Laura Kaminsky quotes the Franz Schubert song The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen) at key moments in Lucidity. Schubert composed the lied for soprano, clarinet, and piano in 1828, during the final months of his life. For lyrics, Schubert wove together verse by poets Wilhelm Müller and Karl August Varnhagen von
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Hello! Happy New Year to you all! This one is particularly thrilling for me as I begin my new role as your Artistic Director here at On Site Opera. As we enter this new phase for the company, I want to stress my commitment to the future of On Site.
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ON SITE OPERA APPOINTS SARAH MEYERS AS NEXT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOLLOWING FOUNDER’S DECADE-LONG LEGACY NEW YORK, October 27, 2023– Last night, at On Site Opera’s annual fundraising gala at the Prince George Ballroom, the company announced the appointment of Sarah Meyers as its next Artistic Director, succeeding the company’s co-founder,
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By Mark Schubin Gianni Schicchi, produced by On Site Opera in 2022, is about death and love. Il tabarro (The Cloak), the company’s 2023 production from the operas of Giacomo Puccini’s Il trittico (The Triptych), is about love and death. The operas have other similarities and differences. They premiered on
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ON SITE OPERA APPOINTS CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PIPER GUNNARSON AS NEXT GENERAL DIRECTOR/CEO NEW YORK, April 18, 2023– On Site Opera, New York’s pioneering opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, is pleased to announce Piper Gunnarson as its next General Director/CEO, effective May 1. Piper has
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ON SITE OPERA CO-FOUNDER, GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ERIC EINHORN TO DEPART AT THE CLOSE OF 2023 NEW YORK, February 28, 2023 – On Site Opera, New York’s pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, announces the departure of co-founder, General and Artistic Director Eric Einhorn at the close
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Hello everyone, we are so excited to be able to present Amahl and the Night Visitors once again after a three year hiatus. The opera’s messages of generosity, selflessness, community, and joy are the perfect way to end our 10th anniversary season. And what an anniversary season it has been!
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By Eric Einhorn On September 24, I had the pleasure of joining an esteemed panel of colleagues to speak on two panels during Opera America’s Professional Development Workshop for BIPOC Singers. The participants were a wonderful group of mostly emerging artists looking for guidance as they embark on the next
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By Annette Phuvan I was never technically homeless. I was forced to leave my home of 21 years though after my landlord decided to raise the rent by 600 dollars a month. I couldn’t afford to live there anymore and in a month’s time had to move to Brooklyn, an
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ON SITE OPERA BEGINS THEIR NEXT DECADE OF PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION WITH NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP NEW YORK, NY – On Site Opera, New York’s pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, announces the appointment of current board Secretary Corey Kinger as the new President, effective September
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By Mark Schubin From Shostakovich’s The Tale of the Silly Baby Mouse in 2012 to Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi in 2022, On Site Opera’s productions have generally been on the lighter side. That will change with Puccini’s Il tabarro [The Cloak]. How can you prepare for the passionate drama? You might
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ON SITE OPERA PRESENTS COMEDY AND TRAGEDY UNDER THE STARS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARAMOOR THIS SUMMER STEPHANIE BLYTHE AND LAQUITA MITCHELL BRING LESSON PLAN LIVE TO THE STAGE ALONG WITH EXCERPTS FROM CARMEN On Site Opera Continues Tenth Anniversary Season with One Night Only Production in the Hudson Valley NEW
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ON SITE OPERA BRINGS AUDIENCES INTO THE OPULENT HOME OF THE DONATI FAMILY IN THEIR SITE-SPECIFIC PRODUCTION OF PUCCINI’S GIANNI SCHICCHI THIS APRIL A Diverse Cast Brings High-jinks and Hilarity to an Opera Favorite NEW YORK, March 7, 2022 – On Site Opera, New York’s pioneering opera company rooted in
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By Mark Schubin A short walk from where On Site Opera produced Benjamin Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw, at the Wave Hill estate in the Bronx, is a giant sequoia tree (left, photo by Benjamin Swett). It’s a mere baby, having been planted in 1975 (one in California
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ON SITE OPERA ANNOUNCES TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO EXPAND LEADERSHIP, REPRESENTATION AND LEGACY NEW YORK, January 26, 2022 – On Site Opera, New York’s pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, announced today the appointment of 2 new trustees to the company’s Board of Directors:
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