(Photo: Jonathan Slaff) Theater for the New City (TNC) presented two chamber operas by Leonard Lehrman, “SIMA” and “E.G.: A Musical Portrait of Emma Goldman,” on January 22 and 23, 2026, respectively, with each performed on alternating nights between January 8 and 25. This reviewer chose to watch the two operas back-to-back to better understand Lehrman’s range, as I had {…}
(Photo credit: TNC) Theater for the New City opens the 2026 season with two operas by Leonard Lehrman. “Sima” stars Kira Neary, Bennett Pologe, Perri Sussman, Samantha Long, and Hannah Grace Hollingsworth. Choristers include Addie Grant, Michael Jiang, Desi Sandoval, Boaz Katz, Noelle Louis, Lily Nussbaum, Jacob Hollingsworth, Miranda Libanan, Luka Zylik and Niko Zylik. Marsh Shugart. Costume design is {…}
(Photo credit: SAS website) SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios Inc. has announced its “Emerald Opera Gala Concert.” Performers include sopranos Monica Camafreita, Rebecca Grady Rucker, Rebecca Kidnie, and Gillian Watson, mezzo-soprano Perri Sussman and Victoria Thomasch, tenors Charles Calotta, Christopher Trapani, and Thomas Walters, baritone Muir Ingliss, and basses Matt Mueller and Virdell Williams. They will present excerpts from {…}
