On May 3, 2023, New Amsterdam Opera presented a concert of excerpts from Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia.” Held at The Players in Gramercy, this concert comes as the company readies to mount a full production later this month, and featured the cover cast artists, accompanied by founder and artistic director, Keith Chambers. Opening the program was soprano Elizaveta Ulakhovich, who is {…}
On May 20, 2023, New Amsterdam Opera will preset Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia” in a one-night-only performance at The Sanctuary Theater at The Center at West Park in New York City. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Keith Chamber will lead the NAO Orchestra and Chorus in this seldom-staged bel canto work, with the last fully-orchestrated performance being done in 2000 by {…}
New Amsterdam Opera has announced the cover cast for its upcoming “La Dame Blanche.” The cast includes Erin O’Rourke as Anna, James Danner as Georges Brown, Kofi Hayford as Gaveston, Faith Shiber as Marguerite, and Charlotte Bagwell as Jenny. The cover cast will be involved in a preview concert of the work; this showcase is set to take place on {…}
On May 28, 2022 New Amsterdam Opera will present its spring production of “La Dame Blanche,” by Francois-Adrien Boieldieu and librettist Eugene Scribe. This one-night performance will be performed alongside the New Amsterdam Orchestra and Chorus. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Keith Chambers leads a cast that’s comprised of Arnold Livingston Geis, Katy Lindhart, Tyler Putnam, Joe Lodato, Kathleen Norchi, {…}
On Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, for the first time since 2004, Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani” returned to New York with New Amsterdam Opera’s concert performance of this lesser-known Verdi work of French grand opera at the historic West Park Presbyterian Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. New Amsterdam Opera had delayed the concert for nearly two years because of the {…}
New York-based New Amsterdam Opera has announced two new cast members to its upcoming performance of Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani.” Diego Valdez will perform the role of Manfredo and Andrew Richardson will sing the role of Bethune. Richardson will also cover the role of Procida. Both artists will join a cast that includes Indira Mahajan as Elena, Jeremy Brauner as {…}
The New Amsterdam Opera has announced the cast for Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani.” The cast is set to include Indira Mahajan as Elena, Jeremy Brauner as Arrigo, Bryan Glenn Davis as Procida, and Daniel Scofield as Monforte. Keith Chambers conducts the rarely performed work, which was last heard in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera in 2004. Rounding out {…}
The New Amsterdam Opera has announced that it will be performing Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani” at the Sanctuary Theater in New York City on May 9, 2020. The cast for the opera will be announced at a later date, though the work will be conducted by Music Director Keith Chambers. ”I Vespri,” has rarely received performances in New York in {…}
The last time that New York audiences got a chance to see Massenet’s “Hérodiade” was back in 1995 when the Opera Orchestra of New York took on this grand opera. And it’s a shame because before Friday, May 10, 2019, they were all missing out on something truly captivating and inspiring. Thanks to the New Amsterdam Opera, we got a {…}
The New York Opera Fest 2019 kicked off on Monday, April 29 and for the next several weeks, New Yorkers will get ample opportunity to enjoy opera in a variety of unique ways. As has been OperaWire’s tradition over the years, we have reached out to a number of the companies participating in the festival and have asked them a {…}
The New Amsterdam Opera has announced that it will host a surprise salon event to preview its upcoming concert performance of Massenet’s “Hériodade.” The event is set for March 30, 2019 at a surprise Manhattan location and will be guest hosted by Ken Benson. The showcase will feature performances from the opera’s cover artists, which include Rachelle Pike, Sara Pearson, {…}
