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Fifth Annual New York Virtual Opera Fest Continues May-June

April 27, 2020 | By AMT PR | april@amtpublicrelations.com

 

 

 

What: 5th Annual New York Virtual Opera Fest

When: May-June 2020

How: Visit NYoperafest.com for updated calendar of events

Media Contact: April Thibeault, AMT PR, 212.861.0990, april@amtpublicrelations.com

 

New York City, NY (For Release 04.27.2020) — Presented by the New York Opera Alliance, with support from OPERA America, the 2020 New York Opera Fest has become the 2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest due to the social distancing restrictions put into place by the state government. To help companies navigate the realities of the COVID-19 crisis and also encourage responsible social isolation, NYOA has constructed a comprehensive online center at NYoperafest.com where opera fans can visit for an updated list of virtual events hosted by local, New York City-based opera companies. NYOA will continue to update and share the opera community’s activities throughout its website, social media, and e-blast communication platforms. Leading the vanguard of the local opera community, NYOA continues to monitor the fluid situation around COVID-19 by providing helpful resources for financial aid which may be found at http://OPERAamerica.org/covid19. NYOA is also hosting weekly virtual meetings for NYOA members to discuss, monitor, and provide solutions for the changing landscape for opera in New York.

About New York Opera Alliance

The New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) is a consortium of New York City opera companies and producers established to enhance and support the visibility and viability of opera in NYC. Founded in 2011, NYOA has grown from 13 organizations to 50 strong. Since 2013, NYOA has been fiscally sponsored by OPERA America. NYOA believes that New Yorkers and visitors to New York alike can be better informed about the breadth, range and vitality of New York City’s opera-producing community. NYOA is a community-driven organization; together, they aspire to increase awareness of participating organizations, share ideas and resources, and generate revenue for collaborative projects.

About OPERA America    

OPERA America is the national membership organization for artists, administrators, trustees and audiences, dedicated to supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera. Based in New York City at the National Opera Center, a custom-built rehearsal and performance facility for the opera field, OPERA America is committed to advancing new work, audience engagement, civic practice, artist and leadership development, research, national advocacy and an inclusive industry that moves opera forward in America.

 

May-June 2020 | Virtual Opera Calendar
(in alphabetical order | subject to change)

 

 

American Opera Project (ongoing)

AOP is broadcasting past productions including Three Way, Harriet Tubman, and As One, with more to be released soon. They may be watched exclusively on AOP’s website. FREE. Watch: AOPopera.org.

 

Beth Morrison Projects (every Thursday)

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

City Lyric Opera (May 7, 11, 13 and 19)

CLO was scheduled to perform Hansel & Gretel May 15-16, 2020. Instead, CLO is offering some virtual options including May 11th: Hansel and Gretel pre-recorded opera short based on Humperdinck’s opera featuring spectacular New York City-based artists, and May 13th: Hansel and Gretel musical interactive activity with musicians from the Hansel and Gretel short. This is intended to engage families and children. Other online CLO activities include a live May 7th 5:00 p.m. kick-off event to share the mission, heart and schedule of CLO’s Summer Series running May 11-August 15, and a live Falling Flat Happy Hour May 19th 5:00 p.m. featuring live performances and stories of live mishaps on stage. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

 

Heartbeat Opera (May 11-16, 2020)

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brand-new, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

HERE Arts Center (every Wednesday)

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “HERE@HOME”: a Facebook Watch Party to stream a full-length production every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. Shows are from the HERE Vault collected over the past 25 years. Following the online premiere, these full-length videos will be available for viewing on Facebook until HERE reopens. Upcoming May productions include: May 6: The Reception (2017) – Sebastián Calderón Bentin & Sean Donovan, May 13: The Scarlet Ibis (2015) – David Cote & Stefan Weisman, May 20: The Pigeoning (2013) – Robin Frohardt, and May 27: Red Fly Blue Bottle (2009) – Christina Campanella. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

 

The Indie Opera Podcast (ongoing)

To stay up to date with what the movers and shakers of the opera scene, listen to Indie Opera Podcast. Their insightful, in-depth shows have changed to a streamed video platform for the opera community. It's a great way to stay up to date with developments given the unusual times that the industry is facing. Tune in to hear the experts discuss what our beloved art form is doing to weather COVID-19. Interviewees scheduled for May include all the recipients of Opera America’s Opera Grants for Female Composers. FREE. Watch: http://indieopera.com.  

 

Music of the Americas (ongoing)

Music of the Americas?presents two new online series to bring its performances into homes across the world:?En Casa?(At Home), featuring original performances from musicians from around the Americas who frequently perform with the society, and? Recuerdos (Memories), weekly releases of memorable past performances at the Americas Society, some for the first time. FREE. Watch: as-coa.org/music.

