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2012 Season:
Sunday March 25th, 8pm
Sunday March 26th, 8pm
OOT AND AOP PRESENT:
OPERAtion Brooklyn
An Opera-Burlesque Circus in Wonderland
Sunday March 25th & Monday March 26th, 8PM
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In celebration of his 75th birthday in March, David Del Tredici, the composer whose name has become synonymous with "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," will perform his rarely-seen "Haddocks' Eyes" at a two-evening Alice-themed opera-burlesque party at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. The event will be the latest showcase of contemporary opera from Opera on Tap and American Opera Projects, two Brooklyn opera companies who have been artists-in-residence at Galapagos since 2009. Composers Manly Romero and Susan Botti will also be on hand to present music from their Alice-inspired operas alongside Rita MenWeep's burlesque-circus "Through the Peeping Glass."
SUNDAY, MARCH 25th-Program 1
"Dreaming of Wonderland" by Manly Romero-opera excerpts
"Through the Peeping Glass"-Part 1" a burlesque/ cirque Alice in Wonderland
"Haddock's Eyes" by David Del Tredici
MONDAY MARCH 26th- Program 2
"Wonderglass" by Susan Botti-opera excerpts
"Through the Peeping Glass-Part 2" a burlesque/ cirque Alice in Wonderland
"Haddocks' Eyes" by David Del Tredici
EVENT INFO
March 25 and 26-8:00PM
Doors open at 7:00PM
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
DIRECTIONS
ADMISSION
ADVANCE-$20/ $30 for both shows
DAY OF SHOW-$25
CAMERON RUSSELL SINGING JAMES BARRY'S ARRANGEMENT OF ALWAYS ON MY MIND AT OPERA ELVIS!
History of OPERAtion Brooklyn (formerly Opera Grows in Brooklyn)
Opera Grows in Brooklyn premiered in March 2009 at Galapagos with the idea of putting Brooklyn on the map as a breeding ground for contemporary operatic work. The first performance was an immediate success. Presenters performed to a sold out crowd and have continued to do so at subsequent performances in July and December. Timeout has called OGB a 'vital series' and Curator Blog called it 'a benefit to the city'. The series has grown into a quarterly event with engagements at Galapagos scheduled throughout 2010.
Each performance, OOT and AOP present snippets from 3 different operas/ vocal pieces by 3 different living composers. Featured composers have included Christopher Berg, Christian Mcleer, Ray Lustig, Andrea La Rose, Kamala Sankaram, Bernadette Speach, Stefan Weisman, Matt Schikele, James Barry, Jack Perla, Julia Meinwald and David T. Little.
For more information about the program, contact anne@operaontap.org
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