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a poulenc cabaret

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

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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handel alert

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 … Continue reading

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figaro al fresco

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 … Continue reading

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puccinimission

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, … Continue reading

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classics

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 … Continue reading

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spring 2011

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, … Continue reading

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kurt weill uncovered – the guests

The guests – February 11 bass RYAN ALLEN – Der Song von Mandelay from Happy End soprano DORA HASTINGS – Surabaya-Johnny from Happy End soprano MARY ANN STEWART – “Youkali” soprano JANINAH BURNETT – “Two Hearts” from A Kingdom for a Cow mezzo-soprano … Continue reading

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winter-spring 2011

Coming next – we’re heatedly planning an evening of Kurt Weill. Soprano Marcy Richardson and baritone Ian Greenlaw will join me and a wonderful handful of additional artists to bring New York audiences a cabaret chronology for two toasty Friday … Continue reading

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video

Video of Schubert’s Winterreise with tenor Adam Klein here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/11257453 – music begins at 15:10. Video also available on operamission’s YouTube channel, as well as the world premiere production of Clint Borzoni‘s one-act opera Margot Alone in the Light based on … Continue reading

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