Fresh Squeezed Opera Announces 2021-22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2021
Emerging from the Pandemic, Fresh Squeezed Opera presents a season of brilliant resilience: filled with messages of perseverance, hope, and self-discovery, offering audiences inspiration and hope.
Photo Flash: The Shrill Collective Site-Specific Reimagining Of TRIFLES Has Opened
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2020
The Shrill Collective opened their site-specific, reimagined telling of a feminist classic this weekend at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Williamsburg (J/M/Z to Marcy Avenue). TRIFLES runs for 3 more performances this weekend (January 23, 24, 25 at 7:30PM) with benefits supporting The Lower Eastside Girls Club.
The 2nd Annual ShrillFest Features 7 New Works
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2019
The Shrill Collective continues their 2019 season of original works by female and non-binary authors with their very own festival of new works playing this weekend, September 28th and 29th, at the Matthew Corozine Studio Theatre.
OPERA ON TAP Heads To The Flea This April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2018
What does it mean to be a woman in the times of the #metoo and #timesup movements? What would our historical sisters have to say about it? From Sappho and Hildegard von Bingen to present day, this classical cabaret explores some of the innermost thoughts, desires, dreams, and experiences of women through music and poetry. Opera on Tap makes its' Flea debut as an Anchor Partner, presenting a diverse program of classical song in their signature fresh, heartfelt, and entertaining style.
National Yiddish Theatre Folskbiene's THE SORCERESS Begins Performances December 25
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2017
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) presents the limited engagement of The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin). Inspired by last season's critically-acclaimed revival of Joseph Rumshinsky's The Golden Bride, another lost operetta of the Yiddish Theatre canon, The Sorceress will be the first piece brought to life under NYTF's new Global Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project. Directed by NYTF Associate Artistic Director, Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner, with music direction by NYTF Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek, The Sorceress will be presented as a work-in-development, performed in Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles, for 5 performances only, beginning Monday, December 25, 2017 through Monday, January 1, 2018 in the Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place).
NYTF Announces Cast For THE SORCERESS At The Edmond J. Safra Hall At The Museum Of Jewish Heritage
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2017
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) presents the limited engagement of The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin). Inspired by last season's critically-acclaimed revival of Joseph Rumshinsky's The Golden Bride, another lost operetta of the Yiddish Theatre canon, The Sorceress will be the first piece brought to life under NYTF's new Global Yiddish Theatre Restoration Project. Directed by NYTF Associate Artistic Director, Drama Desk Award-nominee Motl Didner, with music direction by NYTF Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek, The Sorceress will be presented as a work-in-development, performed in Yiddish with English and Russian translation supertitles, for 5 performances only, running Monday, December 25, 2017 through Monday, January 1, 2018 in the Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place).
The Secret Opera's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Starts Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2015
The Secret Opera will present a fresh take on one of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, in a series of performances in New York City and the greater NY area. This family-friendly holiday favorite comes to life in an all-new interdisciplinary work utilizing classic text, period vocal music, and improvised string ensemble, adding a modern twist that makes each individual performance unique.
The Secret Opera to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 12/3-20
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 14, 2015
The Secret Opera will present a fresh take on one of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, in a series of performances in New York City and the greater NY area. This family-friendly holiday favorite comes to life in an all-new interdisciplinary work utilizing classic text, period vocal music, and improvised string ensemble, adding a modern twist that makes each individual performance unique.
Opera On Tap Performs at The Brick's First Ever F*ckfest, Now thru 6/29
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2015
Opera on Tap presents an immersive evening of sex education, opera-style, as part of The Brick's first ever F*ckfest (a 'sextival' featuring new works with unique, playful, and subversive approaches to sexuality). Coursework includes scenes from The Inner Circle (www.theinnercircleopera.com), a sexually blunt new opera about the charismatic visionary Dr. Alfred Kinsey, by the “fascinating and engaging” (Washington Post) composer Daniel Felsenfeld paired with provocative performances and readings by burlesque star Nasty Canasta (and friends). Eye candy and condoms provided free of charge with class enrollment.
CARMEN to Play Dante Hall Theater of Stockton University, 7/31-8/1
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 9, 2015
Carmen, one of the most well-known and beloved operas of all time, will be performed at the historic Dante Hall Theater of Stockton University in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, July 31 at 8:00 PM and on Saturday, August 1 at 2:00 PM. Produced by The Secret Opera, a young and flourishing opera company, Carmen will be performed fully staged with a chamber orchestra, and will present a new and thought-provoking interpretation of the traditional story of the seductive gypsy, Carmen, and her fateful affair with the jealous soldier, Don José.