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The Lighthouse Opera Company presents “Die Zauberfloete” – a virtual “Distant Flute” by W. Times3 is Prototype’s fourth iteration of Out of Bounds, a platform for new vocal performance pieces taking place in unlikely locations throughout New York.

In this work of sound and space, the listener is brought into a realm where the city and score come together and fall apart and come together again. Composer Pamela Z and theatre artist Geoff Sobelle collaborate on a site-specific sonic journey through Times Square – past, present and imagined. Prototype Presents Times3 (Times x Times x Times)Ĭommissioned, Developed, and Produced by PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now. An electrifying auditory and visual journey of new creations awaits. A digital, self-guided exploration of these distanced times created by 13 of the most provocative and diverse voices in the contemporary music idiom Modulation leads you through the themes of isolation, identity, and fear, with the connection of breath. Prototype presents Modulation, a creative investigation on the strands that weave together our lives over this past tumultuous and revelatory year.

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This year’s operas are: The Taxi Driver, libretto and music by Joe Young, The Blue Bird Opera: The Pursuit of Happiness, libretto and music by Alyssa Regent, Panic Room, libretto and music by Deshawn Withers, and Prince Danila Govorila, music by Matthew Sandahl, with a libretto by Alkiviades Meimaris.īroadcast: Pre-recorded and available for download (access from home or Times SquareĬommissioned, Developed, and Produced by PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now. Hunter Opera Theater presents the Richard Burke Pocket Opera at Hunter College. Among the selections are arias by Puccini, Verdi, and Massenet. Regina Opera presents their “2021 Spring Concert.” This is a half-hour video concert (available to stream for two months) of popular opera arias and songs featuring four of Regina Opera’s soloists, Lisa Bryce, soprano Galina Ivannikova, mezzo-soprano Lindell Carter and Hyunho Cho, tenors accompanied by pianist Dmitry Glivinskiy, recorded in Sunset Park theater on December 13, 2020. New York Opera Fest 2021īroadcast: Recorded at the company’s Sunset Park Theater To help companies navigate shifting sands of the COVID-19 crisis NYOA has pivoted its 20 festivals to virtual ones, provides helpful resources for financial aid, and hosts biweekly virtual meetings to discuss, monitor, and provide solutions for the changing landscape for opera in New York.įor a complete list of events, visit. Collaboration has become a valuable tool for companies across the field, and Opera Fest is a shining example of the benefit that results from it. Marc A Scorca, president and CEO of OPERA America, says:Ĭompanies across North America are seeing the benefits of resource-sharing in order to reach new and more diverse audiences. Since 2013, NYOA has been fiscally sponsored by OPERA America.

Founded in 2011, NYOA has grown from 13 organizations to 50 strong. The New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) is a consortium of New York City opera companies and producers established to enhance and support the visibility and viability of opera in NYC. The festival aims to showcase the breadth and diversity of opera in New York City with events ranging from virtual reality to improv opera, with productions in theatres and unique digital auditory and in-person visual journeys of New York City via apps. We are honoured to provide this unique platform at a time when both artists and audiences are starving for live performance. Having to reinvent itself as a virtual festival, the range of work being presented is astounding! We are pleasantly surprised to learn of so many innovative productions on tap this year, as well as the essential courage, energy, and hard work required from their respective staff members and artists. This year’s festival transformed its line-up entirely due to performative restrictions. Megan Gillis, chairwoman of the New York Opera Fest and co-founder of City Lyric Opera, says: Both virtual and in-person performances are planned by the 20+ local, New York City-based opera companies. Under difficult circumstances, the New York Opera Fest celebrates its sixth season during May and June 2021.

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