A Messiah for Our Time, New England Philharmonic
Apr
28
3:00 PM15:00

A Messiah for Our Time, New England Philharmonic

  • Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA (map)
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Soprano soloist in Sven-David Sandström’s A Messiah for Our Time (2009) with New England Philharmonic and Cantata Singers * East Coast Premiere *

In a fitting conclusion for a city that hosted the American premiere of Handel’s Messiah in 1818, NEP joins forces with Cantata Singers and vocal soloists on Sunday, April 28, at 3 pm in Jordan Hall to present A Messiah for Our Time. Sven-David Sandström’s dramatic 2009 setting of the Messiah’s well-known text will be performed for the first time on the East Coast. Co-conducted by Tianhui Ng and Cantata Singers Music Director Noah Horn, the season finale marks the first collaboration between the two organizations.

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To the Stars
Dec
12
4:00 PM16:00

To the Stars

To The Stars, Douglas Knehans * world premiere *

Premier of a new commission by Anne Harley of Scripps College to texts of the first recorded poet in human history, Enheduanna. Enheduanna was the entu (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur. The work uses texts taken from the cuneiform ancient Sumerian in creating a new work for two sopranos, violin, bass clarinet, hand percussion and electronics.

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Solo Recital + Masterclass, Vanderbilt University
Oct
25
to Oct 26

Solo Recital + Masterclass, Vanderbilt University

Solo recital at Vanderbilt University with pianist Jennifer McGuire.

Program

Incident, Hannah Kendall + Fleur Adock

Tesla’s Pigeon, Melissa Dunphy + Various Poets

Hvolf, Anna Thorvaldsdottir + Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir

Luonnon Kasvot, Kaija Saariaho + Pentti Saarikoski

Setting Sail, Juliana Hall + Emily Dickinson * world premiere *

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Valis, MIT Media Lab
Sep
8
to Sep 10

Valis, MIT Media Lab

COMPANY DEBUT: Linda Lampton in Tod Machover’s opera VALIS, based on Philip K. Dick’s 1981 sci-fi novel. Workshop February 2022, Full Production Fall 2023.

Friday, September 8, 2023 | evening performance
Saturday, September 9, 2023 | evening performance
Sunday, September 10, 2023| matinée performance

Stay tuned for info on how to purchase tickets

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Opera in the Garden, On Site Opera
Jun
21
6:00 PM18:00

Opera in the Garden, On Site Opera

Excerpts from Die Zauberflöte

Act 1, Sc 1 & Act 1 Quintet (First Lady)

Der Hölle Rache (Queen of the Night)

Join us for two evenings of opera in the garden! On Site Opera returns to the West Side Community Garden for the first time since its production of Mozart’s The Secret Gardener to present concerts of excerpts from two of the world’s most well-known operas.

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New Voices Festival, Brooklyn Art Song Society
Apr
6
7:30 PM19:30

New Voices Festival, Brooklyn Art Song Society

  • First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn (map)
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COMPANY DEBUT :

Benjamin Attahir De l’ineffable
Harrison Birtwistle Songs from the Same Earth
Hannah Kendall Incident
Aribert Reimann Sinnig zwischen beyden Welten (American Premiere)
Kaija Saariaho Luonnon kasvot
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Hvolf

Maggie Finnegan soprano
Andrew Fuchs tenor
Daniel Moody countertenor
Michael Brofman, Alexa Stier, piano
Chieh-Fan Yiu viola

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Nov
10
4:30 PM16:30

[Panel Series]

Pathways to Professional Success as a Singer

Queens Voice Lab Panel Series

Thursday, November 10 at 4:30 pm

Hello educators of singing! This week I will join Steve Hrycelak along with Michele Kennedy, and Jonathan Woody to dive in to how we have forged our professional careers, what shaped us, and what advice we have for others pursuing careers in singing, with time for questions from participants as well. Please register to attend at the link below, and encourage any young pre-professional singers in your life to join as well!


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Oct
7
to Nov 7

Everything for Dawn, Experiments in Opera

COMPANY DEBUT: Anya in Everything For Dawn, an epic new video opera series featuring ten 15-minute episodes, each written by a different librettist/composer combo. A web streaming series of daring ambition, Everything for Dawn features collaborations by librettists Jason Cady, Adrienne Danrich, Lauren D’Errico, Krista Knight, Jerry Lieblich, Jerome A. Parker and composers Clarice Assad, Jason Cady, Melissa Dunphy, Miguel Frasconi, Paul Kerekes, Phil Kline, Pauline Kim, Aaron Siegel, Kamala Sankaram, and Matthew Welch.

Everything for Dawn will be broadcast and streamed on AllArts.org starting on Friday October 7, 2022 on ALL ARTS

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May
13
to May 15

BLACK SHEEP CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

Michelle in the world premiere film of Marc Hoffeditz’s micro opera U-Hauling.

Viewing is from May 13th at 7pm to May 15th at midnight.

UHauling is a fantastically queer Micro-Opera presented by Black Sheep Contemporary, with music composed by Marc Hoffeditz and libretto written by Aiden K. Feltkamp.

This opera is being premiered virtually. Purchasing a ticket will give you access to the video with a password. The video will be available from May 13th at 7:00pm EST until May 15th at 11:59pm EST.

The duration of the opera is 14 minutes.

"U-Hauling is a comedy about two women who meet on a dating app and decide that their first date will be their Vegas wedding. It's based loosely on the true story of a couple who got married the first day they met." - Feltkamp, Librettist

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