FREE Hansel and Gretel Preview
Wednesday, August 22, 7 PM
Montclair Public Library
Wednesday, August 22, 7 PM
Montclair Public Library
Bring the whole family to a Preview performance of Hansel and Gretel on Wednesday, August 22, 7 PM at Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ.
(Photo of Stacey Canterbury performing the role of The Gingerbread Witch at Van Vleck House & Gardens in June 2018. Credit: Heather Bobeck.)
Discounted tickets to Opera Theatre of Montclair's full production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel are on sale through Eventbrite until August 22. After 8/22, they will be sold at full price. Click the photo below to purchase.
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NOW CASTING KIDS!!!!!!
Opera Theatre of Montclair is currently accepting prescreen video auditions for its children's chorus of Hansel and Gretel. The performances will be sung in English with three music rehearsals in August, then several staging rehearsals per week in September. Please send video of your child singing Happy Birthday a cappella to [email protected] - Girls 15 & under and boys with unchanged voices may apply. The deadline to submit your video has been extended. Special attention will be paid to intonation and diction.
POSTPONED UNTIL Saturday, October 20, 7 PM
Tickets will go on sale soon.
From Classics to Contemporary:
A Fundraising Concert/House Party to Benefit
Opera Theatre of Montclair
Sunday, July 22, 4-7 PM
Tickets will go on sale soon.
From Classics to Contemporary:
A Fundraising Concert/House Party to Benefit
Opera Theatre of Montclair
Sunday, July 22, 4-7 PM
Come support OTM's new season while taking tours of this magnificent home, gardens and awe-inspiring art collection as well as enjoying champagne at the catered reception. Then sit back and watch some of OTM's most beloved artists (and some new faces) perform a diverse and challenging program with a fun and informative narration.
Space is limited: please purchase your tickets no later than Thursday, July 19.
Artists and Repertoire (subject to change):
Rebecca Eng, piano
Mia Riker-Norrie, narrator
1a. on the lake from now/here sea/son by Samuel Zagnit (1996- ): Rusti Ropac, mezzo soprano
1b. Laurie's Song from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Laura Kosar, soprano
2a. We Had One Room from Elizabeth Cree by Kevin Puts (1972- ): Max Potter, mezzo soprano
2b. E lucevan le stelle from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Benjamin Sloman, tenor
3a. This Journey from Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie (1961- ): Max Potter, mezzo soprano
3b. Excerpt from Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Sabrina Palladino, soprano
4a. My Darling Jim from Glory Denied by Tom Cipullo (1956- ): Erin Persick, soprano
4b. Duet of Aida and Amonasro from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Sabrina Palladino, soprano, and Jim Pierce, baritone
5a. Hester’s Lullaby from The Scarlet Letter by Lori Laitman (1955- ): TBA, soprano
5b. Oh Luigi! Luigi! from Il Tabarro by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Sabrina Palladino, soprano, & Benjamin Sloman, tenor
6a. Am I in Your Light? from Doctor Atomic by John Adams (1947- ): Cornelia Lotito, mezzo soprano
6b. Monologue from Richard II by William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Craig Dudley, actor
7a. A Simple Song from Mass by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): Jim Pierce, baritone
7b. What a Movie! from Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): Cornelia Lotito, mezzo soprano
The Interactive Magic Flute
Join the professional singers of Opera Theatre of Montclair as they present Mozart's beloved opera in a shortened form for families - it runs about one hour, 15 minutes. Prepare your kids to volunteer as dragons, birds, forest animals and "Spirits". Fun for adults too.
Sunday, April 22, 4 PM: Cedar Grove Public Library, One Municipal Plaza,
525 Pompton Avenue (directly behind police station), Cedar Grove, NJ.
Admission - FREE! Registration recommended: 973-239-1447 or [email protected]
Sponsors
James Broderick
Rose Cali
Brian and Christina Cattell
Diana and Matt Hessinger
Gina Kabula
The Ridge School HSA