 

New Camerata Opera (ongoing)

NCO is hosting a handful of online events including: #theivesproject – an acclaimed series short film adaptations of Charles Ives songs, the release of CamerataWorks’ upcoming opera film, “Julie” on June 4th at 7:00 p.m. EST, and the popular handwashing aria series #20secondariachallenge, in which arias are sung to ensure one washes their hands sufficiently. Also on the calendar is a live-streamed children's opera from Camerata Piccola entitled “Party at the Opera”, on May 9 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Watch streamable content, here: https://www.facebook.com/newcamerataopera/ and “Julie” premiere here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCda0kpVTKpZjci4fRP1hnYg?view_as=subscriber.

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No Dominion Theatre Company (every Thursday)    

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

Opera Lafayette (every Monday)

Join Artistic Director, Ryan Brown for a weekly series of online programs in which he will explore Opera Lafayette's video recordings of Gaveaux and Beethoven's Leonore. Experience the video and libretto excerpts in your home and meet virtually with Brown and guest artists to discuss the music and performances together. Zoom call happens every Monday at 4:00 p.m. EST (after video broadcast on Friday). To register, visit OperaLafayette.org. Upcoming programs include: May 4: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 10, 11, Gaveaux tracks 9, 10, 11 (Marzelline, Leonore); May 11: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 18: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 25: Excerpts from Beethoven #15, 16, Gaveaux 18, 19, 20 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro); June 1: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 17, 18, Gaveaux 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (Leonore, Florestan, then Tutti with Don Fernando and women).

Opera on Tap (nightly at 8:00 p.m. EST)

Opera on Tap presents an online quarantine cabaret called Emmie and Harry’s! Audiences can view on their Facebook page. Emmie & Harry's is a rapidly growing digital venue with an active and engaged audience base. The club curates a weekly schedule of diverse musical artists, from comedy songs to avant-garde contemporary and everything in between (and beyond!), with a special Friday night highlight of a different local Opera On Tap chapter from across the country each week. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/groups/624549324773200/.

 

Regina Opera (ongoing)

Regina Opera, which is celebrating its 50th season of great opera in Brooklyn, has curated a collection of its best performance videos to help ease the strain of these difficult times. It includes a complete performance of La Traviata; excerpts from Aida, Don Giovanni; Il Trovatore, and Hansel and Gretel; and the complete February 2, 2020 Winter Concert, featuring operatic and popular favorites as well as the world premiere of a quartet by 14-year-old composer Julian Raheb. FREE. Watch: www.ReginaOpera.org/onlineperformances.htm.

 

Rhymes with Opera (May-September 2020)
Join Rhymes with Opera online for a FREE series of contemporary chamber operas, community-building events, exciting new works, artist interviews, and some rockin’ parties. Upcoming schedule includes: May 9 at 8:00pm EST Adam’s Run watch party (live stream re-watch of Ruby Falton’s Adams Run with post-screening interview with creative team); May 23 at 8:00 p.m. EST Cyber Salon: American Northwest (RWO’s popular series goes online with performers from the Northwest, Ruby Fulton, Dylan Champagne, Lauren Shusterich, and Danielle Jagelski; and June 18-20 Rhymes with Opera at the New Music Gathering in Portland, Oregon (virtual premiere of Triptych: Three Disasters, a chamber opera scene with music by Andrea Reinkemeyer and libretto by Patrick Wohlmut). For more info and reservations for all RWO events, visit RhymeswithOpera.org.

 

Untitled Theater Company #61: A Theater of Ideas (ongoing)
The Untitled Theater Company is making videos of past performances and workshops available on its website for free viewing. FREE. Watch: http://www.untitledtheater.com

 

Victor Herbert Renaissance Project (ongoing)

Despite having to cancel their entire season, VHRP continues to connect with its fans by broadcasting past performances on its social media platforms regularly. FREE. Watch:  https://www.facebook.com/vhrplive/.

 

 

May-June 2020 | Virtual Opera Calendar
(in chronological order | subject to change)

 

 

 

FRI 5.01-TUE 6.30 @ 8:00 p.m.

Every night, Opera on Tap presents an online quarantine cabaret called Emmie and Harry’s! Audiences can view on their Facebook page. Emmie & Harry's is a rapidly growing digital venue with an active and engaged audience base. The club curates a weekly schedule of diverse musical artists, from comedy songs to avant-garde contemporary and everything in between (and beyond!), with a special Friday night highlight of a different local Opera On Tap chapter from across the country each week. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/groups/624549324773200/.

