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 SONGS FROM THE F TRAIN
Composed by Gilda Lyons
The first commissioned work of I Hear America Singing, "Songs from the F Train" is a setting of poems by three Brooklyn schoolgirls - Samori Covington (age 9), Alexis Cummings, and Najaya Royal (both age 12). The poems were written in a poetry workshop led by Brooklyn writer Angeli Rasbury in Fort Greene Park.
Songs from the F Train is a co-commission from AOP, Fort Greene Park Conservancy and The Walt Whitman Project.
EVENT INFO
Songs From the F Train
February 16, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Cave Canem presents:
Phat Phun Tuesday: Poetry & Opera
Performed by Amari Browne
20 Jay Street, Suite 310-A
Brooklyn NY
Reception to follow.
ADMISSION: Free for students age 18 & under, recommended admission for adults $5-$10.
More info: www.cavecanempoets.org/calendar
February 18, 2010 - 1:00 PM
Concerts at One
Performed by Adrienne Danrich
Trinity Church
New York, NY 10006-2003
DIRECTIONS
February 16 & 18
 American Opera Projects Helping Hands in association with art.party.theater.company presents
BAD ROMANCE
a couples therapy session featuring Schumann Opus 39 and 48
Directed by Mary Birnbaum
Conceived by Mary Birnbaum & Jess Burkle
Featuring: Rebecca Ringle, Caleb Stokes, and Carolyn McCandlish
In the first production of its second season, art.party.theater.company, “a young company with a taste for smart generous experimentation in form” (nytheatre.com), tackles 19th century song cycles by Robert Schumann. Come in pairs or da solo to work out your relationship issues in a welcoming environment along with Dr. Liebe—art.party’s certified couples therapist.* Dr. Liebe will help “translate” many of the he-said-she-said issues that occur when couples try to express their emotions using German romance art songs. “An all-too-common occurrence,” comments Dr. Liebe.
Presenting Schumann’s Opus 39 (Heine’s Dichterliebe) and 48 (Eichendorf’s Liedenkreis), director Mary Birnbaum joins forces with rising-stars mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ringle (praised by Opera News for her “richly focused voice”), tenor Caleb Stokes (“a stand out” writes Feast of Music blog, seen recently in AOP's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead workshop) and actress Carolyn McCandlish to create a memorable musical evening. Classical music fans will no doubt recognize Schumann’s two beautiful song cycles of love and longing, but the art.party team promises its signature fresh-take on these romantic cycles with irreverence, intelligence, and magic.
EVENT INFO
Bad Romance
Thursday, February 18 - 8:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday February 27 & 28, 2010 - 8:00 PM
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
DIRECTIONS
ADMISSION: $10 - $30
AOP Helping Hands supports the creation and presentation of new music by providing artists with administrative structure, organizational support and community outreach.
February 18, 27 & 28, 2010
 American Opera Projects in collaboration with Manhattan School of Music and Opera Index present
PAUL'S CASE
concert workshop of Act II
Music by Gregory Spears
Libretto by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat
Based on the story by Willa Cather
Directed by Pat Diamond
Music Direction by Silas Huff
Featuring Thomas Wazelle and students from the Manhattan School of Music.
American Opera Projects returns to the Manhattan School of Music for their annual Opera Index series with Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears. The opera, whose workshop last fall earned it a slot on the Philadelphia Inquirer's 10 Best in Classical Music 2009, will also be held at AOP's home base in Fort Greene. This will be the first chance for New York City audiences to hear the second act of this "mesmerizing new chamber opera." (Seen and Heard International) Starring Thomas Wazelle and students from the Manhattan School of Music.
Based on Willa Cather's story of the same name, Paul's Case chronicles the dissolution of a high school dandy living in sooty turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul, fleeing the "petty economies" of life, eventually escapes to New York City's Waldorf Astoria to experience a world of "shiny surfaces" and "cool luxury." Unable to avoid a world that demands payment, Paul martyrs himself in a final act of shocking audacity that has troubled critics and readers alike. More info...
EVENT INFO
Paul's Case - workshop of Act II
Sunday, March 14 - 2:30 PM
New American Opera Previews: From Page to Stage
with WQXR's Midge Woolsey
Manhattan School of Music - Greenfield Hall
120 Claremont Ave. (@122nd St.)
New York, New York 10027
DIRECTIONS
ADMISSION (March 14): $20 / $15 advance / $10 students & seniors
(212) 721-9828 to order tickets
Saturday March 20 - 4:00 PM
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
DIRECTIONS
ADMISSION (March 20): $20 / $15 students & seniors
or cash/check at the door.
March 14 & 20, 2010
 American Opera Projects and Boston Classical Orchestra present
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (w/ SCHUMANN 2)
Final subscription program of Boston Classical Orchestra's 30th Anniversary Season
Music and libretto by Herschel Garfein
Based on the play by Tom Stoppard
Featuring: Krista River (mezzo-soprano), Chad Sloan (baritone), David Kravitz (bass-baritone), and Jeffrey Tucker (bass)
A concert staging of scenes from Herschel Garfein's new comic opera, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (based on the play by Tom Stoppard) in their orchestral premiere, and the BCO's first performance of Schumann's Second Symphony (marking the 200th anniversary of Schumann's birth), all in celebration of the BCO's 30th anniversary.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is based on the 1967 Tony Award-winning play that retells the story of Hamlet from the point-of-view of two minor characters in the Shakespeare play. Allowed only a highly restricted view of the tumultuous events of Hamlet unfolding around them, and deceived by nearly everyone, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern play games to pass the time and tirelessly devise strategies to make sense of their place in the grander scheme. More info...
