Download “A Double Bill of Monodramas” Press Release: “A Double Bill of Monodramas” Press Release For Immediate Release July 12, 2016 On Site Opera presents A Double Bill of Monodramas at the Harmonie club, September 29-30 Coming Off the Heels of their Highly Acclaimed Production of Marcos Portugal’s The Marriage of
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Please join On Site Opera as we celebrate the opening of our sixth season with our first annual benefit fundraiser in the exquisite grand ballroom at The Harmonie Club. The evening will feature a seated three course dinner interspersed within a double bill of two operatic monodramas: Hector Berlioz’s The
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We first meet Susanna on the morning of her wedding to Figaro. She’s young, in love, and getting ready for the most important day of her life! Unfortunately for Susanna, it’s not going to be smooth sailing, and she’s got a crazy day ahead of her! We talked with soprano
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La pazza giornata o sia il matrimonio di Figaro Introduction In the 21st century we are accustomed to the notion of a repertoire of operatic works drawn from the past, of recognised interest and merit, that have come to constitute a ‘canon’. Were we to go back to 18th-century
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At the center of the Figaro Trilogy is Beaumarchais’ eponymous barber and jack-of-all-trades. Baritone Jesse Blumberg takes up the shears for the second installment of the trilogy: Marcos Portugal’s The Marriage of Figaro. We talked with Jesse about his favorite operatic moments and his craziest musical memories. Jesse Blumberg as Figaro at
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Interns are often pictured to be the people getting coffee or making copies, but lucky for me, I’ve found an internship where I can get coffee WITH the directors,co-founders and most interesting–the musicians! What I mean to say is, I am truly involved in the process–and for that I am
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Download “The Marriage Of Figaro” Press Release UPDATED OSO The Marriage of Figaro Press Release Photo of Jeni Houser by Michael Yeshion For Immediate Release May 23, 2016 ON SITE OPERA ANNOUNCES CAST CHANGE FOR NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF MARCOS PORTUGAL’S THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO JUNE 14-17 AT 632
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We are thrilled to welcome soprano Melissa Wimbish back to On Site Opera! Last seen as the mischievous Baby Mouse in our 2012 inaugural production, Melissa now returns as the naughty pageboy Cherubino in Marcos Portugal’s The Marriage of Figaro. We talked with Melissa about her favorite operatic moments and
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Check out this great piece from Stephanie Simon at NY1 about New York Opera Alliance’s #NYOperaFest, with our own Jessica Kiger inside the beautiful 632 on Hudson talking about our upcoming production of Portugal’s The Marriage of Figaro! New York Opera Fest Takes the Art Form Outside the Opera
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When we last saw Rosina, Count Almaviva was whisking her away from the confines of Bartolo’s house. Now married to the Count, she resides in his palace and has a whole new set of obstacles and challenges that greet her! Soprano Camille Zamora (Pygmalion, 2014) returns to On Site Opera as the
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On Site Opera’s General & Artistic Director, Eric Einhorn and Executive Director/Producer, Jessica Kiger take you on a quick tour of the strikingly sumptuous 632 on Hudson, the perfect space for some Figaro fueled wedding-day chaos! Thanks to Fay Fox for the fab video! For more information about the production,
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Download “The Marriage Of Figaro” Press Release OSO The Marriage of Figaro Press Release For Immediate Release March 9, 2016 On Site Opera Continues Site-Specific Trilogy, The Figaro Project, With North American Premiere Of Marcos Portugal’s The Marriage of Figaro, June 14-17 At 632 On Hudson in West Village
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Alt-Operas Unite the ‘Beer and Champagne Crowds’ By PIA CATTON Feb. 19, 2016 Some groups rarely perform twice at the same venue: In 2014, On Site Opera presented Rameau’s “Pygmalion,” in which an artist falls in love with a sculpture, both at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Times Square and
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Download “The Secret Gardener” Press Release OSO ATL_The Secret Gardener Press Release For Immediate Release February 5, 2016 On Site Opera announces a partnership with The Atlanta Opera’s Discoveries Series to bring Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera) to life in a new site-specific co-production. Performances, which will take
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On Site Opera announces a partnership with The Atlanta Opera’s Discoveries Series to bring Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera) to life in a new site-specific co-production. Performances, which will take place in the spring of 2017, mark a bi-city first for both companies. Written by an 18-year-old Mozart,
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