New York Opera Fest 2021: Virtual Premieres, Walking Tours, Podcasts

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New York Opera Fest 2021 : Virtual Premieres, Walking Tours, Podcasts

Sixth Annual New York Opera Fest 2021: June-July-August

Official logo for NYOF 2021Hailed as “a remarkably strong and diverse exploration of everything opera can be in the city (The New York Times),” the New York Opera Fest celebrates its sixth season with both virtual and in-person performances by 20+ local, New York City-based opera companies. Presented by the New York Opera Alliance, with support from OPERA America, this annual festival runs for two months May-June 2021 starting with a special kick-off event April 29th. For a complete list of events, fans can turn to NYoperafest.com.

 

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FESTIVAL DETAILS

(preliminary schedule in chronological order | subject to change)

*world premiere 

WHEN: May 1-June 30, 2021 except when listed with specific dates

WHERE: Streaming online on companies’ respective digital platforms

HOW: Tickets range from FREE-$60. Tickets may be purchased by contacting NYOA at newyorkoperafest.org. Tickets go on sale April 1, 2021.

Regina Opera Company 

May 1 – June 30, 2021

Broadcast: Recorded at the company’s Sunset Park theater

Tickets: FREE

Regina Opera presents their “2021 Spring Concert.” This is a half-hour video concert (available to stream for two months) of popular opera arias and songs featuring four of Regina Opera’s soloists, Lisa Bryce, soprano; Galina Ivannikova, mezzo-soprano; Lindell Carter and Hyunho Cho, tenors; accompanied by pianist Dmitry Glivinskiy, recorded in Sunset Park theater on December 13, 2020.  Among the selections are arias by Puccini, Verdi, and Massenet.

Hunter Opera Theater

May 1 – June 30, 2021

Broadcast: Pre-recorded

Tickets: FREE

Hunter Opera Theater presents the Richard Burke Pocket Opera at Hunter College. This year’s operas are: The Taxi Driver, libretto and music by Joe Young, The Blue Bird Opera: The Pursuit of Happiness, libretto and music by Alyssa Regent, Panic Room, libretto and music by Deshawn Withers, and Prince Danila Govorila, music by Matthew Sandahl, with a libretto by Alkiviades Meimaris.

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New York Opera Fest 2021: Free Classical Music with Opera Lafayette

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New York Opera Fest 2021: Free Classical Music with Opera Lafayette

New Free Event Added: Celebrate World Music Day with Opera Lafayette 

Sunday, June 20, 2021, 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. EST

Opera Lafayette introduces Fête de la Musique – 12 hours of FREE original classical performances online Sunday, June 20, 2021. Registration required at https://operalafayette.org
Starting from 8 AM until 8 PM, Opera Lafayette will feature music from Bach, Forqueray, and Roussel, behind-the-scenes views into the creation of a production, family-friendly musical programming, as well as performances from Mezzo-Soprano Caitlin Hulcup, Tenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Harpsichordist Justin Taylor, full productions, concert highlights, and many more! We’ll virtually travel across the world to historic Edvard Grieg house in Leipzig, Washington D.C.’s Tregaron Conservancy,  Fondation Singer-Polignac in Paris, and more. What began as a singular Fête de la Musique in Paris in 1982, has expanded to millions of musicians participating from more than 120 countries on five continents. Each year on the first day of summer, communities around the world come together to celebrate music with free outdoor concerts.
Fete de la Musique is part of the New York Opera Fest 2021.

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Beyond NYC: Spring Approaches Art Exhibit at Bronxville Women’s Club

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Beyond NYC: Spring Approaches Art Exhibit at Bronxville Women’s Club

“Spring Approaches” pop-up exhibit by the members of Mamaroneck Artists Guild can be viewed on May 1-28, 2021 at the Bronxville Women’s Club in Bronxville, NY  

Dates: May 1 – 28, 2021
Venue: Bronxville Women’s Club, Inc., A not-for-profit 501(c)3
135 Midland Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708 

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2-4pm

Attendance by free sign-up in accordance with COVID19 regulations

The Bronxville Women’s Club celebrates the spring by hosting an onsite art exhibit by the members of Mamaroneck Artists Guild. The exhibit can be viewed on Mon.- Fri. between 11 am – 4 pm at the club. All artworks are for sale. Contact gallery@mamaroneckartistsguild.org  or call 914-834-1117.