EVENT INFO
Saturday 10 April at 8:00 p.m. & Sunday 11 April at 3:00 p.m.
Faneuil Hall
1 Faneuil Hall Sq # 1
Boston, MA 02109-9998
DIRECTIONS
RUNNING TIME: Two hours (with intermission)
April 10 & 11, 2010
 OPERA GROWS IN BROOKLYN
AOP and Opera on Tap return to Galapagos Art Space for the fourth in this ongoing series that brings the best of contemporary opera to one of Brooklyn's most innovative art venues.
SAVE THE DATE! PROGRAMMING TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON...
EVENT INFO
April 16, 2010 - 8 PM
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn
16 Main Street (corner of Water St.)
Brooklyn, NY
DIRECTIONS
ADMISSION: $20 / $15 Students and seniors
TICKETS GO ON SALE MARCH 16
Purchase online: www.galapagosartspace.com
RUNNING TIME: Each segment runs approximately one half-hour.
April 16, 2010
 American Opera Projects presents
THE MUSIC OF GEORGIA SHREVE & ALVIN SINGLETON
The Music of Georgia Shreve
Triptych - Trio - Oratorio: Portraits of the 20th Century
Text by James Agee, Sun Tzu, and Hildegard of Bingen
The Music of Alvin Singleton
Brooklyn Bones: Requiem for the Revolutionary War Prison Ship Martyrs
Text by Patricia Hampl
LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT FROM BROOKYLN BONES
Brooklyn Bones was commissioned by The Fort Greene Park Conservancy to celebrate the Centennial and Re-dedication of the Fort Greene Park Prison Ship Martyrs Monument.
EVENT INFO
The Music of Georgia Shreve & Alvin Singleton
Monday, April 26 - 7:30 PM
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
7th Avenue (btwn 56th and 57th Streets)
New York, New York
DIRECTIONS
ADMISSION: $40 / $20
BOX OFFICE:
57th St. and 7th Ave.
Monday - Saturday 11 AM - 6 PM
Sunday 12 - 6 PM
By Phone:
Carnegie Charge at 212-247-7800
Online:
www.carnegiehall.org
April 26, 2010
Brooklyn Conservatory New Music Collective Presents
East Meets West
Combining Asian and Western "Classical" Musics
Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 pm
Conservatory Concert Hall
58 Seventh Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.bqcm.org/news
Performing:
Juho Laitinen, cello
Oren Fader, guitar
Jon Liechty, piano
Joanne Lin, cello
For its second concert of the 2009-2010 season, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s New Music Collective welcomes a group of innovative composers and performers in a presentation of East Meets West. Juho Laitinen, cello; Oren Fader, guitar; Jon Liechty, piano and Joanne Lin, cello will perform original works by Giacinto Scelsi, Toru Takemitsu, Jon Liechty, Michael Rose, Salih Dede Efendi, Juho Laitinen, Ton-Thât Tiêt, Param Vir and Ge Ganru.
Now in its seventh year, Brooklyn Conservatory’s New Music Collective commissions and premieres new music while providing a professional performance forum for New York–based composers and performers of contemporary music. Nurturing contemporary and emerging composers is essential to the advancement of music and is an integral part of the Conservatory's artistic philosophy. Past performers in the series include David Del Tredici, Lucy Shelton, Margaret Leng Tan, and more than 100 others. The series has hosted some twenty-five world premieres by many of New York City's leading composers.
TICKETS:
$15, $10 for students and seniors
Click here to purchase tickets on line. To puchase tickets by phone, call Zerve ticket services at 212.209.3370. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Conservatory.
February 13, 2010
December 10, 2009 to March 1, 2010
A.R.T./New York presents
JOHN SCHEFFLER - SKETCHES
Vibrant Designs from Street Parades to Opera
December 10, 2009 to March 1, 2010
Gallery Three at South Oxford Space
(Just outside the office doors of American Opera Projects!)
138 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is pleased to present an exhibition of 40 sketches by theatrical designer and long-time Fort Greene resident John Scheffler. SKETCHES: Vibrant Designs from Street Parades to Opera is a gentle look at a life spent designing sets and costumes for theatrical productions. Although the exhibit displays work from past productions, it has a strong sense of present and future. Scheffler’s sketches depict a variety of styles, from a bright map of America backdrop to the somber settings of tragic opera scenes to colorful New Orleans carnival krewe costumes.
Regular exhibit hours are Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 1pm until March 1, 2010. Additional viewing hours are easily arranged by calling for an appointment at 718-398-3078.
A.R.T./New York is the service and advocacy organization for the Off Broadway theatre community. Twenty-one member theatre companies make their home at South Oxford Space.
For more information on this exhibit and Gallery Three, please contact Stephanie Bok, Manager of South Oxford Space at 718-398-3078 or email sbok@art-newyork.org.
operamission and Neke Carson present
HANDEL AT THE GERSHWIN
Wednesday March 3, 2010, 8:00 pm
in the lobby of the Gershwin Hotel
7 E. 27th Street, just east of 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10013
singing:
C&V singers Matthew Garrett, Amy van Roekel, Caroline Worra. Also featuring Daniel Bubeck, Alteouise deVaughn, David Salsbery Fry,
baroque players will include:
Joan Plana, Beth Wenstrom, Audrey Selph, Ezra Seltzer & C&V co-music director Jennifer Peterson on harpsichord
the music:
more gorgeous gems and showstoppers from GF Handel's 'London Operas'
TICKETS:
$20 tickets at the door
March 3, 2010
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