Author Archives: operamission

About operamission

conductor, vocal coach, pianist, harpsichordist

coming soon…

Handel’s Rodrigo – contribute now! To purchase your tickets, just click on Tomi Um’s original illustration:And more information: PDF of Press Release and Complete Press Kit

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the ‘making of’ a full-length opera

Posted on April 9, 2013

This blog entry is an ongoing in-depth interview between operamission’s director Jennifer Peterson and the two creators of a brand new full-length opera: Antinous and Hadrian, music by Clint Borzoni, libretto by Edward Ficklin.  Read the interview below, and entries … Continue reading →

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rodrigo tickets

Posted on March 26, 2013

Handel’s Rodrigo (“Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria”) HWV 5 May 21, 23, and 25 at 7:30 pm, 2013 presented by operamission and Neke Carson at the Gershwin Hotel 5 East 27th Street in New York City (just east of … Continue reading →

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new cabaret

Posted on December 22, 2012

operamission new cabaret Listen to some of the songs on operamission’s Vimeo channel. PDF of the program We hope you enjoyed our annual winter cabaret evening! In programming our show this year, at the suggestion of a brilliant young composer, … Continue reading →

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december 2012 art song jam

Posted on December 4, 2012

(photos of ‘kurt weill uncovered’ by Cory Weaver) Join us Monday, December 10 at 8:00 PM for a spontaneous Art Song Jam – classical open mic, $10 cover, bring an art song to sing, or just come listen, presented by operamission … Continue reading →

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2012-2013 season

Posted on September 17, 2012

Coming up soon, operamission is plowing forth with our ‘from the composer to the audience’ mission by presenting Arnold Schoenberg’s melodrama Pierrot Lunaire on the eve of the 100th anniversary of its premiere (Berlin, 16 October 1912). Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Berkebile … Continue reading →

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#artsongjam

Posted on August 24, 2012

It’s time for an operamission update! In case you missed them, please take a glance at the three great reviews for our recent North American Premiere of G.F. Händel’s first opera Almira. Several events are brewing on numerous front burners, plans … Continue reading →

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händel’s almira

Posted on March 3, 2012

Click here to view a PDF of the program. This original illustration by Tomi Um beautifully conveys the essence of operamission‘s upcoming North American professional stage premiere of Georg Friedrich Händel’s first opera, which he wrote in 1704 when he was … Continue reading →

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a poulenc cabaret

Posted on December 26, 2011

operamission presents – a Poulenc Cabaret Thursday, February 2, 8:00 PM – one show only $20 cover, tickets at the door Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street, just east of 5th Avenue, New York This year, for our annual winter … Continue reading →

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almira, königin von castilien

Posted on December 15, 2011

operamission will present the North American Premiere of G. F. Händel’s first opera, Almira. This beautiful three-act opera which was written in 1704 by the talented and precocious nineteen-year-old composer, soon to take the opera world by storm, has a libretto in … Continue reading →

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