New York’s Regina Opera is set to present a free summer concert on August 20, 2023. The 90-minute showcase, which is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. at the Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Showroom at the Rentar Plaza Mall in Middle Village in New York, will feature such artists as Tate Chu, Cate Webber, Josh Avant, Nikhil Krishna, Richard {…}
Regina Opera is set to present “The Student Prince” this May at the Our Lady Perpetual Help School Auditorium in Brooklyn, NY. The production will be conducted by Gregory Ortega and directed by Linda Lehr. The work will be presented in English with English supertitles for musical numbers. Performances kick off on May 13 with additional shows on the 14th, {…}
To celebrate its 53rd Anniversary, Regina Opera Company will hold a concert featuring orchestral and opera works. Leading the operatic portion of the concert are sopranos Brooke Schooley and Tate Chu, tenors Paolo Buffagni and Percy Martinez, and baritone Brian Montgomery. Pianist Catherine Miller and flutist Richard Paratley will accompany the singers. They will be joined by the Regina Opera {…}
Regina Opera is set to present a free concert at the Vesuvio Restaurant in Brooklyn on Feb. 26, 2023. The showcase, which kicks off at noon, will be headlined by soprano Sian Palmer, mezzo-soprano Lara Tillotson, tenor Percy Martinez, and baritone Nigel Smith. The vocal quartet will be accompanied by flutist Richard Paratley and pianist Catherine Miller. The ensemble will {…}
Regina Opera is set to present a double bill of Menotti’s “The Telephone” and “The Medium.” The operas will be conducted by Gregory Ortega and staged by John Schenkel. The performances, which are set to be performed between Nov. 12 and 20, will star Brooke Schooley, Cate Webber, Chris Drago Fistonich, and Nigel Smith in “The Telephone;” Schooley, Veronica Mak, {…}
The Regina Opera is set to present its Spring Fling. The company will present a concert of popular instrumental and operatic music, with selections by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Mozart, and other composers. The performance will feature Gillian Watson, Galina Ivannikova, Lindell Carter, Josh LeRose, Virdell Williams, Richard Paratley, Mikhail Parkhomovsky, and Cameron Pieper. Audience members will need to show proof {…}
Regina Opera is set to present a concert honoring the memory of late conductor José Alejandro “Alex” Guzmán. The showcase, which is set to take place, on Nov. 21, 2021 at the OLPH school Auditorium in New York City, will feature Regina Opera soloists and Orchestra conducted by Gregory Ortega and Scott Jackson Wiley. Audiences will hear selections from “The {…}
(Credit: Steven Pisano) I have always been partial to small and regional opera companies as they struggled to hold the flag high for the art of opera, often in the unlikeliest places. First, it seemed to me those small companies mirrored what was the norm in Europe, with so many of the small towns with their own opera theater and {…}
Regina Opera will present “Gianni Schicchi” and its Golden Jubilee Concert on Feb. 29, 2020 at the OLPH Catholic Academy of Brooklyn. There will also be performances on March 1, 7, and 8, 2020. Elizabeth Hastings will conduct the opera in a staged production by Linda Lehr. Robert Garner and Nobuki Momma will alternate the title role with Hannah Stone {…}
The New York Opera Fest has announced its fifth annual showcase, which will feature over 60 performances across New York City’s five boroughs. With such a diverse number of productions, this article will divide up the section to cater to differing operatic tastes. It all kicks off with the traditional NYOA Service Awards, which will honor a special contributor to {…}
The 2019-20 season is underway with a lot of major companies kicking off their season this very week. Among them is an increasingly prestigious festival. Here are our top eight operas to see this weekend. Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Painted Sky Opera, Oklahoma On Friday night, the Painted Sky Opera will showcase the first opera of its new season. {…}