Opera Praktikos, New York City’s first disability-affirmative opera company, will present “Spoon Theory Song Cycle” on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, and Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Marc A. Scorca Hall at Opera America’s National Opera Center. The hour-long program combines spoken-word passages from Christine Miserandino’s 2020 essay “The Spoon Theory” with newly composed art songs by living composers and librettists. {…}
Opera Prakitkos is set to present “There Will Be Cake!” The production will be presented on Dec. 12, 13, and 14, 2024, and will be a site-specific musical drama pairing two mono-operas, “Bon Appetit!” By Lee Hoiby, Julia Child & Mark Shulgasser and “Fluffernutter” by Spicer Carr & Marianna Mott Newirth. The productions will be staged by Gwynn MacDonald with {…}
New York’s first disability-affirmative opera company Opera Praktikos has announced its upcoming matinee performance series. “There Will Be Cake,” is a matinee mono-opera concert series with performances by abled and disabled artists. Hailey McAvoy and Shanley Horvitz make up the cast. They are accompanied by music director and pianist Calvin Hitchcock. Gwynn MacDonald directs the productions of Lee Hoiby’s “Bon {…}
Opera Praktikos will present a special screening of “Imperfect” on Dec. 10, 2022. The documentary follows the story of a company of professional actors with disabilities who aim to mount a production of “Chicago” in Denver. Following the screening, audiences will be invited to a virtual panel discussion with Opera Mariposa’s General Manager Stephanie Ko, Bass David Salsbury Fry, and {…}
Opera Praktikos has released a film of its first-ever opera production. Earlier this year, the company presented outdoor performances of Händel’s “Orlando” at Campos Garden in Manhattan and the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The production was originally set to take place on May 27 and 28, but inclement weather forced the opening night to take place on May 28 with an {…}
UPDATE: The company reached out to OperaWire to note that due to inclement weather conditions, the opening performance has been moved to May 28 and another show has been added on Sunday, May 29. The article, as originally published, follows. Opera Praktikos is set to launch its inaugural production on May 27 and 28, 2022. The company, which was founded {…}