“Nightfall” returned this year at Green-Wood Cemetery with an exciting mix of local community members and attendees from all over. Death of Classical, the Afro Jazz Alliance, Rooftop Films, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Morbid Anatomy, and The Moth partnered with Green-Wood Cemetery to feature artists throughout this architecturally well-known National Historic Landmark, for an evening to be remembered. Focused on memories {…}
Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery presented the one-night-only world premiere of Aaron Seigel’s “Watching Birds at the End of the World” on July 21, 2022. This collection of 14 songs, written for countertenor and a vibraphone, illuminates the otherworldly connection of composer Aaron Siegel as a guide for anyone endeavoring a path of greater awareness within. Each song {…}
On June 14, 2022, Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery will present “Mass for the Endangered.” This new work by Sarah Kirkland Snider is commissioned by Trinity Wall Street as part of their “Mass Re-Imaginings” project. The traditional text of the Latin Mass will be used in tandem with original text by writer, artist, and musician Nathaniel Bellows to {…}
On May 27, 2022, Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery will present “Hot Dogs, Hooch, & Handel.” The event will feature several hot dog vendors, a selection of local spirits, and a performance of works by George Frideric Händel. Baroque ensemble directed by Elliot Figg at the harpsichord will perform with concertmaster Simone Slattery, violinists Rebecca Nelson, Shelby Yamin, {…}
On October 21, 2021, Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery will conclude the third season of “The Angel’s Share” with large, outdoor performances of the “Fauré Requiem.” Curated by Andrew Ousley, the performances will be dedicated to the memory of those lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Mark Shapiro leading Cantori New York and soloists Nola Richardson and Joseph {…}
Death of Classical has announced a brand new series of concerts for its 2021 season. We will focus solely on vocal performances in this article, though it is worth noting that the series will feature collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, violinist Gil Shaham, pianist Min Kwon, the PUBLIQuartet, the Ulysses Quartet, and pianist Simone Dinnerstein. But for opera lovers, {…}
Baritone Kenneth Overton recently performed for the first time in front of a live audience at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The performance, entitled “To America,” celebrated the poetry of the civil rights activist, James Weldon Johnson, an early leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and who is buried at Green-Wood. “To America” {…}
Death of Classical is set to present “To America,” an immersive event which comes in partnership with The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. This event is inspired by the poetry of James Weldon Johnson, writer of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” who is also buried in the cemetery; it will be curated by DoC founder Andrew Ousley, Harry Weil, the cemetery’s {…}
When Dido, the Queen protagonist in Henry Purcell’s baroque opera sings her final aria “When I am laid in Earth,” not only do we hear some of the most beautiful music that was ever composed, Purcell also invites us on a journey of deep introspection, forcing us come to terms with the frailty of human existence. But in recent performances {…}
Arguably the biggest New York City opera event of the summer is the New York Opera Festival, which will be entering its fourth iteration this summer. The beauty of the festival is that it features a plethora of major companies coming together to express themselves through opera. This has not changed in 2019, which features performances throughout May and June. {…}