 

MON 5.04 @ 4:00 p.m.

Join Opera Lafayette’s Artistic Director, Ryan Brown, for a weekly series of online programs in which he will explore Opera Lafayette's video recordings of Gaveaux and Beethoven's Leonore. Experience the video and libretto excerpts in your home and meet virtually with Brown and guest artists to discuss the music and performances together. Zoom call happens every Monday at 4:00 p.m. EST (after video broadcast on Friday). To register, visit OperaLafayette.org. Upcoming programs include: May 4: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 10, 11, Gaveaux tracks 9, 10, 11 (Marzelline, Leonore); May 11: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 18: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 25: Excerpts from Beethoven #15, 16, Gaveaux 18, 19, 20 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro); June 1: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 17, 18, Gaveaux 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (Leonore, Florestan, then Tutti with Don Fernando and women).

 

WED 5.06 @ 7:00 p.m.

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “HERE@HOME”: a Facebook Watch Party to stream a full-length production every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. Shows are from the HERE Vault collected over the past 25 years. Following the online premiere, these full-length videos will be available for viewing on Facebook until HERE reopens. Upcoming May productions include: May 6: The Reception (2017) – Sebastián Calderón Bentin & Sean Donovan, May 13: The Scarlet Ibis (2015) – David Cote & Stefan Weisman, May 20: The Pigeoning (2013) – Robin Frohardt, and May 27: Red Fly Blue Bottle (2009) – Christina Campanella. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

 

THU 5.07 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 5.07 @ 5:00 p.m.

City Lyric Opera

City Lyric Opera hosts CLO’s Summer Series Kick-Off: an online event to share the mission, heart and schedule of CLO’s Summer Series running May 11-August 15. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

 

THU 5.07 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

SAT 5.09 @ 2:00 p.m.

New Camerata Opera is hosting a live-streamed children's opera from Camerata Piccola entitled “Party at the Opera”. Watch streamable content, here: https://www.facebook.com/newcamerataopera/.

 

SAT 5.09 @ 8:00 p.m.

Join Rhymes with Opera online for a FREE series of contemporary chamber operas, community-building events, exciting new works, artist interviews, and some rockin’ parties. Tonight features Adam’s Run watch party (live stream re-watch of Ruby Falton’s Adams Run with post-screening interview with creative team). For more info and reservations for all RWO events, visit RhymeswithOpera.org.

 

MON 5.11 (Time TBD)

City Lyric Opera was scheduled to perform Hansel & Gretel May 15-16, 2020. Instead, CLO is offering some virtual options including May 11th: Hansel and Gretel pre-recorded opera short based on Humperdinck’s opera featuring spectacular New York City-based artists. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

 

MON 5.11 @ 4:00 p.m.

Join Opera Lafayette’s Artistic Director, Ryan Brown, for a weekly series of online programs in which he will explore Opera Lafayette's video recordings of Gaveaux and Beethoven's Leonore. Experience the video and libretto excerpts in your home and meet virtually with Brown and guest artists to discuss the music and performances together. Zoom call happens every Monday at 4:00 p.m. EST (after video broadcast on Friday). To register, visit OperaLafayette.org. Upcoming programs include: May 4: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 10, 11, Gaveaux tracks 9, 10, 11 (Marzelline, Leonore); May 11: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 18: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 25: Excerpts from Beethoven #15, 16, Gaveaux 18, 19, 20 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro); June 1: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 17, 18, Gaveaux 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (Leonore, Florestan, then Tutti with Don Fernando and women).

 

MON 5.11 @ 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brand-new, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

TUE 5.12 @ 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brand-new, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

WED 5.13 (Time TBD)

City Lyric Opera was scheduled to perform Hansel & Gretel May 15-16, 2020. Instead, CLO is offering some virtual options including May 13th: Hansel and Gretel musical interactive activity with musicians from the Hansel and Gretel short. This is intended to engage families and children. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

 

WED 5.13 @ 2:00p.m. 8:00 p.m.

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brand-new, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

WED 5.13 @ 7:00 p.m.

