National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene & New York City Opera 2022 Review – ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’

Photo: Alan Chin Authoritarian governments don’t pop up overnight, they grow day by day, sometimes imperceptibly. Little things snowball, and soon, certain “undesirable” communities become targets of opprobrium, violence, and extermination. Hatred is equal opportunity, sparing neither the rich, the poor. It is on this canvas that composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Korie paint their adaptation of Giorgio {…}

New York City Opera & Students of LaGuardia High School of Music & Art to Present ‘An Evening of Caroling at Bryant Park’

The New York City Opera is joining forces with singers from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art to present “An Evening of Caroling at Bryant Park” on Dec. 14, 2021. The showcase will feature soprano Kate Fruchterman, mezzo-soprano Elissa Pfaender, tenor Glenn Seven Allen, bass Christopher Nazarian, as well as pianist Kathryn Olander. There will also {…}

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice Announces 2021 Season Featuring Teatro Grattacielo & New York City Opera

The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice has announced an innovative, collaborative 2021 season that will expand on its groundbreaking production of “Tosca,” the first drive-in opera production in the United States in Kingston, NY. The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will team up with the New York City Opera and Teatro Grattacielo for two operatic productions. The Phoenicia International Festival {…}