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 {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to present “United We Sing” on Jan. 31, 2021. The virtual showcase, which aims to benefit City Harvest, is the latest installment in the company’s annual concert aimed at raising funds to support other organizations. In the past, “United We Sing” has supported Sandy Hook Promise, Planned Parenthood, BRC for the Homeless, and Know Your {…}
New Camerata Opera has announced a holiday encore presentation of “The Sleuth Salon” slated for Dec. 17, 2020. The showcase, which was originally presented on Nov. 12, 2020, features sopranos Samina Aslam, María Brea, MaKayla McDonald, and Barbara Porto; mezzo-sopranos Eva Parr and Julia Tang; tenors Erik Bagger and Victor Khodadad; and baritones Stan Lacy and Scott Lindroth. “The Sleuth {…}
It is going to be a fun opera week with a lot of unique viewing experiences for opera lovers around the world. There are modern operas. There are concerts with famed arias. There’s a mystery story. There’s a battle between two queens. There’s some Schubert songs. And a Rossini mass. And of course, there is a high-profile company premiere of {…}
New Camerata Opera has unveiled “The Sleuth Salon,” a murder mystery gala set to take place on Nov. 12, 2020. The event will be directed by Jennifer Williams and will feature 10 singers alongside pianist Dan Franklin Smith in a “who-done-it” story. The singers include sopranos Samina Aslam, María Brea, MaKayla McDonald, and Barbara Porto; mezzo-sopranos Eva Parr and Julia {…}
New Camerata Opera will open its 2020-21 season with a “Masquerade” on Oct. 22, 2020. The showcase will take place at Anita’s Way in New York City at 7 and 8:30 p.m. ET. The event will be presented in collaboration with Chashama and will feature pianist Doug Han leading a group of artists including soprano Samina Aslam, María Brea, MaKayla {…}
On July 5, 2020, New Camerata Opera performed a virtual concert in support of Black Lives Matter. The organization has now released the video online with the aim of providing direct support to communities affected by ongoing racial injustice through KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMP. “The shocking brutality and racism of the US justice system has come to light yet again. {…}
New Camerata Opera has announced that it will be unveiling its forthcoming opera film “Julie” on June 4, 2020. The opera film was directed by Chloe Treat and features music by Whitney George to a libretto by Wallis Darke. “Julie” will be presented at 7 p.m. on YouTube before it is entered in film festivals. The work focuses on the {…}