On Site Opera Offers Two Free Concerts at West Side Community Garden
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2023
On Site Opera, New York’s pioneering opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, returns to the West Side Community Garden for Opera in the Garden—two evenings of free outdoor performances on Wednesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 28.
VIDEO: Jackie Hoffman, Lea Salonga and More Join WE ARE HERE: A Celebration Of Resilience, Resistance, And Hope
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2020
This Sunday, Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing for Hope, and Lang Lang International Music Foundation presented 'We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance, and Hope.'
Regina Opera Presents 'Gotta Sing' Concert
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2019
Regina Opera will present a concert on October 20th featuring operatic and popular selections. Sopranos Jennifer Gliere and Kimberly Lloyd; mezzo-soprano Maayan Voss de Bettancourt; tenor Chad Kranak; baritone Kevin Rockower; and bassos Gennady Vysotsky and GeeSeop Kim will be accompanied by pianist Victoria Ulanovskaya and flutist Richard Paratley. This special one-time-only concert will also feature several selections from the opera “The Uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto” by Harry Bailor.
New Rochelle Opera Presents LA TRAVIATA
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2019
New Rochelle Opera, Westchester's longest running opera company, will present Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, from June 20-23, 2019 in the Frank J. Auriana Theatre at the Ursuline School, 1354 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. The production will be directed by Company co-founder and artistic director Camille Coppola, with orchestra and chorus conducted by Brian Holman. The opera will be sung in Italian, with English supertitles.
BWW Review: PATIENCE & SARAH Shines Light on Women in Love in 19th-Century New England
by Richard Sasanow - Jun 28, 2016
PATIENCE & SARAH—at least in the production of this chamber opera seen this past week at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village, as part of the New York Opera Fest and 18 years after its premiere at Lincoln Center Festival—is a beautiful but somewhat lopsided affair. While it tells of the love shared by the women of the title, despite the objections and confusion of their families—Patience is educated, wealthy and a painter, Sarah's a poor, illiterate farmer--it seems really to be the story of Sarah.
Photo Flash: Meet the Stars of PATIENCE & SARAH at the Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2016
After a sold-out run at the 1998 Lincoln Center Festival, the opera PATIENCE & SARAH opens Thursday, June 23rd at the Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street) as a staged concert performance for two nights only - Thursday, June 23rd and Friday, June 24th at 7PM. BroadwayWorld has a peek at the lead actresses below!
Opera PATIENCE & SARAH Set for Players Theatre, 6/23-24
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 18, 2016
After a sold-out run at the 1998 Lincoln Center Festival, the opera PATIENCE & SARAH returns to New York as a staged concert performance for two nights only - Thursday, June 23rd and Friday, June 24th at 7PM at the Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street). Considered the first opera to portray an openly romantic relationship between two self-affirming women, PATIENCE & SARAH is composed by Paula Kimper with libretto by Wende Persons. The work is based on the novel of the same title by Isabel Miller. Paula Kimper is conducting with Douglas Moser directing. Baritone Michael Kelly is featured in the cast of seven. Tickets are $42- $62 and can be purchased through https://web.ovationtix.com/ or by calling 866-811-4111.
Bronx Opera to Ring in the New Year with ALBERT HERRING, 1/10
by Matt Smith - Dec 29, 2014
The Bronx Opera – now in its 48th year – presents Benjamin Britten's comic opera about a town's discovery that their hunt for a virtuous soul amongst the masses provides only one name - the title character, ALBERT HERRING
The Chelsea Opera to Present THE TENDER LAND, 6/13-14
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 13, 2014
The Chelsea Opera will present The Tender Land by Aaron Copland Today, June 13, 2014 at 7:00pm and Saturday, June 14 at 4:00pm. The performance will feature the Chelsea Opera Chamber Orchestra. Both performances will take place at St. Peter's Church in Chelsea (346 West 20th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues)).
The Chelsea Opera to Present THE TENDER LAND, 6/13-14
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 29, 2014
The Chelsea Opera will present The Tender Land by Aaron Copland Friday, June 13, 2014 at 7:00pm and Saturday, June 14 at 4:00pm. The performance will feature the Chelsea Opera Chamber Orchestra. Both performances will take place at St. Peter's Church in Chelsea (346 West 20th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues)).