#artsongjam

Posted on August 24, 2012 by operamission

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 to be announced this month.  For a special Season Preview…

Please join us Tuesday, August 28, 2012 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 and Neke Carson at the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street (just east of 5th Ave), in the Lobby.

Repertoire-wise, between October and June, we will cover the years 1707, 1912, and 2013.  Enough hints for now.  Join us Tuesday, or if you’re not in NYC…follow the tweets.

A special treat at our #artsongjam will be three hot-off-the-press Walt Whitman settings by composer Clint Borzoni, written for and sung by countertenor Daniel Bubeck.

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händel’s almira

Posted on March 3, 2012 by operamission

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 working in Hamburg, Germany, at age 19:

ALMIRA, Königin von Castilien

(Almira, Queen of Castile)

Performed in its original German & Italian, Almira will be staged with baroque orchestra. Jennifer Peterson conducts, Jeff Caldwell directs. The cast:  sopranos Christy Lombardozzi, Nell Snaidas and Kristen Plumley; tenors Keith Jameson and Karim Sulayman; baritones Michael Weyandt and David Kravitz; and bass Mark Risinger.

Visit Brown Paper Tickets and type in “Almira” or just click this link to purchase your tickets in advance.

THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY:

Saturday May 26, Tuesday May 29, and Thursday May 31, all at 7:30 PM

presented by operamission and Neke Carson at the Gershwin Hotel

7 E. 27th Street, New York, NY 10016

And don’t forget to send your tax-deductible love to operamission through Fractured Atlas by clicking this link.

We have also launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo which is easy to share through your own favorite websites – spread the word, spread the link – http://www.indiegogo.com/almira — and thanks for your support!

Please feel free to share the Press Release, and visit our ‘meet the cast’ page.


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a poulenc cabaret

Posted on December 26, 2011 by operamission

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 cabaret slot,  operamission is presenting potent readings of Francis Poulenc‘s most sensual and alluring songs. We’ll cross between the vocal genres, and will feature a select offering of his most touching instrumental works, performed by outstanding soloists.

Not in New York? — watch the live videostream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/poulenc-cabaret

PDF of the program

The performers:

baritone Ross Benoliel
soprano Michelle Jennings
pianist Max Midroit
tenor John Carlo Pierce
soprano Marcy Richardson
mezzo-soprano Kimberly Sogioka
countertenor Nicholas Tamagna
clarinetist Cory Tiffin
baritone Randal Turner
soprano Deborah van Renterghem
baritone Michael Weyandt

co-curated by Jessica Goldring and Jennifer Peterson

selections to include:

Banalités
Chansons gaillardes
La courte paille
Hommage à Edith Piaf
  Les Mamelles de Tirésias (from the opera)
Sonate pour clarinette et piano
songs written for Yvonne Printemps
settings of poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire, Louis Aragon, and more…
 
 
 




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almira, königin von castilien

Posted on December 15, 2011 by operamission

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 both German and Italian. It was premiered in Hamburg and has never before been professionally produced outside of Germany and Austria.

Three performances: Saturday May 26, Tuesday May 29, & Thursday May 31, 2012, all at 7:30 PM at the Gershwin Hotel in New York

Staged with Baroque Orchestra

Cast:

CHRISTY LOMBARDOZZI – Almira
NELL SNAIDAS – Edilia
KRISTEN PLUMLEY – Bellante
KEITH JAMESON – Osman
MICHAEL WEYANDT – Fernando
KARIM SULAYMAN – Tabarco
MARK RISINGER – Consalvo
DAVID KRAVITZ – Raymondo
 
JENNIFER PETERSON – Conductor
JEFF CALDWELL – Stage Director
 

Almira, Königin von Castilien (HWV 1)

~ complete ticket information coming soon ~

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handel alert

Posted on October 24, 2011 by operamission

Processing, planning, moving forward…

August and September of 2011 have made up a true whirlwind of operatic activity. We attacked, both in unique operamission fashion, two of the greatest operas in the repertoire – Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Puccini’s La Bohème. We’re thrilled to be connecting to new audiences every day. Thank you for following operamission‘s progress and supporting the vision.

