Monday, September 21, 2009

Behind the scenes: Opera Shorts Shortened

The big night at Carnegie is getting closer. Here's a tiny taste of the program to whet your appetite.

The Poem That Nobody Hears
by Ben Bierman
directed by Josh Carr






Poet
Chas Elliott

Student
Will Ferguson

Chorus
Jocelyn O'Toole
Sara Dougherty
Kevin Ginter

Piano
Noby Ishida

String Quartet
Vox4

Friday, September 11, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Opera Shorts Operas, Directors and Cast





Musical Directors

Noby Ishida
Christian McLeer 

Vox 4

Sarah Larsen, violin
Orie Furuta, violin
Keith Sanders, viola
Seth Woods, cello     


The Poem That Nobody Hears

by Ben Bierman
directed by Josh Carr

Poet
Chas Elliott

Student
Will Ferguson

Chorus
Jocelyn O'Toole
Sara Dougherty
Kevin Ginter

Quartet
Vox4


Figaro's Last Hangover

by Patrick Soluri
directed by Amy Axelson

Bartender
Scott Roche

Figaro
Will Ferguson

Carmen
Laura Pederson

Quartet
Vox4

Tempo Fuera De Tempo

by Anne Phillips
directed by Olga Shyp

Clerk
Laura Federici

Man
Jamin Flabiano

Cello
Seth Woods

Adrift

by Christian McLeer
directed by George Hogan

Soprano
Roza Tulyaganova

Baritone
Chris Trakas

Quartet
Vox4
  


Fire

by Christian McLeer
directed by Christian McLeer

Soprano
Monica Harte

Mezzo
Julia Amisano

Tenor
Jamin Flabiano

Baritone
Scott Roche  

Poppetjie

by Rob Voisey
directed by Olga Shyp

Little Girl
Elizabeth Bell

Mother
Laura Federici

Boy/Dream Bear
Kevin Ginter

1st Girl
Olga Shyp

2nd  Girl
Jocelyn O'Toole

3rd  Girl
Sara Dougherty

Safari

by Seymour Barab
directed by George Hogan

Tenor
Robert White

Baritone
Chris Trakas 
 

Delete

by George Brunner
directed by George Hogan

Susie
Monica Harte

David
Chris Trakas  

Lucy

by Tom Cipullo
directed by Amy Axelson  

Lucy
Elizabeth Bell

Hallucinogen
Michael Anthony McGee    

Gallantry

by Seymour Barab
directed by George Hogan

Soprano
Olga Shyp

Baritone
Chas Elliott

Opera Shorts at Carnegie




Thursday, October 1st we will present 10-minute operas at Weill-Carnegie Hall. Some of the composers writing for RTB include Seymour Barab, Tom Cipullo, Patrick Soluri, Rob Voisey, Anne Phillips, George Brunner, Ben Bierman and of course, Christian McLeer.

Tickets start at $30. Go to carnegiehall.org, call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800 or visit the Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue.