Il barbiere di Siviglia
Jul
8
to Jul 10

Il barbiere di Siviglia

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Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini

Baritone Sidney Outlaw makes his Opera Saratoga debut as the beloved barber Figaro, alongside Young Artist alum, tenor Brian Yeakley as Count Almaviva, South African mezzo soprano Siphokazi Molteno in her role debut as Rosina, and bass baritone Daniel Mobbs as Dr. Bartolo. Dean Williamson conducts the production directed by Young Artist alumna Eve Summer.

Friday, July 8th, 2022 at 7:30pm

Sunday, July 10th, 2022 at 2:00pm

This production is suitable for all audiences and is ideal for families!

Cast:

Siphokazi Molteno - Rosina

Brian Yeakley - Count Almaviva

Sidney Outlaw - Figaro

Daniel Mobbs - Dr. Bartolo

Jeremy Harr - Basilio

Whitney Robinson - Berta

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Sky on Swings
Jul
7
to Jul 9

Sky on Swings

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Music by Lembit Beecher
Libretto by Hannah Moscovitch

Presented in partnership with
The Egg Center for the Perfroming Arts in
The Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre

Thursday, July 7th, 2022 at 7:30pm

Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at 2:00pm

Sky on Swings is a riveting musical and theatrical exploration of what it feels like to live with Alzheimer's Disease, as seen through the eyes of two women at different stages in the progression of dementia. Two of the country’s most distinguished artists, mezzo sopranos Marietta Simpson and Phyllis Pancella, make their Opera Saratoga debuts in the roles of Martha and Danny in this new production, directed by Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson and conducted by rising star Emily Senturia.

Cast:

Marrietta Simpson - Martha

Phyllis Pancella - Danny

Helena Colindres - Winnie

Ryan Johnson - Ira

Chase Sanders - Elder 1/Of Memory

Raphaella Medina - Elder 2/Of Memory

Arieh Sacke - Elder 3/Of Memory

Spencer Reichman - Elder 4/Of Memory/Administrator

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Jun
29
to Jun 30

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
From an adaptation by Christopher Bond

Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 at 7:30pm

Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at 2:00pm

Presented in partnership with the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on the SPAC Amphitheater Stage

Cast:

Carolee Carmello - Mrs. Nellie Lovett Whitney Robinson (cover)

Craig Colclough - Sweeney Todd

Louis Tiemann - Anthony Hope Nick Martorano (cover)

Angela Yam - Johanna Barker Megan Warburton (cover)

Daniel Mobbs - Judge Turpin Turner Staton (cover)

Morgan Mastrangelo - Tobias Ragg Robert Hartfield (cover)

Arnold Livinston Geis - Beadle Bamford Brian Jeffers (cover)

Maria De Conzo - Beggar Woman Raphaella Medina (cover)

Brian Yeakley - Adolfo Pirelli Arieh Sacke (cover)

Three-time Tony nominee and Drama Desk Award Winner Carolee Carmello takes the stage as Mrs. Lovett in her Opera Saratoga and SPAC debut, alongside internationally acclaimed bass baritone Craig Colclough as Sweeney Todd. Broadway music director and conductor Laura Bergquist will conduct the staged concert performances, directed and choreographed by Kyle Lang.

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A Hundred Years of Broadway: A Broadway Cabaret
Jun
12
2:00 PM14:00

A Hundred Years of Broadway: A Broadway Cabaret

Presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with
The Mansion of Saratoga, Rock City Falls

Sunday, June 12 @ 2pm
Sunday, June 12 @ 7pm

Opera Saratoga returns to The Mansion of Saratoga for A Hundred Years of Broadway, featuring musical theater favorites from the 1920s to present day. Under the musical direction of Broadway conductor Laura Bergquist, the program will also include a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim.

