April 26, 2010, 7:30 PM: The Music of Georgia Shreve and Alvin Singleton
AOP will present an evening of new works for choir and chamber orchestra music at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. The concert will feature the second performance of Brooklyn Bones, a Requiem, by Alvin Singleton and Patricia Hampl, a 2008 commission by the Ft. Greene Park Conservancy and the City of New York to commemorate the Revolutionary War Prison Ship Martyrs of Brooklyn. The concert will also showcase new works from composer/author Georgia Shreve. Zankel Hall, 881 7th Ave New York, NY. www.carnegiehall.org
And also in AOP's 2009-10 season, audiences will experience new music workshops of Gregory Spears's Paul's Case, Kamran Ince's Judgment of Midas, and Michael Rose's Ugetsuas well as libretto workshops in a brand new readings series in conjunction with The Center for Contemporary Opera and The Actor's Studio. AOP will continue its tradition of outdoor community presentations, educational symposiums featuring composers and singers introducing their craft to young audiences and students, and commissioning and presenting world-premiere songs throughout the year.
AOP TICKETS AND INFO
Admission prices to AOP events vary, with an average ticket price of $15 for concert workshops. Discounts for students and seniors are available for most events. Visit www.operaprojects.org for updated ticket, calendar and event information as well as AOP news, features, artist interviews and project profiles.
American Opera Projects (AOP) is a driving force behind the revitalization of contemporary opera and music theater in the United States through its exclusive devotion to creating, developing and present new American opera and music theatre projects. AOP's mission is to champion innovative works of music theater, to expand the art form, and to identify, develop and present new works by emerging and established talent. AOP productions have appeared at the Royal Opera House, London, the Lincoln Center Festival, Skirball Center at NYU, the Guggenheim Museum, Symphony Space, the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, Berlin's Stükke Theater and Max Kade Auditorium, Aleksander Fredro Teatr in Poland, the Ensemble Theater am Petersplatz in Vienna, TADA! Children's theater, The Center for Jewish History, the Daryl Roth 2 Theatre, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and at many out-of-doors performances sponsored by the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation. AOP won a 2006 Encore Award from the Arts & Business Council of NY for its innovative work and is a member of OPERA America.
American Opera Projects
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