Video clips of both productions are being shared on operamission’s YouTube channel, along with some fine footage of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat from June 2011.

operamission recently received a very nice nod in the October 2011 issue of London’s Opera Now magazine. Robert Levine reports on the New York opera scene, with informative coverage of the Met and NYCO, and then spends a nice healthy page exposing what he calls “The New York Fringe.” Not available online, please take a look at this PDF version of the article, and don’t miss the giant photo of soprano Marcy Richardson by photographer Cory Weaver. Well, it’s hard to miss… Enjoy the article.

You may also enjoy this recent interview with conductor Jennifer Peterson on YAP Tracker, which is an online resource for young opera professionals.

The current exciting news happens to be the announcement of our Spring 2012 production:

operamission will present the North American Premiere of G. F. Händel’s first opera, Almira.

Three-act opera from 1704, in German & Italian, premiered in Hamburg, never before produced outside of Germany & Austria.

Three performances: Saturday May 26, Tuesday May 29, & Thursday May 31, 2012, all at 7:30 PM at the Gershwin Hotel in New York

Staged with Baroque Orchestra

Cast:

CHRISTY LOMBARDOZZI – Almira
NELL SNAIDAS – Edilia
KRISTEN PLUMLEY – Bellante
KEITH JAMESON – Osman
MICHAEL WEYANDT – Fernando
KARIM SULAYMAN – Tabarco
MARK RISINGER – Consalvo
DAVID KRAVITZ – Raymondo
 
JENNIFER PETERSON – Conductor 
JEFF CALDWELL – Stage Director

Eager for casting and ticket information? Tweet @operamission or @gaspsiagore,  visit the contact page or leave a comment below. Please support operamission, tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas.


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figaro al fresco

Posted on September 12, 2011 by operamission

operamission performs at the Bryant Park Fall Festival on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 12:30 PM.

After Act I of ‘Puccini’s La Bohème: Assembly Required,’ the Festival called me up and offered me 60-90 minutes of weekday noontime festivities, so we will bring them a generous and refreshing slice of Mozart, expressly catered to the occasion…

Figaro al fresco – a comic cliffhanger

Superimposing the 18th-century Viennese outdoor wind band tradition of light entertainment onto the most brilliant of comic operas, operamission presents Acts I & II of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (‘The Marriage of Figaro’).

Staged by director Peter Kozma, a vibrant cast partners with a chamber band fit for Bryant Park’s Fall Festival Stage. Conductor Jennifer Peterson leads from the piano.

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bass CORY CLINES (Figaro) • soprano SHARIN APOSTOLOU (Susanna) • baritone MICHAEL WEYANDT (Count) • soprano INNA DUKACH (Countess)

and rounding out our cast:

countertenor TYLER WAYNE SMITH as Cherubino

bass LAWRENCE LONG as Bartolo and Antonio

mezzo-soprano JANARA KELLERMAN as Marcellina

and tenor IVÁN RIVERA as Basilio

…joined by BORIS SHPITALNIK and GROVER EDWARDS on clarinets, KEITH KREINDLER on bassoon,  MIKE SAYRE and BRIAN HILL on horns, and KYLE COLINA on the double bass.

The concert is FREE, and we will be live-tweeting the synopsis at @fignyc!

operamission needs your support, now especially — tell anyone you know to send their dollars.

A ‘free concert’ is not free to produce! Spread the word of this worthy cause. Contact Jennifer Peterson if you’d like to know more.

Top image courtesy of http://adamapples.blogspot.com/ – used with permission, thank you Adam – great blog for the NY fall season!
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act IV rescheduled due to hurricane

Posted on August 26, 2011 by operamission

Due to the NYC mass transit shutdown and partial evacuation order, this Sunday’s Act IV presentation of La Bohème: Assembly Required has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 4, 7–10pm.

