PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY NYU, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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.
March 26
Vertical Player Repertory
presents
Le Pauvre Matelot (full opera by Darius Milhaud) (1927)
and excerpts from Les Mamelles de Tirésias by Francis Poulenc (1947)
RSVP required: 212-998-8750 or maison.francaise@nyu.edu
Update: The reservation list is full.
Les Mamelles de Tirésias
Michelle Trovato, soprano: Thérèse
Adam C. J. Klein, tenor: Le Mari
José Luis Maldonado, baritone: Le Directeur
Nathan Bahny, bass-baritone: Le Gendarme
Le Pauvre Matelot
Michelle Trovato: Sa Femme
Adam C. J. Klein: Le Matelot
José Luis Maldonado: Son Ami
Nathan Bahny: Son Beau-Père
CREATIVE TEAM:
Pablo Zinger: Music Director
Judith Barnes: Producer / Stage Director
Madeline Whitesell: Set Design / Costumes / Assistant Director
Becca Smith: Stage Manager