Opera Atelier will present “Zombie Blizzard” featuring Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. The event is set for Jan. 24, 2025, at Koerner Hall. The second half of the performance is headlined by the titular song cycle by Aaron Davis and Margaret Atwood. Brueggergosman-Lee performs alongside the Aaron Davis Trio and the Hannaford Street Silver Band. The work blends the “classical concert aria and {…}
Soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee is set to headline Aaron Davis’ “Zombie Blizzard” at the National Sawdust in Brooklyn on Oct. 28, 2024. The soprano will be joined by the composer himself, who will accompany her during the performance. “Zombie Blizzard” is described as “a song cycle written by Aaron Davis of seven concert arias for voice, jazz trio and brass ensemble, {…}
(Photo credit: Stephanie Sedlebauer) National Sawdust, the women-led, Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based non-profit has released the details of its 10th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, only classical vocal works are included. Co-founder and artistic director Paola Prestini, and Royce Vavrek’s opera “Silent Light,” which is based on the 2007 film by Carlos Reygadas, opens the season. Performance Date: September {…}
Opera Atelier has announced the return of “All is Love.” The production is a fully staged mixed program celebrating love in all its splendor at Koerner Hall and is set to be performed from April 11 to April 14, 2024. “All is Love” features music by J.P. Rameau, M.A. Charpentier, and Renaldo Hahn in addition to excerpts by Henry Purcell, {…}
Opera Atelier is set to open its 2022-23 season with “Dido and Aeneas.” The production will be held at the Elgin Theatre on Oct 20, 22, and 23. Marshall Pynkoski, C.M., Founding Co-Artistic Director said,“We are thrilled to be returning to the Elgin Theatre, after a four-year absence, with Purcell’s extraordinary work, Dido and Aeneas. At roughly one-hour in length, {…}
Opera Atelier has unveiled its 2022-23 season. The company will kick things off with Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” The showcase will star Meghan Lindsay, Colin Ainsworth, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, Melody Louledjian, Spencer Britten, Cynthia Akemi Smithers, and Danielle MacMillon. David Fallis conducts. “We are delighted to celebrate our return to the Elgin Theatre with Opera Atelier’s most internationally-acclaimed production of ‘Dido {…}