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “HERE@HOME”: a Facebook Watch Party to stream a full-length production every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. Shows are from the HERE Vault collected over the past 25 years. Following the online premiere, these full-length videos will be available for viewing on Facebook until HERE reopens. Upcoming May productions include: May 6: The Reception (2017) – Sebastián Calderón Bentin & Sean Donovan, May 13: The Scarlet Ibis (2015) – David Cote & Stefan Weisman, May 20: The Pigeoning (2013) – Robin Frohardt, and May 27: Red Fly Blue Bottle (2009) – Christina Campanella. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

 

THU 5.14 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 5.14 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

THU 5.14 @ 7:30p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brand-new, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

FRI 5.15 @ 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brandnew, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

SAT 5.16 @ 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

Heartbeat Opera presents Lady M, an online fantasia of Verdi’s Macbeth. It’s a brand-new, 90-minute adaptation of Verdi’s MACBETH, as seen through the eyes of Lady M herself, featuring six singers, six instrumentalists, and electronic sound design, to be fully produced in Spring of 2021. Heartbeat is planning on rehearsing and presenting a work-in-progress staging of LADY M in person this spring, but in light of COVID19, they are taking their collaboration (10 days of ?Remote Residency?) and performances (12 ?Virtual Soirées?, May 11-16) online. These intimate, interactive soirees will last 45 minutes each. Tickets for each soiree: $10 per household. Learn more and register: HeartbeatOpera.org.  When: May 11-12 May 14-15 @ 7:30pm and 9:00pm EST. May 13 16 @ 2:00pm and 8:00pm EST Cast: Felicia Moore (Lady M), Quentin Oliver Lee (Macbeth), Tyler Putnam (Banquo), Sishel Claverie, Taylor-Alexis Dupont, and Jamilyn Manning-White (Weird Sisters), and Heartbeat’s resident ensemble.

 

MON 5.18 @ 4:00 p.m.

Join Opera Lafayette’s Artistic Director, Ryan Brown, for a weekly series of online programs in which he will explore Opera Lafayette's video recordings of Gaveaux and Beethoven's Leonore. Experience the video and libretto excerpts in your home and meet virtually with Brown and guest artists to discuss the music and performances together. Zoom call happens every Monday at 4:00 p.m. EST (after video broadcast on Friday). To register, visit OperaLafayette.org. Upcoming programs include: May 4: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 10, 11, Gaveaux tracks 9, 10, 11 (Marzelline, Leonore); May 11: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 18: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 25: Excerpts from Beethoven #15, 16, Gaveaux 18, 19, 20 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro); June 1: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 17, 18, Gaveaux 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (Leonore, Florestan, then Tutti with Don Fernando and women).

  

TUE 5.19 @ 5:00 p.m.

City Lyric Opera hosts a live Falling Flat Happy Hour May 19th 5:00 p.m. featuring live performances and stories of live mishaps on stage. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

 

WED 5.20 @ 7:00 p.m.

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “HERE@HOME”: a Facebook Watch Party to stream a full-length production every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. Shows are from the HERE Vault collected over the past 25 years. Following the online premiere, these full-length videos will be available for viewing on Facebook until HERE reopens. Upcoming May productions include: May 6: The Reception (2017) – Sebastián Calderón Bentin & Sean Donovan, May 13: The Scarlet Ibis (2015) – David Cote & Stefan Weisman, May 20: The Pigeoning (2013) – Robin Frohardt, and May 27: Red Fly Blue Bottle (2009) – Christina Campanella. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

 

THU 5.21 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 5.21 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

SAT 5.23 @ 8:00 p.m.

Join Rhymes with Opera online for a FREE series of contemporary chamber operas, community-building events, exciting new works, artist interviews, and some rockin’ parties. Tonight features Cyber Salon: American Northwest (RWO’s popular series goes online with performers from the Northwest, Ruby Fulton, Dylan Champagne, Lauren Shusterich, and Danielle Jagelski). For more info and reservations for all RWO events, visit RhymeswithOpera.org.

 

MON 5.25 @ 4:00 p.m.

Join Opera Lafayette’s Artistic Director, Ryan Brown, for a weekly series of online programs in which he will explore Opera Lafayette's video recordings of Gaveaux and Beethoven's Leonore. Experience the video and libretto excerpts in your home and meet virtually with Brown and guest artists to discuss the music and performances together. Zoom call happens every Monday at 4:00 p.m. EST (after video broadcast on Friday). To register, visit OperaLafayette.org. Upcoming programs include: May 4: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 10, 11, Gaveaux tracks 9, 10, 11 (Marzelline, Leonore); May 11: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 18: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 25: Excerpts from Beethoven #15, 16, Gaveaux 18, 19, 20 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro); June 1: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 17, 18, Gaveaux 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (Leonore, Florestan, then Tutti with Don Fernando and women).

 

WED 5.27 @ 7:00 p.m.

