Mary Casell

Change of Venue Announced as Verismo Opera's International Vocal Competition Deadline Nears

Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, announces the company's 29th Annual International Vocal Competition's early bird registration deadline, July 31, 2017, is nearing.  Vocalists of all ages worldwide are invited to apply now and take advantage of this opportunity.  The final application deadline is October 31, 2017. 

SUOR ANGELICA, PIETRO MASCAGNI Set for Verismo Opera's 2013-14 Season

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) pays tribute in its 24th season to the Year of Italian Culture in the United States with the double bill of Giacomo Puccini's sentimental tragedy Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry). Under Artistic Director Lucine Amara, one of the Metropolitan Opera's most luminary performers, the company presents each opera with a full cast onSunday, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, in Englewood, New Jersey. The bergenPAC is handicapped accessible.