New Camerata Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The company has expanded from two to five mainstage operas with performances of Boulanger’s “Faust er Hélène,” Ravel’s “L’heure espagnole,” and Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” Also on tap is a summer concert series and two new video productions. Here is what NCO has in store for audiences. The company will present its Summer {…}
On August 4, 2022, New Camerata Opera will present “Summer Concerts,” a free, live performance series of operatic favorites hosted by Chashama at Anita’s Way in New York City. The concerts will feature promising soloists from NYC’s young opera companies as they serenade audiences in the outdoor venue. Located in the space between 42nd and 43rd streets, Anita’s Way holds {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to present “United We Sing” on June 5, 2022. The concert, which will benefit the people of Ukraine, will take place at the Congregational Church of Manhasset in Manhasset, NY. The show is being presented as part of the “Concerts for a Cause” series and all funds raised during the concert will go toward The {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to present “The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace” starting on April 7, 2022. The showcase, which will appear at Dixon Place Theater in New York City, will be directed by Jennifer Williams and conducted by Neil Flanders. It will star Brittany Fowler and Emily Hughes as Ada Lovelace; Virdell Williams and Stan Lacy as Charles Babbage; Victor Khodadad and Erik Bagger as William Lovelace; Kristin Renee Young and Barbara Porto as {…}
New Camerata Opera has announced “Party at the Opera,” a series of six opera videos for children ages 18 months to five years old. The videos are free, interactive, and available on YouTube. The series teaches kids the fundamentals of classical music, with each video covering a different aspect of opera. The first installment, “Party at the Opera” explores music {…}
New Camerata Opera has announced “The Wild Party,” a roaring ‘20s gala celebration, on Nov. 17, 2021. The gala, which is set to take place at the Bar Beau in Brooklyn, NY, will be an intimate evening that will evoke the spirit of the secretive speakeasy with sumptuous fare, sinful libations, and sparkling performances. Guests will be able to drink {…}
New York’s New Camerata Opera has announced a date change for its second production of the season. Originally scheduled for Oct. 16, 2021, “Peter Rabbit” will now be performed on Oct. 23, 2021. The show will be performed at the Edgemere Farm in Queens, New York. “Peter Rabbit” will run for roughly 30 minutes with a brief question and answer {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to present “Peter Rabbit” on Oct. 16, 2021. The showcase will take place at the Edgemere Farm in Queens, N.Y. and will run roughly for 30 minutes. After the performance, audiences will get a brief question and answer sessions. The work features the titular character as he “runs afoul of the gardener Macgregor” and uses {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to open its 2021-22 season with “Cav +Pag.” Performances, which are set to be held at The Muse Brooklyn, open on Sept 23. The 90-minute adaptation will retain the most essential elements of each opera and will place the role of “Cavalleria Rusticana’s” Santuzza at the center, with “Pagliacci’s” play-within-a-play paralleling her own crisis. The {…}
The New York based company New Camerata Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a world premiere, immersive family performances, and free outdoor concerts. MainStage Performances The season will open with “Cav + Pag,” a bold and innovative 90-minute adaptation of two classic verismo operas, performed with chamber orchestra in a cavernous, converted industrial warehouse in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Directed by {…}
On Thursday, May 6, and Saturday, May 8, 2021, New Camerata Opera (NCO) will present “The Brooklyn Job,” a “virtual museum heist” written and directed by New York comedian Sarah Morgan Ashey. This work will feature an extensive repertoire performed by a cast of 10 singers who will be directed by Dan Franklin Smith. The cast includes sopranos Samina Aslam {…}