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “HERE@HOME”: a Facebook Watch Party to stream a full-length production every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. Shows are from the HERE Vault collected over the past 25 years. Following the online premiere, these full-length videos will be available for viewing on Facebook until HERE reopens. Upcoming May productions include: May 6: The Reception (2017) – Sebastián Calderón Bentin & Sean Donovan, May 13: The Scarlet Ibis (2015) – David Cote & Stefan Weisman, May 20: The Pigeoning (2013) – Robin Frohardt, and May 27: Red Fly Blue Bottle (2009) – Christina Campanella. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

 

THU 5.28 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 5.28 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

MON 6.01 @ 4:00 p.m.

Join Opera Lafayette’s Artistic Director, Ryan Brown, for a weekly series of online programs in which he will explore Opera Lafayette's video recordings of Gaveaux and Beethoven's Leonore. Experience the video and libretto excerpts in your home and meet virtually with Brown and guest artists to discuss the music and performances together. Zoom call happens every Monday at 4:00 p.m. EST (after video broadcast on Friday). To register, visit OperaLafayette.org. Upcoming programs include: May 4: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 10, 11, Gaveaux tracks 9, 10, 11 (Marzelline, Leonore); May 11: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 18: Excerpts from Beethoven #13, 14, Gaveaux tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore); May 25: Excerpts from Beethoven #15, 16, Gaveaux 18, 19, 20 (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro); June 1: Excerpts from Beethoven #s 17, 18, Gaveaux 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (Leonore, Florestan, then Tutti with Don Fernando and women).

 

THU 6.04 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 6.04 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

THU 6.11 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 6.11 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

THU 6.18 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 6.18 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

THU 6.18-SAT 6.20 @ 8:00 p.m.

Join Rhymes with Opera online for a FREE series of contemporary chamber operas, community-building events, exciting new works, artist interviews, and some rockin’ parties. This weekend features nightly concerts from the New Music Gathering in Portland, Oregon (virtual premiere of Triptych: Three Disasters, a chamber opera scene with music by Andrea Reinkemeyer and libretto by Patrick Wohlmut). For more info and reservations for all RWO events, visit RhymeswithOpera.org.

 

THU 6.25 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE.  Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

 

THU 6.25 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

 

ONGOING (Dates Not Specified)

 

American Opera Projects
American Opera Project is broadcasting past productions including Three Way, Harriet Tubman, and As One, with more to be released soon. They may be watched exclusively on AOP’s website. FREE. Watch: AOPopera.org.

 

The Indie Opera Podcast

To stay up to date with what the movers and shakers of the opera scene, listen to Indie Opera Podcast. Their insightful, in-depth shows have changed to a streamed video platform for the opera community. It's a great way to stay up to date with developments given the unusual times that the industry is facing. Tune in to hear the experts discuss what our beloved art form is doing to weather COVID-19. Interviewees scheduled for May include all the recipients of Opera America’s Opera Grants for Female Composers.

FREE. Watch: http://indieopera.com.  

 

Music of the Americas

Music of the Americas?presents two new online series to bring its performances into homes across the world:?En Casa?(At Home), featuring original performances from musicians from around the Americas who frequently perform with the society, and? Recuerdos (Memories), weekly releases of memorable past performances at the Americas Society, some for the first time. FREE. Watch: as-coa.org/music.

 

New Camerata Opera (ongoing)

NCO is hosting a handful of online events including: #theivesproject – an acclaimed series short film adaptations of Charles Ives songs, the release of CamerataWorks’ upcoming opera film, “Julie” on June 4th at 7:00 p.m. EST, and the popular handwashing aria series #20secondariachallenge, in which arias are sung to ensure one washes their hands sufficiently. Watch streamable content, here: https://www.facebook.com/newcamerataopera/ and “Julie” premiere here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCda0kpVTKpZjci4fRP1hnYg?view_as=subscriber.

 

Regina Opera

Regina Opera, which is celebrating its 50th season of great opera in Brooklyn, has curated a collection of its best performance videos to help ease the strain of these difficult times. It includes a complete performance of La Traviata; excerpts from Aida, Don Giovanni; Il Trovatore, and Hansel and Gretel; and the complete February 2, 2020 Winter Concert, featuring operatic and popular favorites as well as the world premiere of a quartet by 14-year-old composer Julian Raheb. FREE. Watch: www.ReginaOpera.org/onlineperformances.htm.

 

Untitled Theater Company #61: A Theater of Ideas
The Untitled Theater Company is making videos of past performances and workshops available on its website for free viewing. FREE. Watch: http://www.untitledtheater.com

 

Victor Herbert Renaissance Project

Despite having to cancel their entire season, VHRP continues to connect with its fans by broadcasting past performances on its social media platforms regularly. FREE. Watch:  https://www.facebook.com/vhrplive/.

 

 

 

 

This program is made possible with the generous support of The Howard Gilman Foundation.

 

 

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