Gotham Chamber Opera to Present EL GATO CON BOTAS, 12/6-14

Gotham Chamber Opera announces the revival of the 2010 production El gato con botas (Puss in Boots) from December 6-14, 2014 at El Teatro at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, NYC. Tickets are $30-$175 (discounts available for children) and are available online at www.ticketcentral.com, by phone at (212) 279-4200, or by visiting the Ticket Central box office at 416 W. 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) in the lobby of Playwrights Horizons. For more information, visit www.gothamchamberopera.org.

Gotham Chamber Opera and Tectonic Theater
Project's production of
El gato con botas (Puss in Boots)
Music by Xavier Montsalvatge
Neal Goren / Geoff MacDonald, conductors; Moisés Kaufman, stage director; Andromache Chalfant, set designer; Clint Ramos, costume designer; David Lander, lighting designer; and Sean Curran, choreographer.
A co-production with El Museo del Barrio and Works & Process at the Guggenheim.
December 6 - 14, 2014, El Teatro at El Museo del Barrio, NYC
Tickets $30-175, 212-279-4200, www.ticketcentral.com

This fall, the cat in the spats is back, when Gotham Chamber Opera revives El gato con botas (Puss in Boots), Xavier Montsalvatge's take on the classic story of a mangy feline with magical talents. Can Puss win the princess's hand for his master? Can he outwit the evil ogre? Don't miss the amazing Bunraku puppetry that turns a fairy tale into an evening of "tuneful," "magical," "exquisite," and eye-opening opera. Gotham's production will be directed by Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project, 33 Variations) and features puppetry from London's Blind Summit Theater. Featuring Ginger Costa-Jackson/Karin Mushegain, Andrea Carroll, Craig Verm, Kevin Burdette, and Stefanos Koroneos.

The Teatro's interior contains scenes from children's literature, including a mural of "Puss in Boots" designed in 1921 by the gifted illustrator and painter, Willy Pogany (1882-1955).

Photo by Richard Termine