2022 Opera Saratoga Young Artists:

Helena Colindres, Maria De Conzo, Jeremy Harr, Robert Hartfield, Brian Jeffers, Blake Jennings, Ryan Johnson, Nicole Koh, Nick Martorano, Morgan Mastrangelo, Eric McConnell, Raphaella Medina, Spencer Reichman, Whitney Robinson, Arieh Sacke, Chase Sanders, Turner Staton, Sable Strout , Louis Tiemann, Emily Triebold, Megan Warburton, Angela Yam

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Stars of Tomorrow Concert
May
26
7:00 PM19:00

Stars of Tomorrow Concert

Presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Charles R. Wood Theater, Glens Falls

Start the season with our annual Stars of Tomorrow concert – featuring 22 singers from around the country who have been selected from over 1,000 applicants to be members of Opera Saratoga’s prestigious Young Artist Program. One of the most popular concerts of the season, the program includes arias from over 20 different operas

2022 Opera Saratoga Young Artists:

Helena Colindres, Maria De Conzo, Jeremy Harr, Robert Hartfield, Brian Jeffers, Blake Jennings, Ryan Johnson, Nicole Koh, Nick Martorano, Morgan Mastrangelo, Eric McConnell, Raphaella Medina, Spencer Reichman, Whitney Robinson, Arieh Sacke, Chase Sanders, Turner Staton, Sable Strout , Louis Tiemann, Emily Triebold, Megan Warburton, Angela Yam

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Cendrillon
Dec
16
to Dec 18

Cendrillon

ROLE

Le Comte Barigoule (u/s) and Chorus

City Lyric Opera brings Pauline Viardot’s faithful operatic adaptation of Perrault’s Cendrillon, to New York City this season!

CREATIVE TEAM

Rose Freeman, Director

Michelle Rofrano, Music Director/Conductor

Lina Younes, Set and Costume Designer

Megan Gillis, Producer

PERFORMANCES

Thursday, December 16th, 2021 - 7:00pm

Friday, December 17th, 2021 - 7:00pm

Saturday, December 17th, 2021 - 2:00pm

Saturday, December 17th, 2021 - 7:00pm

https://www.citylyricopera.org/cendrillon

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OnSite Opera Presents: Tapestry of New York and The Perfect Pig
Aug
14
to Aug 15

OnSite Opera Presents: Tapestry of New York and The Perfect Pig

Tapestry of New York is a short concert highlighting the varied and diverse voices of our beloved city by some of NYC’s most exciting emerging artists. They include the world premiere of Joy’s Aria from H. Lawrence Freeman’s jazz opera American Romance (World Premiere); a selection from the transgender story As One; Jessie Montgomery’s mezzo-and-cello tribute to the poet Bimbo Rivas, a Puerto Rican native whose community activism helped transform the Lower East Side; and Leonard Bernstein’s toe-tapping New York, New York.

Opera meets play in the New York premiere of Philip Wharton and Janet Burroway’s The Perfect Pig, a whimsical show featuring both a singer and a large-scale puppet as the title character. This charming family opera and endearing tale of discovering one’s own beauty unfolds in the intimate surroundings of The Glade on Little Island.

PERFORMANCES

Saturday, August 14th at LITTLE ISLAND - The Glade

11:00, 11:35, 12:10 The Perfect Pig World Premiere
1:15, 2:00 Tapestry of New York Concert

Sunday, August 15th at LITTLE ISLAND - The Glade

11:00, 11:35, 12:10 The Perfect Pig
1:15 and 2:00pm - Tapestry of New York Concert

Event Website: https://osopera.org/productions/perfectpig-tapestryofny/

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Messiah
Dec
8
8:00 PM20:00

Messiah

The Collegiate Singers presents Handel’s Messiah! Choruses from each part of the work as well as Soprano, Countertenor, Tenor, and Bass-Baritone solos will be performed for one night only at Christ & St Stephen's Church.

Tickets: General: $25; Senior: $20; Student: $15

Martin Rutishauser, Music Director and Conductor

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The Ghosts of Versailles
Jul
27
8:15 PM20:15

The Ghosts of Versailles

Music by John Corigliano; Libretto by William Hoffman
Sung in English

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Saturday, July 27, 2019 • 8:15 p.m.  

Peter Kazaras • Stage Director
Caitlin Lynch
 • Marie Antoinette
Daniel Belcher
 • Beaumarchais
Aleks Romano • Samira

“Marie Antoinette and her court are bored of the afterlife, and bitter about their deaths. The love-struck ghost of Beaumarchais believes he can change the queen’s untimely fate by using the power of art. He brings his beloved Figaro and company back to life in a new opera, but when Figaro refuses to stick to the script, Beaumarchais must enter his own story. Alternately hilarious and heart breaking, this grand opera buffa is one of America’s operatic masterpieces.”

