New Opera Showcase

Experience the cutting edge of opera this January with the New Opera Showcase, an evening of orchestral readings of new and recently premiered operas. Part of OPERA America’s annual meeting of opera creators, the New Opera Showcase takes place at historic Town Hall in the heart of Times Square with the SONOS Chamber Orchestra and Choral Chameleon. Featuring Erik Ochsner, music director, and Eric Malson, assistant conductor.

FEATURING

Rated R for Rat

Wang Jie, composer and librettist

- Keith Browning (The Rooster/Grim Reeper)

- Liam Moran (Rat)

- Blythe Gaissert (Peasant Woman)

- Lauren Worsham (Lark)

Charlotte Salomon: Der Tod und die Malerin

Michelle DiBucci, composer

- Keith Browning

- Andrew Cook-Feltz

- Liam Moran

- Brenda Patterson

- Vale Rideout

- Jorell Williams

Machine

Rene Orth, composer; Jason Kim, librettist

- Blythe Gaissert (Scientist 1)

- Nick Masters (Scientist 3)

- Vale Rideout (Scientist 2)

- Nian Wang (Mi-Na)

- Lauren Worsham (Professor A)

Before the Night Sky

Randall Eng, composer; Donna Di Novelli, librettist

- Keith Browning (Cygnus) 

- Heather Buck (Helen)

- Vale Rideout (Castor)

- Amy Shoremount (Clytemnestra)

- Chad Sloan (Pollux)

- Olivia Yokers (Leda)

The Nefarious, Immoral but Highly Profitable Enterprise of Mr. Burke & Mr. Hare

Julian Grant, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist

- Joe Bellino (Donald)

- Heather Buck (Helen McDougal)

- Evan Crawford (Dr. Ferguson)

- Blythe Gaissert (Margaret Hare)

- Claire Maloney (Mary Paterson)

- Nick Masters (William Hare)

- Vale Rideout (Dr. Knox)

- Amy Shoremount (Abigail Simpson)

- Michael Slattery (Daft Jamie)

- Chad Sloan (William Burke)

- Amy Marie Stewart (Margery Campbell)

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