Heartbeat Opera is a new company intent upon re-imagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing a minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music.
Heartbeat Opera is a new company intent upon re-imagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing a minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music. Co-Artistic Directors Louisa Proske andEthan Heard, who trained together in the Directing program at the Yale School of Drama, are committed to nurturing the actor in every singer they work with. The company creates productions of classics and new pieces that are daring and visceral—productions that manifest the emotional grandeur and theatrical power of opera with minimal means. Heartbeat's one-act festival presentation of György Kurtág's Kafka-Fragments, directed by Heard, and the New York premiere of Jacques Offenbach's Daphnis & Chloé, in a new English translation directed by Proske, marks this young company's debut. Heartbeat Opera's resident music ensemble Cantata Profana, described by The New York Times as “a stylish early music ensemble,” will provide musical accompaniment.
I don't know when the next time the Met is planning to bring back Tchaikovsky's final opera, IOLANTA (libretto by his brother Modest) into its repertory, but they should, and quickly. And if you have the opportunity, run to see it as fast as you can. It's not often that the Met puts on a opera and production so compelling and glorious to watch and hear.
After a season's hiatus, the popular and critically-acclaimed Art of the Song series returns to Alice Tully with recitals by four luminous vocal artists.
After a season's hiatus, the popular and critically-acclaimed Art of the Song series returns to Alice Tully with recitals by four luminous vocal artists.
Ring in the New Year in a relaxed and stylish setting on Wednesday, 12/31 at contemporary Russian eatery ARIANA (138-140 W. Houston Street) which will offer a luxurious & cosmopolitan celebration with a special Six-Course Pre-Fixe Dining Event. There will be two seatings at 9pm and 9:30pm ($500 per person, RSVP required / www.ArianaSoHo.com / 646-678-4334).
Opera San José (OSJ) continues its season with Gioachino Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers. This sparkling and fast-paced opera weaves a madcap story full of twists and turns into a comic adventure to a land of magnificent palaces, swashbuckling pirates and lavish harems. The Italian Girl in Algiers will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Six performances are scheduled from November 15 through 30 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San José.
Tonight, November 13, 2014 at 7:30pm, a charity benefit for the not-for-profit organization Room to Read (www.roomtoread.org), which raises funds for literacy and gender equality in education in local communities in Asia & Africa, will be held at Ariana Restaurant in SoHo (138-140 West Houston Street / www.ArianaSoHo.com). Dasha Alexander & Michelle Guo are the event chairs/organizers, and David Dvorkin & Kim Vallejo from the Room to Read NY Chapter will also be in attendance.
On Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 7:30pm, a charity benefit for the not-for-profit organization Room to Read (www.roomtoread.org), which raises funds for literacy and gender equality in education in local communities in Asia & Africa, will be held at Ariana Restaurant in SoHo (138-140 West Houston Street / www.ArianaSoHo.com). Dasha Alexander & Michelle Guo are the event chairs/organizers, and David Dvorkin & Kim Vallejo from the Room to Read NY Chapter will also be in attendance.
Six-time Tony Award winner and Musical America's 2014 Musician of the Year Audra McDonald, returns to Carnegie Hall on Friday, December 12 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Multi-talented artist Patrick Bruel will return to New York City's Beacon Theatre tonight, November 1, 2014 at 8:00 pm. With his seventh album, Lequel de nous, due to be released this fall, the French singer and actor returns to New York with a new set of love songs after a seven year absence. Tickets are $45, $65, $85 and $125 and will go on sale at Ticketmaster.com on Friday, May 9 at 9:00 am.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will feature renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti in 'Isle of the Dead,' a BNY Mellon Grand Classics subscription weekend on October 31-November 2.
Angels in America by Tony Kushner will be revived by Toneelgroep Amsterdam an directed by Ivo van Hove at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) tonight, October 23 & 24 at 7 p.m. and October 25 at 6 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will feature renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti in "Isle of the Dead," a BNY Mellon Grand Classics subscription weekend on October 31-November 2.
Opera Saratoga announces its 2015 Summer Festival season, which will run from July 2 - July 26, 2015 at multiple venues throughout Saratoga Springs, New York.
A number of program changes and additions have been made to the performances, screenings, and events of Lincoln Center'sWhite Light Festival 2014 and Great Performers 2014-2015 series. See below!
Angels in America by Tony Kushner will be revived by Toneelgroep Amsterdam an directed by Ivo van Hove at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) on October 23 & 24 at 7 p.m. and October 25 at 6 p.m. The production will feature set and light design by Jan Versweyveld, costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic, video design by Tal Yarden and music by Wim Selles. In Dutch with English titles.
Celebrated French superstar Patrick Bruel is a man of many talents; a passionate, unfailingly curious musician driven by an unquenchable thirst for adventure; a supremely talented artist who is acclaimed for his work as a theatrical and movie actor; and an excellent, world-class poker player.
Opera San José (OSJ) continues its season with Gioachino Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers. This sparkling and fast-paced opera weaves a madcap story full of twists and turns into a comic adventure to a land of magnificent palaces, swashbuckling pirates and lavish harems. The Italian Girl in Algiers will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Six performances are scheduled from November 15 through 30 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San José.
Multi-talented artist Patrick Bruel will return to New York City's Beacon Theatre on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 8:00 pm. With his seventh album, Lequel de nous, due to be released this fall, the French singer and actor returns to New York with a new set of love songs after a seven year absence. Tickets are $45, $65, $85 and $125 and will go on sale at Ticketmaster.com on Friday, May 9 at 9:00 am.
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