Center for Contemporary Opera Announces Fall 2016 Season

The Center for Contemporary Opera has announced its season of five operas, including two world premieres and three U.S. premieres, to take place this fall throughout New York City and Brooklyn. This year's performances will be presented as a festival of operas featuring women. For more than three decades, the Center for Contemporary Opera holds the distinction of being the leading opera company devoted to exclusively the development and production of modern operas, seen in both the United States and abroad.

Jim Schaeffer, the Center for Contemporary Opera's General and Artistic Director says about the CCO's upcoming performances, "I am delighted that our upcoming performances will be created by, led by and/or about women. Center for Contemporary Opera has always quietly supported female conductors, directors, and composers whenever possible, but this year we will put our commitment to creating opportunities for women in the classical music field front and center as we present a festival which centers around female contributors and performers."

See full season schedule below:

U.S. Premiere -- Louis Andriessen Double-Bill of ANAIS NIN and ODYSSEUS' WOMEN

Jorinde Keesmaat, Stage Director and Neal Goren, Conductor

Saturday, October 15, 8pm at National Sawdust, Brooklyn

World Premiere - JANE EYRE by Louis Karchin, Libretto by Diane Osen

Kristine McIntyre, Stage Director and Sara Jobin, Conductor

Thursday, October 20, 7:30pm and Saturday, October 22, 8pm at The Kaye Playhouse

World Premiere - SWEAT by Juliet Palmer, Libretto by Anna Chatterton

A full-length a cappella opera that travels the world bringing stories collected by

Factory workers to life

Giselle Ty, Stage Director and Lidiya Yankovskaya, Conductor

Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27, 8pm at National Sawdust, Brooklyn

U.S. Premiere - LOVE HURTS by Nicola Moro, Libretto by Lisa Hilton

A Black Box performance that imagines a story of Marquis de Sade and Bluebeard

Federica Santambrogio, Stage Director and James Ross, Conductor

Friday, October 28, 7:30pm at Symphony Space

U.S. Premiere - CASSANDRA GROUND ZERO by Eric Salzman, Text by Eva Salzman

Kristin Norderval, Vocalist, Keyboardist and Computer Processor

Program to include songs by Salzman and "Connection Lost: The Tinder Opera"

A short film by Adam Taylor & Scott Joiner

Wednesday, November 2, 8pm at The Cell Theatre, Chelsea, NYC

For more information visit: http://centerforcontemporaryopera.org/