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Beaumarchais Figaro Trilogy
Jul
25
to Jul 27

Beaumarchais Figaro Trilogy

Come check out this rare event! See all three Beaumarchais operas back to back to back!!

Thursday, July 25, 2019 • 7:30 p.m (Il Barbiere di Siviglia • Norton Hall)

Friday, July 26th, 2019 • 4:00 p.m. (Figaro! 90210 • Norton Hall)

Saturday, July 27th, 2019 • 8:15 p.m. (The Ghosts of Versailles • Chautauqua Ampitheater)

“For the first time, audiences will be able to experience this unique “trilogy” of operas over three consecutive nights during the Trilogy Weekend happening July 25–27, 2019. Based on the three “Figaro Plays” by 18th century French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais, the three operas trace the lives of characters including Figaro, Count Almaviva, Rosina, and their friends and foes through many years of adventures and mishaps together.”

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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Jul
5
4:00 PM16:00

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Music by Gioachino Rossini; Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Sung in Italian

Friday, July 5, 2019 • 4 p.m.
Monday, July 8, 2019 • 7:30 p.m.

Kathleen Smith Belcher · Stage Director 
Daniel Belcher · Figaro
Aleks Romano · Rosina

“Young Count Almaviva (in disguise) is wooing the spirited and savvy Rosina, Dr. Bartolo’s young ward. Dr. Bartolo plans to marry Rosina himself, but Seville’s favorite trickster, Figaro, is on the scene to foil his schemes and help the young lovers unite, with hilarity and hijinks aplenty.”

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¡Figaro! (90210)
Jun
30
7:00 PM19:00

¡Figaro! (90210)

Music by W.A. Mozart; Libretto by Vid Guerrerio, based on The Marriage of Figaro by Lorenzo da Ponte
Sung in English and Spanish

   
Sunday, June 30, 2019 • 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 7, 2019 • 7:00 p.m.
Sunday July 14, 2019 • 7:00 p.m.
Friday, July 26, 2019 • 4:00 p.m.

Eric Einhorn • Stage Director
Jorge Parodi
 • Music Director

Chautauqua Opera’s 90th season opens with “Vid Guerrerio’s contemporary multicultural adaptation of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Set in modern-day Beverly Hills. Hollywood elite Paul and Roxanne Conti (Count Almaviva and Rosina) are now married with a daughter, and Figaro and his soon-to-be-bride Susana are undocumented workers on their estate. Hailed by Opera News as “dynamic, thought-provoking, respectful, and, yes, hilarious,” Guerrerio’s English and Spanish libretto infuses Mozart’s masterpiece with humor, heart, and present-day discussions of race, class, and American identity.”

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Afternoon of Song
Jun
27
4:15 PM16:15

Afternoon of Song

Enjoy the sunny ambiance of the Athenaeum Parlor and a view of the lake as you are serenaded with a variety of art songs ranging from the very old to the very new.

The first Afternoon of Song of the 2019 series will include a world premiere piece by Composer-in-Residence, Gilda Lyons, sung by Studio Artist, Brian Jeffers.

Featuring:

Allison Voth, pianist

Lindsey Chinn, soprano

Antona Yost, mezzo

Brian Jeffers, tenor

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Opera To Go: Pinocchio
Feb
25
to Mar 29

Opera To Go: Pinocchio

An operatic version of the children’s literary classic, Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, based on scenes from operas by W.A. Mozart, G. Donizetti, J. Offenbach, and G.B. Pergolesi. John Davies’ Opera Tales setting will be toured by Opera Saratoga’s Opera To Go education tour.

“Stepping into a new and unknown world, Pinocchio is deceived by Wolf and Cat and persuaded to disobey his father by skipping school in order to meet Dr. Dulcamara, a loathsome puppeteer. Realizing the puppet’s value, Dulcamara holds Pinocchio captive, intending to have him perform with his miraculous mechanical doll, Olympia.”

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Carmen
Sep
15
to Sep 16

Carmen

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     New York Opera Collaborative's modern production of Carmen will be presented at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park, New Jersey. Produced by Andrew Deprisco, directed by Andrea DelGiudice, conducted by Maestro Jason Tramm, and choreographed by Gabreil Chajnik.

