Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble Announces Its Smoldering Summer Season!

dell'Arte Opera Ensemble of New York City celebrates its tenth anniversary with a 2013 season entitled "Smoldering in Rome": Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (1642) with stage direction byVictoria Crutchfield, and Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 (1791), directed by Walker Lewis with musical direction by dell'Arte's Artistic Director, Christopher Fecteau. dell'Arte's young artists are joined by Baroque/Classical chamber ensemble The Sebastians for L'incoronazione di Poppea, led by Jeffrey Grossman, lending rich authenticity to the performances.

"Smoldering in Rome," which features two operas that highlight the intrigue of the Roman court, follows an extremely successful 2012 all-French season for the company. Zachary Woolfe of The New York Timesdescribed dell'Arte's sold-out run of Dialogues of the Carmelites as "directed with eloquent simplicity by Victoria Crutchfield ... Christopher Fecteau, the company's artistic director, conducted a finely-paced performance."

Tickets are $30, available now at www.brownpapertickets.com, and at the door before each performance; seating is general admission. Performances are August 15, 17, 20, 21 and 23 at 8 PM andAugust 25 at 3 PM (for Poppea) and August 10, 14, 16, 22, 24 at 8 PM and August 11 and 18 at 3 PM (forClemenza) at the East 13th Street Theater, 13th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, Manhattan.

dell'arte Opera Ensemble provides emerging singers with the necessary training and opportunities to bridge the substantial gap between school and a professional career at absolutely no cost to participants. The company's dual mission is to nurture emerging opera artists through rehearsal and performance opportunities, seminars, and master classes and to attract new audiences by offering high-quality opera presentations featuring exciting young singers at little or no cost. Its emphasis is on learning by doing, backed by the philosophy that only superior craft creates great art. dell'arte is committed to the essential building blocks of opera: great singing, great music, and great drama. Singers working with dell'Arte range from those who have just exited school to those pursuing regional careers and even covering major roles at the Metropolitan Opera. They enjoy first-rate coaching, enthusiastic and talented colleagues, and collaboration with professional instrumentalists, culminating in a highly enriching experience. Audiences enjoy the fresh excitement of experiencing role debuts and witnessing important landmarks in each singer's artistic process. Alumni of the program are employed at opera companies all over the world. For more information, please visit www.dellarteopera.org.

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