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Regina Opera to Present ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’

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Brooklyn’s Regina Opera is set to present a full-staged production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” starting on May 11, 2024. The opera will star three sopranos in the title role including Yujin Zeng, Alexis Cregger Olinyk, and Makila Kirchner. Joining them are three singers for each of the main roles. As Edgardo, audiences will see Oswaldo Iraheta, Christopher Trapani, and Jose {…}

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Regina Opera to Present Free ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

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Regina Opera is set to present Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” on Feb. 27, 2024. The showcase is set to be performed with piano at the OLPH Catholic Academy in Brooklyn, New York. Scott Jackson Wiley will conduct a production by Sabrina Palladino. The operatic masterpiece will star Christopher Trapani as Turiddu, Sara Beth Pearson as Santuzza, Eliam Ramos as Alfio, Laura Virella {…}

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Regina Opera to Present Winter Gala Concert

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The Regina Opera is set to present its winter gala concert. The free two-hour concert will feature popular opera arias, and duets, and instrumental selections. There will also be the world premiere of two songs by Brooklyn-based Mexican-American composer Nathan Felix. The evening will see such soloists as sopranos Foléi Browne, Tate Chu, and Makila Kirchner; mezzo-soprano Anna Griffin-Viemeister; tenors {…}

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Regina Opera Company 2023-24 Review: Rigoletto

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Credit: Meg Goldman Verdi’s “Rigoletto” was staged by Regina Opera Company in Brooklyn, New York, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Nov. 18, 2023. Impressive vocalists in the cast included Peter Hakjoon Kim in the title role, Veronica Mak as Gilda, and Christopher Trapani as the Duke of Mantua. Scott Jackson Wiley was on the podium, conducting the Regina {…}

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Regina Opera Announces Free Summer Concert at Raymour & Flanigan

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New York’s Regina Opera is set to present a free summer concert on August 20, 2023. The 90-minute showcase, which is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. at the Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Showroom at the Rentar Plaza Mall in Middle Village in New York, will feature such artists as Tate Chu, Cate Webber, Josh Avant, Nikhil Krishna, Richard {…}

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Regina Opera Announces Production of ‘The Student Prince’

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Regina Opera is set to present “The Student Prince” this May at the Our Lady Perpetual Help School Auditorium in Brooklyn, NY. The production will be conducted by Gregory Ortega and directed by Linda Lehr. The work will be presented in English with English supertitles for musical numbers. Performances kick off on May 13 with additional shows on the 14th, {…}

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Regina Opera Unveils 53rd Anniversary Concert

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To celebrate its 53rd Anniversary, Regina Opera Company will hold a concert featuring orchestral and opera works. Leading the operatic portion of the concert are sopranos Brooke Schooley and Tate Chu, tenors Paolo Buffagni and Percy Martinez, and baritone Brian Montgomery. Pianist Catherine Miller and flutist Richard Paratley will accompany the singers. They will be joined by the Regina Opera {…}

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Regina Opera Company 2023 Review: Il Tabarro

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Photo: Heather Bobeck Giacomo Puccini’s “ll trittico.” Is there any other example of such a special trilogy of one-act operas in the canon? (One that comes to mind is a triptych by Paul Hindemith, though the work is rarely performed.) But “Il trittico” was written while Puccini was at the height of his talents, and he composed three one-act operas as a {…}

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Regina Opera Announces Concert at Vesuvio Restaurant in Brooklyn

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Regina Opera is set to present a free concert at the Vesuvio Restaurant in Brooklyn on Feb. 26, 2023. The showcase, which kicks off at noon, will be headlined by soprano Sian Palmer, mezzo-soprano Lara Tillotson, tenor Percy Martinez, and baritone Nigel Smith. The vocal quartet will be accompanied by flutist Richard Paratley and pianist Catherine Miller. The ensemble will {…}