This exhibit is produced in partnership with ARTS-NY.

Dates: May 1 – 28, 2021
Venue: Bronxville Women’s Club, Inc., A not-for-profit 501(c)3, 135 Midland Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708 
The Club is located at the intersection of Midland and Tanglewylde Avenues in Bronxville, NY.

 

Art in NYC: Felix Feneon – the Anarchist and the Avant-Garde at MoMA

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Art in NYC: Felix Feneon – the Anarchist and the Avant-Garde at MoMA

“Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde—From Signac to Matisse and Beyond” at MoMA is the first exhibition devoted to the influential French art critic, editor, publisher, dealer, and collector.

On view through January 2, 2021

Paul Signac. Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon
Paul Signac. Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, 1991. Photo by Paige Knight. © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

In this abnormal time, a museum visit takes on a new meaning. It is both a return to normal life as we remember it and an affirmation of the unchanged desire to explore and experience art. A visit to MoMA to see the exhibit dedicated to Felix Feneon is exactly that.

Well researched and painstakingly laid out, the show brings familiar works by such giants of the late 19th-century art scene as Seurat, Signac, Vuillard, Matisse, Modigliani and the non-Western art together following the superb taste and visionary aesthetics of the French art critic and collector Felix Feneon.  Credited with coining the term Neo-Impressionism, he had recognized the significance of pointillism and other scientifically ordered art movements and tirelessly promoted them to the public. His fascination with non-Western art and sculpture propelled the interest in the works made in Africa and Oceania. The mesmerizing figurines from the Musee d’Orsay, Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, and private collections stun the viewers by the power and exquisite mastery of execution.

Attributed to the Master of Bouaflé (Guro, Côte d’Ivoire). Heddle pulley.
Attributed to the Master of Bouaflé (Guro, Côte d’Ivoire). Heddle pulley. Nineteenth century. Wood and pigment. Fondation Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva. © Fondation Musée Barbier-Mueller, photo studio Ferrazzini-Bouchet

The exhibit comes with an intriguing story of Feneon’s support and participation in the Anarchist movement while working at the Ministry of War. The episode of his imprisonment and a consequent trial are described in the show through the documents, photographs, and testimonies. Excerpts from his writing and publications are full of wit and elegance while the portraits of him by Valloton and Signac present a Mephistopheles-like figure.

The show tells the life story of a visionary who influenced the perception of art by his contemporaries and bravely advanced the Neo-Impressionists and Futurists. Indulge yourself in art and enjoy the show!

 

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Live Concerts in NY/NJ: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Live Concerts in NY/NJ: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Announces Fall Outdoor Concerts in New York and New Jersey in September and October 2020

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on stage
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra / photo credit Neda Navaee

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra announces five outdoor concerts in New York and New Jersey in September and October 2020. Small chamber groups composed of Orpheus members will perform live for limited audiences using marked seating to ensure social distancing with masks required.

Executive Director Alexander Scheirle says, “It’s been such a long spring and summer not being able to do what we love and do best: making music! We are so grateful to have this opportunity to present our musicians in these outdoor chamber music settings. We will be able to perform for you live, keeping musicians and audience socially distanced in a safe and scenic environment.”

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New York Dates:

Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 5:00pm | Program 1

Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 5:00pm | Program 3

Venue: The Reformed Church of Bronxville in Bronxville, NY

New Jersey Dates:

Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 6:00pm | Program 1

Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 6:00pm | Program 2

Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 6:00pm | Program 3

Venue: Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ

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