This special musical event features the work of English composer Paul Carr. Carr’s Seven Last Words from the Cross is a profoundly-moving work, dramatically describing Christ’s last hours on earth, as sung from Him on the cross. Arrangement featuring orchestra, choir, organ and harp, with a Baritone soloist as the voice of Christ, plus vibrant visual displays.

This program  presents music by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Rossini and others.

Featuring a cast of emerging artists, including:

Sopranos – Monica Camafreita, Rebecca Grady Rucker, Rebecca Kidnie, and Gillian Watson

Mezzo Sopranos – Perri Sussman and Victoria Thomasch

Tenors – Charles Calotta, Christopher Trapani and Thomas Walters

Baritone – Muir Ingliss

Basses – Matt Mueller and Virdell Williams

Collaborative Pianist: Mary Pinto

Libretto by Amiri Baraka

Music by Dwayne Fulton

Mobster. Philanthropist. Prince of Harlem. He fought the mafia, but took care of his own, rising up to become a leader of the black community at the heart of the Harlem Rennaissance…The story of a hero gone, but not forgotten.

An evening of Lieder at The Century Association

David and Susan Rockefeller host this very special, exclusive event to support Musica Viva NY.

Limited tickets available. Cocktails and canapés, followed by selections of Mahler, Strauss, and Schubert Lied, as performed by Musica Viva soloists.

Accompanied by Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, piano.

The purpose of the Marshall Opera Oral History Project is to collect, preserve, and disseminate the stories of seasoned and distinguished living composers. Young artists conduct interviews and present selections in concert along with works from other distinguished composers that are also part of the project.

Featuring: Vayter un Vayter, by Judith Shatin (b. 1949)

CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

A community festival in a lush beautiful green space. Listen to glorious voices raised up in song!

Songs by Brahms, Bizet, Mozart, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and many more

Featuring:

Matthew Mueller, bass

Frederick Schlick, tenor

MaKayla McDonald, soprano

with Chris Fecteau, piano

in conjunction with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble (NYC)

Read a review of this concert by clicking the link below:

http://www.vocedimeche.reviews/2023/08/the-soul-of-ukraine.html

Repertoire includes:

• Songs of Reinhold Glière (assorted)

• Ein Roman, Op.35, Serge Bortkiewicz

• Songs of Mykola Lysenko (assorted)

• Album from the Summer of 1902, Op.41, Mykola Lysenko

Event organized by the dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, in conjunction with the Harvard Club of New York

Soprano Jennifer Gliere and Bass Matt Mueller sing songs by Slavic composer Reinhold Glière, accompanied by Chris Fecteau on piano. Produced by dell'Arte Opera Ensemble to raise funds for World Central Kitchen in support of their efforts to benefit Ukrainians suffering in the current conflict:

• Songs of Reinhold Glière (assorted)

• Album from the Summer of 1902, Op.41, Mykola Lysenko

Donation Link: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/119631

Debut of the original opera Transgression by composer and University of Kentucky Professor of Russian Studies Gerald Janecek.

To distill the complex psychology and plot of Crime and Punishment into a two-hour opera requires considerably greater adjustment, than turning it into a play, since the libretto has to be even more succinct than a script for the work…On the other hand, Dostoevsky's well-known polyphonic dialogism lends itself to operatic treatment by providing many opportunities for vocal ensemble as well as highly emotional scenes…The new title, Transgression, conveys the key image of "stepping over the limit" and suggests the motivic image of the door threshold…the door to the pawnbroker's apartment, to Raskolnikov's garret, to Porphiry's office and to Sonya's flat…

– Gerald Janecek (Composer)

Based entirely on text from the Bible (both the Old and New Testaments), King of Glory tells the Easter story in a vivid, new way. The music precisely follows the meaning of the text, from its lush harmonies to its pulse-pounding rhythms. And all the while, unforgettable melodies provide the gifted singer-actors of Bluegrass Opera a unique vehicle to bring the text to life with visceral energy.

Described as a 21st century classic, the Pulitzer Prize winning The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang (2007) combines the Hans Christian Anderson story with form elements from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, to create an emotional and transformational journey. Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel (1978) for viola and piano is a minimalist, meditative piece that gently invites us into its calm presence. Super Flumina Babylonis (2013) is a sumptuous and expressive choral setting of Psalm 137 by New York City composer Caleb Burhans, who seamlessly combines classical, ambient and post-rock styles.  The music of Eric Whitacre was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as being “of unearthly beauty and imagination”, while Cloudburst (1995) was described by the composer himself as reverent, meditative and centered, adjectives which also convey the message of this entire program:

• The Little Match Girl Passion, David Lang

• Spiegel im Spiegel, Arvo Pärt

• Super Flumina Babylonis, Caleb Burhans

• Cloudburst, Eric Whitacre

An evening of song by German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897).

Showcasing performances by singers Alexandra Selawsky, Lily Arbisser, Sandra Goodman, Kayla Faccilongo, Daniel Kamalic, Alonso Jordan Lopez, Peter Ludwig, and Matt Mueller. Pianists Jason Wirth and Georgi Lekov will also feature.

Program including:

Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33

Vergangen is mir Glück und Heil, Op.62

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1

Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52

Musica Viva NY and The Allen-Stevenson School Select Chorus perform Carl Orff’s most iconic work, Carmina Burana, kicking off our first choral concert of the 2022–23 season with energy and excitement. Finished in 1936, and based on 11th and 12th century poetry, Carmina Burana evokes timeless states of the human condition from happiness all the way to despair. Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer (1869) – love-song waltzes – similarly explore the gamut of emotions from passion and longing to joy and sadness. Set to folk song texts from various Eastern European countries, and coupled with the oom-pah-pah rhythm of the Austrian folk dance ländler, these pieces are romantic and light-hearted, but also complex and sophisticated.

• Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52, Johannes Brahms

• Carmina Burana, Carl Orff

Celebrating the New York Philharmonic’s return to its revitalized home, this special concert led by Music Director Jaap van Zweden inaugurates the newly renovated David Geffen Hall. The concert features a performance of “Ode to Joy” as the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony along with a world premiere work by Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón celebrating the ritual of gathering around music and art.

• Canzon in Echo duodecimi toni, Giovanni Gabrieli

• You Are the Prelude, Angélica Negrón (World premiere – commission)

• Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125, Ludwig van Beethoven

The first of newly-renovated David Geffen Hall’s two opening night galas, this event represents a momentous celebration of the music and history which has played so large a part through the numerous forms and iterations the hall has taken over the decades. This historic event brings to the stage figures from across the musical and artistic worlds, alongside the NY Phil. The evening celebrates the successful completion of a 20-year journey. Accelerated during the pandemic, this project has been completed ahead of schedule, created over 6,000 jobs, and symbolizes the resilient spirit of New York City. Bookended with a flourish by the overture and finale from Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, the concert features special appearances from stars such as Renee Fleming, Nathan Lane, Alicia Keys, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and many more.

Jessica Harika, Stage Director
Caitlyn Koester, Conductor and Music Director
Barry Steele, Scenic Designer
Angela Huff, Costume Designer

Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria was premiered in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season. Claudio Monteverdi’s setting of a libretto by Giacomo Badoardo follows the latter portion of Homer’s Odyssey, from Ulysses’ arrival home from the Trojan Wars.  King Ulisse finds a trio of suitors trying to woo his wife and queen, Penelope.  With the help of the gods, his son Telemachus, and his faithful swineherd Eumete, Ulysses recovers his kingdom, his home, and his beloved wife.