Tag Archives: Opera
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Oct, 10Amigos de la Zarzuela Presents: 25th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall
New York Classical Orchestra
Rafael Lamas, conductor
Rosa D’Imperio
Magdalena Llamas
Alejandro Olmedo
Ricardo Rosa
with the support of the
Consulate General of Spain in New York
Sunday, November 14, 2:00 PM
Carnegie Hall (Weill)
154 W. 57th St.
New York, NY
| Violin IViolin II
Flute |
Sami Merdinian Bruno Peña Luis Casal Nicole Leon Maria Johnson Dana Frobig Avigail Malachi Yuki Higashi Mark Cerri |
ViolaCello
Bass |
Smauel Marchán Edmundo Ramirez Francisco Moral Veronica Parrales Christopher Johnson Jeff Missal Hitomi Yakata Nathan Sankary |
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Aug, 10Cosi fan tutte: Some Assembly Required
Mozart’s Perfect Italian Comedy, Presented in Four Parts
I’m playing principal flute with Opera Mission all next week!
– Full orchestra, unrehearsed, assembled on the spot
– A sublime cast
– Four hosts – dramaturg Cori Ellison, condcutor Jennifer Peterson, stage director Ned Canty, and Italian language master Marco Nistico
– Hosts will examine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Lorenzo da Ponte’s handiwork
– Lab, jam session, cabaret…? …to be determined by audience interaction
Presented by operamission
and Neke Carson at New York’s Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street, just east of 5th Avenue
Beer, wine, salads, sandwiches & more available at Birch Coffee
Act I, Part 1 – Tuesday, August 17, 7:00 PM
Act I, Part 2 – Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 PM
Act II, Part 1 – Friday, August 20, 7:00 PM
Act II, Part 2 – Sunday, August 22, 4:00 PM
$10 general adminssion ($5 per session if attending more than once)www.twitter.com/operamission
www.operamission.org
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Jan, 10The Barber of Seville extended through January 31
Rossini’s opera, The Barber of Seville, currently playing at Bleecker Street Theater, has recently been extended to run through January 31. I’ll be playing principal flute / piccolo with them every Saturday at 3 and every Sunday at 7 till the end of the month. Email me right away if you’d like for me to reserve a comp ticket for you at the box office!
Updated Performance Dates: Sunday Dec 20 – Sunday Jan 31
Schedule: Saturdays @ 3pm
Sundays @ 7pm
Tickets: http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7842
Bleecker Street Theater
45 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012
tel: (212) 260-8250
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Jan, 10Bleecker Street Opera in The New Yorker
Goings On About Town
Classical Music (1/11/2010)
The hardy, rough-and-ready ethos of the old Amato Opera had its charm, but its limitations became clear as the decades went by. Bleecker Street, one of two companies formed by former Amato personnel, has fostered a more professional standard of performance; its production of Rossini’s immortal comedy is directed by Teresa K. Pond and conducted by David Rosenmeyer, the associate conductor of the Oratorio Society of New York. (45 Bleecker Street Theatre. 212-239-6200. Jan. 9 at 3 and Jan. 10 at 7.)
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Jan, 10Bleecker Street Opera Presents The Barber of Seville
On January 17, 2010 I will be subbing for flutist Sato Moughalian in another performance ofBleecker Street Opera’s run of Il Barbiere di Siviglia. I enjoyed performing with the company on the production’s opening night, December 20, 2009, and look forward to working with them again! An offshoot of Amato Opera, Bleecker Street Opera’s mission is “to continue and enhance the performance work of the Amato Opera Theatre.”
Bleecker Street Opera’s second production of their acclaimed inaugural season opens on December 6th with Rossini’s knock-out comedy The Barber of Seville. Conductor David Rosenmeyer and Director Theresa K.Pond lead the brilliant cast and orchestra in this popular and delightful opera.
The clever Figaro helps the Count Almaviva disguise himself in order to win the love of the beautiful Rosina and to rescue her from her awful guardian Dr. Bartolo. Full of plot twists and witty repartee, this is a show not to be missed!
