Europa’s Opera: Three Acts is a collaboration among three of NYU’s international houses: Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, Deutsches Haus at NYU, and La Maison Française of NYU, and will showcase productions by three of New York City’s most innovative opera companies throughout spring 2020.
In the late 16th century, in what could be described as a revolutionary act, a group of intellectuals, from an array of different backgrounds, gathered to conceive a musical art form that would update the supposed ancient Greek practice of comprehensibly setting words to music. This method of reciting through song (recitar cantando) expanded very quickly throughout the European continent, reaching the ears and hearts of people normally separated by country, class, language, and gender.
Curated by Gina Crusco (Underworld Productions), Europa’s Opera: Three Acts draws upon this rich history and presents three semi-staged productions by Philip Shneidman’s The Little Opera Theater of New York, Dorian Bandy, and Judith Barnes’ Vertical Player Repertory. These performances and an in-depth moderated conversation among the producers aim to demonstrate the power of art and music to transcend national borders, and to act as a binding force, uniting people in a shared experience and common cause.
January 24
LOTNY (The Little Opera Theatre of New York)
presents
Zemlinsky’s Zimmer
Selections from Alexander von Zemlinsky’s Eine florentinische Tragödie (1917)
RSVP required: deutscheshaus.rsvp@nyu.edu
Update: The reservation list is full.
RSVP information for the next events in this series:
Panel discussion with the producers on February 12 at Deutsches Haus at NYU
Abbandonata e condotta a morire: Handel in Italy on February 13 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
Le Pauvre Matelot by Darius Milhaud and excerpts from Les Mamelles de Tirésias on March 26 at La Maison Française of NYU