Virtual Summer Festival: New York Virtual Opera Fest

**Fifth Annual New York Virtual Opera Fest Continues June-July-August**

Presented by the New York Opera Alliance, with support from OPERA America, the 2020 New York Opera Fest has become the 2020 New York Virtual Opera Fest due to the social distancing restrictions put into place by the state government. To help companies navigate the realities of the COVID-19 crisis and also encourage responsible social isolation, NYOA has constructed a comprehensive online center at NYoperafest.com where opera fans can visit for an updated list of virtual events hosted by local, New York City-based opera companies. NYOA will continue to update and share the opera community’s activities throughout its website, social media, and e-blast communication platforms. Leading the vanguard of the local opera community, NYOA continues to monitor the fluid situation around COVID-19 by providing helpful resources for financial aid which may be found at http://OPERAamerica.org/covid19. NYOA is also hosting weekly virtual meetings for NYOA members to discuss, monitor, and provide solutions for the changing landscape for opera in New York.

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM

WED 6.24 @ 7:00 p.m.

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “HERE@HOME”: a Facebook Watch Party to stream a full-length production every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EST. Shows are from the HERE Vault collected over the past 25 years. Following the online premiere, these full-length videos will be available for viewing on Facebook until HERE reopens. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

THU 6.25 @ 12:00 p.m.

Beth Morrison Projects features an “Opera of the Week” released every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. EST on the company’s website and broadcasts for one week. FREE. Watch: https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org

THU 6.25 @ 6:30 p.m.

City Lyric Opera’s Summer Series of events continues with CLO Retro #ThrowbackThursdays discussing and showcasing past performances on June 25th and August 6th 6:30 p.m. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

THU 6.25 @ 7:00 p.m.

Every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, No Dominion Theatre Company hosts a Virtual Story Slam! On its Facebook page. Co-hosted by Art House Productions, this new virtual Story Slam series celebrates the power of live storytelling, resilience of the arts and human connection during tough times. Free. Suggested donation: $5. Watch: Zoom via https://www.facebook.com/NoDominionTheatre/.

FRI 6.26

HERE Arts Center in New York City hosts “#stillHERE Friday Artist Livestream Schedule: June 26: Nia O. Witherspoon. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/hereartscenter.

WED 7.01 @ 7:00 p.m.

WED 7.08 @ 7:00 p.m.

THU 7.09 @ 6:30 p.m.

City Lyric Opera’s Summer Series of events continues with a live Falling Flat Happy Hour July 9th 6:30 p.m. featuring live performances and stories of live mishaps on stage. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

WED 7.15 @ 7:00 p.m.

WED 7.22 @ 7:00 p.m.

THU 7.23 @ 6:30 p.m.

City Lyric Opera’s Summer Series of events continues with a Holding Space virtual salon conversation for the opera community to have honest and vulnerable COVID-related dialogue about, by, and for the field’s members on June 11^th and July 23^rd 6:30 p.m. For more information and to tune in visit CityLyricOpera.org. FREE.

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WED 7.29 @ 7:00 p.m.

THU 8.06 @ 6:30 p.m.

ONGOING (Dates Not Specified)

American Opera Projects
American Opera Project is broadcasting past productions including Three Way, Harriet Tubman, and As One, with more to be released soon. They may be watched exclusively on AOP’s website. FREE. Watch: AOPopera.org.

The Indie Opera Podcast

To stay up to date with what the movers and shakers of the opera scene, listen to Indie Opera Podcast. Their insightful, in-depth shows have changed to a streamed video platform for the opera community. It’s a great way to stay up to date with developments given the unusual times that the industry is facing. Tune in to hear the experts discuss what our beloved art form is doing to weather COVID-19. FREE. Watch: http://indieopera.com.

The little OPERA theatre of NY

The little OPERA theatre of NY has launched a company YouTube channel featuring highlights from last season’s New York premiere of Benjamin Britten’s OWEN WINGRAVE. They will be adding new content to this channel on a rolling basis starting in June. In collaboration with New Vintage Baroque, little OPERA is creating a series of short streaming opera videos featuring excerpts from Mozart’s The Shepherd King.

Music of the Americas

Music of the Americas  presents two new online series to bring its performances into homes across the world: En Casa (At Home), featuring original performances from musicians from around the Americas who frequently perform with the society, and  Recuerdos (Memories), weekly releases of memorable past performances at the Americas Society, some for the first time. FREE. Watch: as-coa.org/music.

New Camerata Opera (ongoing)

NCO is hosting a handful of online events including: #theivesproject – an acclaimed series short film adaptations of Charles Ives songs, the release of CamerataWorks’ upcoming opera film, “Julie” on June 4^th at 7:00 p.m. EST, and the popular handwashing aria series #20secondariachallenge, in which arias are sung to ensure one washes their hands sufficiently. Watch streamable content, here: https://www.facebook.com/newcamerataopera/ and “Julie” premiere here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCda0kpVTKpZjci4fRP1hnYg?view_as=subscriber.

Regina Opera

Regina Opera, which is celebrating its 50th season of great opera in Brooklyn, has curated a collection of its best performance videos to help ease the strain of these difficult times. It includes a complete performance of La Traviata; excerpts from Aida, Don Giovanni; Il Trovatore, and Hansel and Gretel; and the complete February 2, 2020 Winter Concert, featuring operatic and popular favorites as well as the world premiere of a quartet by 14-year-old composer Julian Raheb. FREE. Watch: www.ReginaOpera.org/onlineperformances.htm.

Rhymes with Opera (July-August 2020)
Join Rhymes with Opera online for a FREE series of contemporary chamber operas, community-building events, exciting new works, artist interviews, and some rockin’ parties. Upcoming schedule includes July (date TBA) Release Party of recording Rumpelstiltskin; and August (dates TBA) Soap Operas provides a platform for RWO artists to perform arrangements of your favorite songs. For more info and reservations for all RWO events, visit RhymeswithOpera.org.

Untitled Theater Company #61: A Theater of Ideas
The Untitled Theater Company is making videos of past performances and workshops available on its website for free viewing. FREE. Watch: http://www.untitledtheater.com

Victor Herbert Renaissance Project

Despite having to cancel their entire season, VHRP continues to connect with its fans by broadcasting past performances on its social media platforms regularly. FREE. Watch: https://www.facebook.com/vhrplive/.

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