Showtimes:

September 15th, 2018; 8:00pm

September 16th, 2018; 3:00pm

Cast:

Carmen: Augusta Caso

Don Jose: Victor Starsky

Frasquita: Samarie Alicia Feulien

Mercedes: Maya Hoover

Escamillo: Gustavo Feulien

Morales/Dancairo: Brandon Coleman

Zuniga: Brace Negron

Remendado: Brian Jeffers

 

 

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What A Movie!: Bernstein's Trouble In Tahiti
Aug
2
8:00 PM20:00

What A Movie!: Bernstein's Trouble In Tahiti

"Aspen Opera Center singers serve up the jazzy tunes of Bernstein’s one-act opera about 1950s domestic turmoil. Paired with Charlie Chaplin's A Dog's Life. Concert performance."

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Come see Chaplin's A DOG'S LIFE with Timothy Brock's score restoration and celebrate Bernstein's Centennial with TROUBLE IN TAHITI with new orchestrations by Garth Edwin Sunderland all conducted by Maestro Scott Terrell!!

Tickets at http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/calendar/what-a-movie-bernsteins-trouble-in-tahiti/

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La Favorita
Jun
2
7:00 PM19:00

La Favorita

"A love triangle involving the King of Castile, Alfonso XI, his mistress ('the favourite') Leonora, and her lover Fernando, the story unfolds against the background of the Moorish invasions of Spain and power struggles between church and state."

Come see New Amsterdam Opera's concert production of Donizetti's great drama!  Performed with full orchestra and chorus and under the baton of New Amsterdam Opera's founder and Artistic Director, Keith Chambers.

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Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: Upper Midwest Regionals
Mar
25
12:00 PM12:00

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: Upper Midwest Regionals

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Winners from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota-Manitoba Districts will perform and compete for a chance to advance to the Metropolitan Opera National Council Semi-Finals in New York City.

Judges will be: Ed Berkely (The Juilliard School, Aspen Opera Center), Mark Morash (San Francisco Opera, Santa Barbara Opera, Merola Opera Program), and Galetha Nichols (Executive Director of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions)

Singers will perform with collaborative pianist: Mary Jo Gothmann

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Handel's Messiah
Dec
10
3:00 PM15:00

Handel's Messiah

Come hear performers from Bronx Opera Company's current and former seasons come together to sing Handel's classic Messiah.  The concert will include full orchestra by The Orchestra of the Bronx, conducted by Michael Spierman.

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Patchwork Project Presents: "Our America" A Recital of American Art Song
Apr
23
2:00 PM14:00

Patchwork Project Presents: "Our America" A Recital of American Art Song

"We are creating this show in response to the overwhelming divide that has been present in our country over the past few months. We, as artists and leaders, feel the need to make works of art that are relevant, that get people thinking, that bring people together. We are crafting a program that does just that, through the transformative power of art song."

-Will Berman of the Patchwork Project

This recital will feature songs by American composers such as Ned Rorem, Aaron Copland, Ricky Ian Gordon, Libby Larsen, Samuel Barber, Charles Ives and more.  Proceeds will This performance will benefit the American Brain Tumor AssociationRiverkeeper, and Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Cracked Orlando: Dramma per Musica e Fractals
Mar
23
to Mar 25

Cracked Orlando: Dramma per Musica e Fractals

 

*SOLD OUT*

Continuing a collaboration with composer Jonathan Dawe, I will be performing Medoro in Dawe's telling of the classic operatic story of Orlando Furioso.  The musical setting is based on the math of fractals and the libretto on the Fibonacci sequence.  This multimedia production includes motion capture, projections, ballet and live technology manipulation and is being presented by The Juilliard School's Center for Innovation in the Arts.

 

Jonathan Dawe, composer                                                                                                 Terry Marks-Tarlow, librettist                                                                                                  Ed Bilous, director                                                                                                              Ryan McAdams, conductor

Brennan Hall, Orlando                                                                                                      Sharon Harms, Angelica                                                                                                     Brian Jeffers, Medoro                                                                                                  Jaqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Alcina                                                                                 Phoebe Dunn, Interactive Media Artist

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Sir John in Love
Jan
21
to Jan 22

Sir John in Love

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I will be performing the role of Master Abraham Slender in Ralph Vaughan Williams' Sir John in Love as a part of the Bronx Opera Company's 50th Anniversary season.

The opera is the closest to Shakespeare's original "Merry Wives of Windsor" as any other setting, and is very rarely produced, so don't miss out!

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