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

Opera Shorts in the Media!

Check out the coverage of our Opera Shorts program on MSNBC!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32732305

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.