CAST for Act IV, September 4:

Mimi – KERRI MARCINKO
Rodolfo – RYAN MacPHERSON
Marcello – ROSS BENOLIEL
Musetta – CAROLINE WORRA
Schaunard – MICHAEL WEYANDT
Colline – OREN GRADUS
 
HOSTS: conductor JENNIFER PETERSON, director MARC VERZATT and dramaturg NEIL EDDINGER
 

Photos by Neke Carson, special thanks to the Gershwin Hotel

 

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puccinimission

Posted on August 1, 2011 by operamission

Puccini’s La BohèmeAssembly Required

• Cast members from — La Scala, the Met, the old New York City Opera, Teatro Colon, Glimmerglass, and all over

• Full orchestra, unrehearsed, assembled on the spot

• Hosted by — conductor Jennifer Peterson, directors Eric Einhorn (I), Jonathon Field (II, III), Marc Verzatt (IV), dramaturg Cori Ellison

• Audience encouraged to interact digitally

• Live videostreaming via Ustream

Act I – Tuesday, August 16, 7-10pm

CAST: Roseanne Ackerley, Glenn Seven Allen, David Adam Moore, Michael Weyandt, Cory Clines, Lawrence Long

HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Eric Einhorn, Cori Ellison

Act II – Sunday, August 21, 7-10pm

CAST: Roseanne Ackerley, Sharin Apostolou, Ryan MacPherson, Kenneth Overton, Michael Weyandt, Cory Clines, Ryan Allen

HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Jonathon Field, Cori Ellison

Act III – Tuesday, August 23, 7-10pm

CAST: Kerri Marcinko, Caroline Worra, Ryan MacPherson, James Bobick

HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Jonathon Field, Cori Ellison

Act IV – Sunday, August 28, 7-10pm RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 7-10pm

CAST: Kerri Marcinko, Caroline Worra, Ryan MacPherson, Ross Benoliel, Michael Weyandt, Oren Gradus

HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Marc Verzatt

Click to view the press release, the postcard, and the program.

Interested in playing in the orchestra? Click here to view the Call for Orchestral Players.

And click to make a donation to operamission through Fractured Atlas, our Fiscal Sponsor.


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classics

Posted on May 4, 2011 by operamission

Visit operamission‘s support page to make your tax-deductible contribution towards this riveting evening of music-making….

Visit our UStream channel to watch the concert live Saturday, June 4 at 8:00 PM EDT.

Click to view the press release and a PDF of the program.

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spring 2011

Posted on April 27, 2011 by operamission

Next up for operamission —

RECITAL & LIVE RECORDING SESSION –

SOPRANO MARCY RICHARDSON sings ‘Seconda Donna’ Arias from Handel’s Italian Operas

presented by operamission and Neke Carson at the Gershwin Hotel

Showpieces rarely heard and recorded from:

Almira, Ariodante, Deidamia, Orlando, Il Pastor Fido, Serse, and Teseo

with countertenor Bryan DeSilva and the operamission HANDEL BAND on original instruments

JENNIFER PETERSON, leading from the harpsichord
JOAN PLANA and TATIANA DAUBEK, baroque violins
AUDREY SELPH, baroque viola
BEILIANG ZHU, baroque cello
 

Friday, April 29, 8:00 PM

Gershwin Hotel, the Living Room

7 East 27th Street, just east of 5th Avenue

$10 cover, pay at the door, general admission

wine will be served, courtesy of Vina Robles

click to view the program

Then, in May:

The CONCORDIUM HARMONIE ENSEMBLE

in their Manhattan Debut, Inaugural All-Mozart Program

ALEX MEYER, KANG DONG – oboes
MOLLY WYRICK-FLAX, BALAZS ERDELYI – clarinets
FERENC FARKAS, JIMMY HABER – horns
DAVID A. NAGY, JOSH HODGE – bassoons

presented by operamission and Neke Carson at the Gershwin Hotel

Monday, May 16, 8:00 PM

Gershwin Hotel

7 East 27th Street, just east of 5th Avenue

$10 cover, general admission

And then, in JUNE:

SCHOENBERG and STRAVINSKY

Defining classics.

Pierrot Lunaire, 1912

L’Histoire du Soldat – The Soldier’s Tale, 1918

also at the Gershwin Hotel

Friday & Saturday, June 3 & 4, 2011.

The luminous mezzo-soprano JENNIFER BERKEBILE will be featured in the Schoenberg.

Stay tuned for our fundraising drive, or drop by operamission’s support page, as well as the impending announcement of the much-demanded August 2011 ‘Assembly Required’ adventure…. if you’re up for holding the dates, we’re looking at sometime around August 15-21.

Dozens of videos of past events are posted on operamission’s YouTube channel — ENJOY, and let us know what you love from our broad range of programming – Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Weill, Borzoni and much more to come….

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