Performance Dates: Sunday Dec 20 – Sunday Jan 17
Schedule: Saturdays @ 3pm
Sundays @ 7pm
Tickets: http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7842
Bleecker Street Theater
45 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012
tel: (212) 260-8250
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Dec, 09World Premiere: The Day Boy and the Night Girl Opera
The Day Boy and the Night GirlTuesday, December 29, 2009 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 7:30pm
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Hall at Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (95th St. and Broadway)
New York, NY
The world premiere of The Day Boy and the Night Girl, by Jordan Wentworth Farrar, commemorates the 60 anniversary of The After Dinner Opera Company (ADO). The opera, based on the Victorian fairy tale by George MacDonald, features a sorceress, an evil inventor, two queens, mermaids, fireflies, and of course – a boy and a girl who fall in love!
Two nights only!
Tickets on sale now:
http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6096-the-day-boy-and-the-night-girl
Keep an eye on the DBNG Webiste for updates, music and photos: http://www.dayboynightgirl.com/
Jordan Wentworth Farrar, conductor
Maria Johnson, flute
Fran Novak, clarinet
Michael Gorham, horn
Lis Rubard, horn
Feng Churn Hwei, violin
Greg Williams, viola
Joe Lee, cello
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Nov, 09Ariadne auf Naxos at the Brooklyn Lyceum
Ariadne auf Naxos
performed by: Brooklyn Repertory Opera
December 4, 6, 11 and 13
Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
R train to Union Street
Ariadne is a killer part, and I’m so happy to be playing principal flute with the ensemble this fall.
Click here for performance times and ticket information.
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May, 09Das Lied Von Der Erde with the Brooklyn Symphony
This month I’m playing piccolo and section flute with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra! I hope some of you can attend! You can add the event to your calendar through Facebook.
MAHLER – Das Lied von der Erde
Nicholas Armstrong, Artistic Director
Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Sunday, May 31, 2009
3:00pm – 5:00pm
St. Ann’s Church
157 Montague Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY
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Nov, 08Photo and Video from Lucia di Lammermoor
Yay for piccolo! I had to count a lot of rests in rehearsals…
Courtesy Allan Reider Studio (NJ)
You might have to log in to Facebook to see the video:
Opera for Humanity: Lucia di Lammermoor
Final Dress Rehearsal at Symphony Space, NYC
by Jamie ‘Mimi’ Parroco
Verrano a te (duet)
Featuring Amy Shoremount-Obra (Metropolitan Opera) as Lucia and Jon-Michael Ball (Sante Fe Opera) as Edgardo
Maestro David Gilbert conducting the OFH Orchestra
Under the direction of Artistic Director Christina Henson
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Oct, 08“Lucia di Lammermoor” at Symphony Space
Come listen to Il dolce suono at Symphony Space, featuring the lovely Lisa Dispigno on flute and the charming Maria Johnson on piccolo. 😉
A year ago, almost to the day, I was buying THE last seat in the house to hear Natalie Dessay sing Lucia at the Met. The Brooklyn trains were all screwed up that weekend and it took me an extra 40 minutes to get uptown, meaning I had to run out of the train station to get into the house on time and I was all of 30 seconds too late! Ahh! I also broke my favorite high heels while running…and had to listen to the first act downstairs on the tv, which pissed me off. Then during Act II I had to sit next to this guy who was eating crackers during the performance. So I was still pissed off and gave him some of the nastiest looks I’ve ever given anyone during my life. That shut him up.
Opera for Humanity Presents: Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” (3 Acts, Concert Version)
Starring: Amy Shoremount-Obra (Lucia); Jon-Michael Ball (Edgardo); Charles Sanford (Enrico); Jorge Ocasio (Raimondo); Gregory Spock (Arturo); Kevin Courtemanche (Normanno); Halley Gilbert (Alisa)
Opera for Humanity Chorus and Orchestra
Christina Henson, Artistic Director
Maestro David Gilbert, Conductor
Performance will benefit The Food Bank For New York City and World Vision Child Sponsorship in Malawi and Cambodia.
Produced by Opera for Humanity.