The in-person premiere of Benjamin Yarmolinsky’s “The Constitution: A Secular Oratorio” will be performed by the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn and the Vertical Player Repertory. Performances will be held at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church on May 14 at 7 p.m. and May 15 at 3 p.m. To pay homage to the language and flow of the Constitution, {…}
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 assortment of works on offer this weekend features a look at the United State’s most important document, a classic Shakespeare tale, a classic Bernstein work, a unique zarzuela, and a fascinating take on “The Greatest Opera of All Time.” Figaro 90210! – Chautauqua Opera Eric Einhorn directs this iconic adaptation of the famed opera. Jorge Parodi conducts a production {…}
The New York Opera Fest 2019 kicked off on Monday, April 29 and for the next several weeks, New Yorkers will get ample opportunity to enjoy opera in a variety of unique ways. As has been OperaWire’s tradition over the years, we have reached out to a number of the companies participating in the festival and have asked their respective {…}
The Vertical Player Repertory closes out the 2017 edition of the New York Opera Fest with a production of “I Stand Alone: Three Monodramas.” The production will showcase the female voice in three separate pieces that include “Knoxville, Summer of 1915” by Samuel Barber and James Agee, “Tesla’s Pigeon” by Melissa Dunphy, and finally “Phaedra” by Benjamin Britten and Robert {…}
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 {…}
