THE FAMILY ROOM Plays the Berlind Theater, 7/23 & 7/24
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2011 American Opera Projects (AOP) and Opera New Jersey reunite sopranos Lauren Flanigan and Catherine Malfitano in The Family Room, a new one-act opera written especially for them by composer Thomas Pasatieri (The Seagull ) with an original libretto by Daphne Malfitano. The dark drama tells the story of...
Brooklyn Performance Added For AOP Monodramas May 12
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2011 Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day. ...
Dog Run Rep Presents THE MAN WHO ATE MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER, 9/10-10/3
by Nicole Rosky - August 11, 2010 DOG RUN REP is presenting the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, a new play by Jeff Cohen based on the short story by Christopher Stokes, directed by Alfred Preisser. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, 23 years old, disappeared among the Asmat People of Papua, New Guinea. He was neve...
AOP Presents HENRY'S WIFE, EICHMANN
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 25, 2011 AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present concert performances of scenes from two operas-in-development - Henry's Wife, by composer Randall Eng (pictured) and librettist Alexis Bernier, and Eichmann in Jerusalem, by composer Mohammed Fairouz and librettist David Shapiro....
Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival Hosts International Programmers
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 20, 2010 The largest ever group of leading international theatre presenters are expected in Dublin as part of a strategic initiative to promote Irish theatre abroad. Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival will play host to the delegation which includes presenters and promoters from some of the most important v...
AOP and Sing for Hope Announce New Locations For Play Me I'm Yours, Begins 6/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 21, 2010 American Opera Projects and Sing for Hope team up next week to present a scene from the new opera Paul's Case in three locations around the city to the surprise of bystanders and passersby. ...
7th Annual ECNY Awards Nominees Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 10, 2011 The ECNY Awards, New York's original comedy awards, are honored to announce the nominees for the 7th Annual Awards. Voting is now open to the general public at ECNYawards.com, and winners will be announced at the 7th Annual ECNY Awards ceremony, held March 14, 2011, at 8:30PM; at 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hu...
Brooklyn Performance Added For AOP Monodramas May 12
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 19, 2011 Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day. ...
American Opera Projects To Present Scenes from Numinous City 11/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 18, 2011 On Wednesday, November 16, at 7:00pm, American Opera Projects, in association with the Rubin Museum of Art, will present scenes from Numinous City, a new opera by British composer Pete M. Wyer based on the extraordinary true story of Tibetan nun Ngawang Sangdrol....
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Comes To Galapagos 9/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 23, 2011 American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers...
Opera Singing Dandies Set On The Loose in NYC
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 18, 2010 American Opera Projects and Sing for Hope team up next week to present a scene from the new opera Paul's Case in three locations around the city to the surprise of bystanders and passersby. Utilizing the pianos placed around the city for the 'Play Me, I'm Yours' program, the scene from Paul's Case, ...
OUR BASIC NATURE Plays The Greene Space At WNYC
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 09, 2010 AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present a workshop of the new one-act opera Our Basic Nature, based on the extraordinary true story of a psychotherapist who for 12 years raised a chimpanzee named Lucy as his own daughter....
Dog Run Rep Presents THE MAN WHO ATE MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER, Closes 10/3
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2010 DOG RUN REP is presenting the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, a new play by Jeff Cohen based on the short story by Christopher Stokes, directed by Alfred Preisser. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, 23 years old, disappeared among the Asmat People of Papua, New Guinea. He was neve...
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Comes To Galapagos 9/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 23, 2011 American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers...
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Comes To Galapagos 9/18
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2011 American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers...
Opera Singing Dandies Set On The Loose in NYC
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2010 American Opera Projects and Sing for Hope team up next week to present a scene from the new opera Paul's Case in three locations around the city to the surprise of bystanders and passersby. Utilizing the pianos placed around the city for the 'Play Me, I'm Yours' program, the scene from Paul's Case, ...
Will Eno Continues Ibsen Play as Opera at NYC Theatre Club 5/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 05, 2011 Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day....
Dog Run Rep Presents THE MAN WHO ATE MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER, 9/10-10/3
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2010 DOG RUN REP is presenting the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, a new play by Jeff Cohen based on the short story by Christopher Stokes, directed by Alfred Preisser. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, 23 years old, disappeared among the Asmat People of Papua, New Guinea. He was neve...
American Opera Projects Hosts A Tribute To NY Marriage Equality 8/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 11, 2011 2011 has already become a defining year in the history of civil rights movements, with the long-awaited legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State....
American Opera Projects Presents Georgia Shreve and Alvin Singleton in Concert, 4/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 21, 2010 AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) will present an evening of new music from two New York composers, Georgia Shreve and Alvin Singleton, including new works that explore the global and local ramifications of significant moments in history. ...
Conroy, Crossley & More Complete Casting For Sheffield Crucible's ME AND MY GIRL
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 29, 2010 Sheffield Crucible is to stage its first musical since its £15 million redevelopment with a revival of Me and My Girl. ...
7th Annual ECNY Awards Ceremony Held 3/14
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2011 The ECNY Awards, New York's original comedy awards, are honored to announce the nominees for the 7th Annual Awards. Voting is now open to the general public at ECNYawards.com, and winners will be announced at the 7th Annual ECNY Awards ceremony, held March 14, 2011, at 8:30PM; at 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hu...
THE FAMILY ROOM Plays the Berlind Theater, 7/23 & 7/24
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2011 American Opera Projects (AOP) and Opera New Jersey reunite sopranos Lauren Flanigan and Catherine Malfitano in The Family Room, a new one-act opera written especially for them by composer Thomas Pasatieri (The Seagull ) with an original libretto by Daphne Malfitano. The dark drama tells the story of...
American Opera Projects Presents Opera Grows in Brooklyn, 10/18
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2010 Two Brooklyn opera companies, American Opera Projects (AOP) and Opera On Tap (OOT), will present the sixth installment of their 'Opera Grows in Brooklyn' series, a 90-minute evening of opera scenes and songs. The evening will feature OPERA ELVIS: A LAMENT FOR THE KING a classical take on the works o...
African American Opera Colors Galapagos June 12
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 18, 2011 Two Brooklyn opera companies, AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) and OPERA ON TAP (OOT), will present Opera Grows in Brooklyn: Opera of Color, featuring a collection of contemporary opera and song from African Americans, in the next installment of Opera Grows in Brooklyn.... |