Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble is set to perform a concert dedicated to excerpts from Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” on Oct. 30, 2021. The showcase, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET at Isham Park in Inwood, New York, will feature Ellen Teufel as Anna Bolena with Kayla Faccilongo as her rival Giovanna. In the role of Anna’s lover Perc will be Fredrick {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced the second “Great Aria Throwdown,” set for Oct. 1, 2021 at Campos Garden in New York City. The showcase will feature soprano Bahati Barton taking on arias from “Zaide,” and “Phantom of the Opera,” while soprano Diana Charlop will showcase major solos from “Don Pasquale” and music by Mozart and Massenet. Meanwhile, mezzo-soprano Perri di {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble is set to present its “Great Aria Throwdown” on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. The showcase, which will take place at Isham Park in Inwood, New York City, will feature soprano Flavia Darcie taking on arias from “Faust,” “Le Nozze di Figaro” and “Werther;” countertenor Robert Colon in music from “Tancredi,” “Mitridate re di Ponto,” and “Orfeo;” mezzo-soprano {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will present “June in Bloom” on June 12, 2021. The showcase will be live-streamed starting at 11 a.m. EST from Fort Tryon Park and will star Ellen Teufel, Jessica Bloch, and pianist Chris Fecteau. The recital can be streamed on the company’s official YouTube channel. This showcase will be the latest in the company’s Garden Recital Series; {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced new changes to its leadership. First up, the company created a new Executive Director position which Marianna Mott Newirth has held since March. She is a librettist and creative producer and was the dramaturge for the company’s first commissioned opera “Princess Maleine.” Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble also installed co-Chairs Nermin Ahmad and Minjae Kim. The company {…}
*** Written in collaboration with Francisco Salazar.*** The New York Opera Festival has announced its 2021 lineup, which will take place virtually in light of continued concerns over COVID-19. The New York Opera Fest will present a Kick-Off Event and NYOA Service Awards. The virtual event will feature both live and pre-recorded performances from New York City’s opera companies. In {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced that it will be postponing several upcoming recitals due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The recitals in question include a previously schedule showcase with soprano Luisamaria Hernández and another headlined by Flavia Darcie, both accompanied by Chris Fecteau. Hernández’s recital featured music by Granados, Turina, Antonio de la Cruz, de Falla, Eduardo Toldrá, Villa Lobos, {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will continue its “Songs from Hibernation” series with “The Light that is Felt” on Dec. 17, 2020. The recital will feature tenor James Danner alongside pianist Chris Fecteau as they perform music by William Grant Still, Samuel Barber, and Charles Ives. In his program notes, Danner revealed that “In learning and reviewing these songs, I was drawn {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will present “Sueños de Esperanza” on Dec. 6, 2020. The virtual recital will feature soprano Priscilla Salisbury and pianist Teruhiko Toda as they take on an expansive piece by composer Henry Mollicone with texts by Maria Marroquin. The cycle of songs focuses on the four stories of immigrant women named Alicia, Lilia, Raquel, and Maria with their {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced “Songs from Hibernation,” a fall/winter recital series that will be live streamed via the company’s official YouTube channel. The recital series will feature music by a wide-ranging of composers with an emphasis on repertory by BIPOC and woman composers. First up on the slate will be “Love Inspires,” a showcase by tenor Alonso Jordan Lopez {…}
We are reaching an interesting point in the summer for the opera world. Europe has essentially returned to “normalcy” as far as performances go. That also means an increasing lack of online content for operagoers from Europe’s biggest houses. Meanwhile, the rest of the opera world is in a transitional phase. With most companies preparing for digital starts to their {…}