Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad for this intimate recital at Hebrew Union College. Programming will meld sacred and secular, with both well known hits and hidden gems.

This concert is free and open to the public. More information at https://jewishcincinnati.org/calendar/community-calendar/huc-jir-cincinnati---sharff-shulman-fund-classical-concert-1533760410

Simon Barrad will join pianists Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad and Stephen Variames in the world premieres of two song cycles with texts written by non-verbal autistic youth and set to music by composers Tariq Al-Sabir and Stephen Variames.

Lynx Project seeks to bring awareness and understanding to autism through these songs, and everyone is welcome to attend the concert. Sensory relief space will be available and the audience may come and go as needed.

More information and tickets at https://www.lynxproject.org/concerts/2019/3/2/world-premiere-of-autism-advocacy-project-2018-19

Simon will sing the baritone solos and in the chorus with Collegium Cincinnati in Handel’s most popular oratorio.

https://www.collegiumcincinnati.org/2018-2019-season.html

Join Simon and other Queen City Opera stars for an afternoon of opera highlights with the QCO orchestra. Simon will be singing Largo al factotum from the Barber of Seville, Verdi’s famous Don Carlos/Rodrigo duet and more!

http://queencityopera.org/Upcoming.html

Simon Barrad will be joining Cincinnati Opera for some greatest hits at the Zoo.

For one night each summer, Cincinnati Opera returns to its first home, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, where performances were held from 1920 to 1971. Join hosts Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera, and Thane Maynard, Director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in celebrating the Zoo Opera days with a special free concert featuring a colorful cast of singers and zoo animals.

Originally cancelled due to inclement weather, the concert has been rescheduled for Monday, September 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. (Please note the start time has changed to accommodate an earlier sunset.) Those who held tickets to the original event have been mailed new tickets for the rescheduled concert. No additional tickets will be issued at this time.

Simon will be singing the role of the Marchese d'Obigny in Cincinnati Opera's production of Verdi's classic La traviata.

For more information and tickets: https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/la-traviata/

Simon will be singing the role of the Marchese d'Obigny in Cincinnati Opera's production of Verdi's classic La traviata.

For more information and tickets: https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/la-traviata/

Simon will be singing the role of the Marchese d'Obigny in Cincinnati Opera's production of Verdi's classic La traviata.

For more information and tickets: https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/la-traviata/

Simon will be singing the role of the Marchese d'Obigny in Cincinnati Opera's production of Verdi's classic La traviata.

For more information and tickets: https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/la-traviata/

Simon Barrad will be joined by Sam Martin on the piano for a recital of Russian Romances and Broadway baritone classics at St. George Russian Orthodox Church's gala event.

The thirteenth annual Russian Night will be held on Friday, June 1st 2018 at Peterloon Estate .  The evening will include a gourmet Russian dinner in the gardens of Peterloon Estate, a live concert, as well as vodka tasting throughout the evening and a live auction! All proceeds will benefit our fund raising campaign for our new church in Loveland, Ohio. You can support our region’s preservation of Russian culture by attending this festive evening and getting your own “taste” of Russia! For more information contact Anya Marshall at anya_joyce@yahoo.com or at 513-248-2293

Simon Barrad will be singing the role of Robert in Tchaikovsky's final opera. 

Tchaikovsky's fairy tale opera Iolanta premiered in 1892 as a double bill alongside his famous Nutcracker. Come hear the Ohio premiere of this amazing piece. It will be presented in collaboration with the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (which will be providing a display table with information about services for people who are blind or visually impaired at the event). Sung in the original Russian, with projected English translations. With full orchestra, conducted by Isaac Selya.

Tickets: iolantaopera.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006

Simon Barrad will be singing the role of Robert in Tchaikovsky's final opera. 

Tchaikovsky's fairy tale opera Iolanta premiered in 1892 as a double bill alongside his famous Nutcracker. Come hear the Ohio premiere of this amazing piece. It will be presented in collaboration with the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (which will be providing a display table with information about services for people who are blind or visually impaired at the event). Sung in the original Russian, with projected English translations. With full orchestra, conducted by Isaac Selya.

Tickets: iolantaopera.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006

Simon Barrad will be featured in Cincinnati Opera's annual "Back to the Zoo" concert.

For one night each summer, Cincinnati Opera returns to its first home, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, where performances were held from 1920 to 1971. Join hosts Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera, and Thane Maynard, Director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in celebrating the Zoo Opera days with a special free concert featuring a colorful cast of singers and zoo animals.

6 p.m. Reception with complimentary refreshments and cash bar
7 p.m. Concert

Simon will be singing some baritone classics with Cincinnati Opera!

Join Cincinnati Opera Center Stage and fellow young professionals for the second of four Singers & Spirits series, Baritones & Brews! Enjoy a West Side Brewing beer brewed specially for this event and featuring Deeper Roots Coffee, paired with beautiful baritone arias. Your ticket includes the performance, a pint of the custom brew, and light bites

Admission is $10, or come to all three remaining Singers & Spirits for $25! Includes admission to Baritones & Brews at West Side Brewing (March 29), Mezzos & Malbec at The Skeleton Root (April 25), and Sopranos & Sangiovese at Revel OTR Urban Winery (May 24).

Center Stage Sponsored by: ArtsWave, Huntington, LPK, & Macy's

Tickets at https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/calendar/baritones-brews

Simon Barrad joins VAE for their final concert of the season with this a capella masterpiece. The concert will be conducted by Craig Hella Johnson.

Simon Barrad will be featured with other artists from Queen City Opera singing arias and duets about love and wine! Enjoy wine tasting brought to you by the International Wine Festival in the perfect prelude to the CSO's performance of Ravel's La valse at Music Hall that evening.

Simon Barrad will sing the baritone solo in Faure's masterwork Requiem with the Clermont Chorale.

Simon Barrad will be joining the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and members of the Ariel Quartet in this special event featuring restored violins belonging to Jews from the Holocaust.

Simon will sing Max Janowski's Eil malei rachamim and a Yiddish song by Lazar Weiner with a world premiere violin obligato part that Simon composed for this occasion.

Featuring Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad on piano and Giora Schmidt on violin.

Simon Barrad joins Cincinnati's Vocal Arts Ensemble for a performance of Kile Smith's Canticle under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson.

Memorial Hall - 7:30pm

Simon Barrad and Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad will be performing their acclaimed "Musical Madeleine" recital at Cedar Village as a part of their music series.

Simon Barrad will be performing a group of songs by African-American poets and composers, including his own arrangement of "Strange Fruit," made famous by Billie Holiday.

For tickets go to https://www.lynxproject.org/snapshots