As Halloween evening unfolds, the tumult of people on Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village starts to build in anticipation of the annual Halloween parade. But in the catacombs of the Cornelia Street Cafe, the New Camerata Opera was brewing up its own little celebration for the final day in October. “We were intrigued by the notion of {…}
If you didn’t know about New Camerata Opera a few weeks ago, you probably do now. The company has just been a stream of news for the last few weeks alone and on Monday they had another major announcement to make. This time, the company revealed that it would be performing “Enchantress,” a 20-minute opera about Ada Lovelace, who invented {…}
The New Camerata Opera has announced that Alexa Smith will join the board of directors. Smith is currently the Chief of Staff to the President of the Manhattan School of Music and has served as Director of Marketing at the New York City Opera. Per a release on social media, Smith will focus on “she set the strategy for marketing {…}
The New Camerata Opera wants to celebrate Halloween with you and will be featuring a concert entitled “Haunted Cabaret” at the Cornelia Street Café in New York City. The company will feature live performances from such artists as Samina Aslam, Eugenia Forteza, Barbara Porto, Mithuna Savaraman, Bethany Worrell, Shawn Farrar, Eva Parr, Cara Search, Julia-n Tang, Jay Lucas Chacon, Stan {…}
The New Camerata Opera is off to a roaring start with its new season. Weeks after a successful gala opening and its arts fair appearance, the company has also made strides on the audiovisual front with CamerataWorks. On Monday, the company announced that it will be teaming with librettist Lila Palmer and composer Whitney George for a scene from the {…}
New Camerata Opera’s production company CamerataWorks has released its latest short film, which is a prequel to a previous project. “The Prince von Pappenschmear: A Prequel” comes over one year after the first episode of the opera series entitled “The Prince von Pappenschmear: Chapter One.” The works are written by composer Peter Engelbert and librettist Adam Laten Willson specifically for {…}
The New Camerata Opera is special. There are a ton of opera companies in the New York City, all doing wonderful things in their own right. But there is just something special about the way that New Camerata Opera is interpreting its role as an opera company. This was on full display during the company’s Black and White Gala on {…}
For the second year in its history, the New Camerata Opera will showcase its Black and White gala on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. The event is set to preview the company’s 2018-19 season, which will feature live performances. The company is also holding a silent auction for those attending and those unable to attend with winners set to be announced {…}
In less than one month, opera audiences in New York will be greeted with the New York Opera Fest, a massive celebration of the art form across the city. The festival kicks off on May 1 and runs all the way through the end of June thanks to the New York Opera Alliances (NYOA), a consortium of New York opera companies {…}