Highlights from On Site Opera’s 2015 production of “The Barber of Seville” by Giovanni Paisiello’s at the Fabbri Mansion (House of the Redeemer.) more information: http://bit.ly/OnSite_Barber ROSINA: Monica Yunus, soprano COUNT ALMAVIVA: David Blalock, tenor FIGARO: Andrew Wilkowske, baritone DR. BARTOLO: Rod Nelman, bass-baritone DON BASILIO: Isaiah Musik-Ayala, bass-baritone SVEGLIATO/NOTARY:
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When Opera is About Location, Location, Location Tuesday, June 16, 2015 By Fred Plotkin When one talks about real estate value in New York, the old saw is that it is based on “location, location, location.” And so it seems with how opera is presented around town. New York is
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On Site Opera presents Paisiello’s The Barber of Seville June 9 & 11-13, 2015 at 7:30pm | The Fabbri Mansion (House of the Redeemer) A comic opera by Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816) Libretto by Giuseppe Petrosellini based on the play by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais MENU: Cast, Production Team
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A behind the scenes look at On Site Opera’s rehearsals of Giovanni Paisiello’s “The Barber of Seville” June 9 & 11-13, 2015 at 7:30pm | Fabbri Mansion (House of the Redeemer) more information: http://bit.ly/OnSite_Barber ROSINA: Monica Yunus, soprano COUNT ALMAVIVA: David Blalock, tenor FIGARO: Andrew Wilkowske, baritone DR. BARTOLO: Rod
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SING FOR HOPE CO-FOUNDER MONICA YUNUS, ARTIST DRUE KATAOKA, AND ON SITE OPERA TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING DAY OF THE CITYWIDE SING FOR HOPE PIANOS PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION June 5 – June 21, 2015 KICK OFF EVENT WITH POP-UP OPERA CONCERT FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 @ 10 – 11am IN
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Every great opera needs a tenor, and Barber is no exception. Paisiello’s love-struck Count Almaviva stops at nothing to get his girl. Making his New York debut with On Site Opera as the ardent Count is rising star tenor, David Blalock. We spoke to David about the excitement of performing in intimate spaces
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Lying. Cheating. Vocalises… All in a day’s work for Don Basilio, Rosina’s slimy music teacher. From spreading rumors to happily accepting bribes, Basilio works the plot from all angles. Bass-baritone Isaiah Musik-Ayala couldn’t be more different than his character. We caught up with this down-to-earth singer to find out some
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From the young cunning ward to the conflicted Countess later in the trilogy, Rosina is arguably one of the most complex roles in opera. We first meet our heroine through Bartolo’s window, and it is from that same window that the Count and Figaro try to rescue her. We caught
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At the center of On Site Opera’s The Barber of Seville is our very own barber: baritone Andrew Wilkowske! Andrew (and his guitar) will be making his On Site Opera debut as Paisiello’s poet-turned-barber. We caught up with him to find out his thoughts on all things Figaro — including who
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On Site Opera is proud to announce Geoffrey McDonald as our Music Director. An exciting conductor and musician in high-demand, Geoffrey is equally at home in the concert hall, the non-traditional opera venue, or performing in his “eccentric chamber pop” band, Miracles of Modern Science. We’d love for you to get to
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Join us in June as On Site Opera begins The Figaro Project with Giovanni Paisiello’s The Barber of Seville On Site Opera brings a new production of the love story to the opulent Fabbri Mansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. June 9, 11, 12 and 13 2015 at 7:30pm Fabbri Mansion (House of the Redeemer) 7 East 95th Street | between Madison
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