2011 Standard Repertoire Project
in New York, NY
August, 2011
Our 8th summer season featured some of the best emerging artists from New York and around the country in productions of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and R. Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos. Repertoire was chosen to feature the artists that we feel are most deserving of the valuable preparation and performing experience that dell'Arte Opera Ensemble has to offer.
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2011 Standard Repertoire Project
REcent events
For cast lists and complete information about all the productions below, please visit our Recent Events page.
Our most recent presentation was E. Humperdinck's little-known "other opera," the entrancing "Königskinder" featuring Katherine Wessinger as the Goose Girl and Caleb Stokes as the King's Son. The Gerald Lynch Theater at the John Jay College of Justice served as a gracious venue for this tale of two young people's journey to adulthood through an enchanted forest and the venal city of Hellabrunn.
Our summer season (the 2010 Standard Repertoire Project) featured over 70 singers in staged productions of Mozart's masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro, Puccini's Il Trittico (Il Tabarro, Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica) and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Overflow audiences experienced these exciting performances at Theatre 80 St. Mark's.
The January 2010 BlackBox production of Donizetti's Anna Bolena at Theater 80 St. Marks was well-received by sold-out crowds! Jill Dewsnup, Kirk Dougherty, Matthew Anchel and Cherry Duke starred, all in debut roles, with Hellgate Harmonie providing the orchestral forces.
Our 2009 Standard Repertoire Project was hugely successful, with large, responsive audiences, and wonderful casts. Over fifty singers participated and learned new roles in Manon, Don Giovanni & La Bohème, gaining valuable experience and insight into their preparation process.
Covers, comprimarios and chorus members from the 2009 SRP were featured in a Scenes Showcase in the fall as an extension of their experience in the Standard Repertoire Project, performing for friends, family, and select dell'Arte donors. They later performed their scenes in outreach performances at the Jewish Home and Hospital.
Cast members from Anna Bolena, along with other dell'Arte alumni, performed for the residents of the Kittay House in the Bronx on January 11th. It's hard to tell who has a more fullfilling experience: the residents experiencing high-quality performances, or the singers trying out important repertoire in front of an enthusiastic audience. dell'Arte hopes to return to the Kittay House in the near future.
Since 2000, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has provided over 350 singers with vital performance and role-preparation experiences free of charge.
Through individual coachings, ensemble rehearsals, concert readings, and full performances as well as seminars and master classes, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble provides emerging artists with valuable opportunities to hone their craft, make connections with leading industry professionals, and develop their knowledge of, and capacity to learn, the operatic repertoire.
dell’Arte performers are selected by audition and participate at no-cost. Additionally, performances are offered to the public at low- or no-cost.
Maestro Christopher Fecteau is the Artistic Director of dell’Arte, and his commitment to nurturing emerging artists and reaching new audiences for opera is evident in all aspects of this innovative company.
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