Christmas Carols and Last-Second Gifts
549 Bloomfield Avenue (north side, between Park Street and Maple Plaza Parking Lot), Montclair, will feature singers of Opera Theatre of Montclair at an in-store event on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016, 7-10 PM. We will present concert versions of Christmas Carols as well as happy arias (no one dies!) A very special appearance will be made by OTM's Principal Harp, Violetta Norrie, who is visiting us for only two weeks as she takes a break from studies at Paris Conservatoire. NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - just stop in! Shoshone Stewart, the owner of ESBB, promises fun unisex stocking stuffers for sale, light refreshments and DISCOUNTS on her beautiful clothing, jewelry and furniture to anyone making a donation to Opera Theatre of Montclair. A portion of all sales that night will also be donated to OTM. Shoshone has also very generously offered to help us costume OTM's September 2017 production of Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella).
Pictured: Augusta Caso, mezzo-soprano
Opera Theatre of Montclair Presents
An Evening of Bel Canto Opera
An Evening of Bel Canto Opera
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
7 PM - Montclair Public Library Auditorium, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ
FREE ADMISSION Registration recommended. For more information, call (973) 744-0500 ext. 2235, or CLICK HERE.
OPERA THEATRE OF MONTCLAIR presents a program dedicated to the music of the Bel Canto Period of Italian Opera featuring arias and ensembles by Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. Join us for this fun and educational evening as OTM’s professional singers take us on a musical journey back to the early 19th century. Bel canto literally means “beautiful singing” and refers to the legato style which also utilizes embellishments such as rapid-fire runs and trills to decorate the vocal lines.
This program will include excerpts from Bellini's I Puritani and La Sonnambula; Donizetti's Anna Bolena, L'Elisir d'Amore, Lucia di Lammermoor and Lucrezia Borgia; Rossini's La Cenerentola, L'Italiana in Algieri and Semiramide.
OTM’s all-professional singers on this program include Allyson Carvajal and Mia Riker-Norrie, sopranos, Augusta Caso, mezzo-soprano, Ravon Middlebrooks and José Daniel Mojica, tenors, Gustavo Morales, baritone, and Mark Watson, bass-baritone. Rebecca Eng, piano. Narrated by Mia Riker-Norrie.
Easy, frequent public transportation from New York City - www.decamp.com - www.njtransit.com
1 - Take the Decamp Bus #33 to Bloomfield Avenue at North Fullerton Avenue.
2 - Take the Decamp Bus #66 to the Montclair YMCA.
3 - Take NJ Transit Midtown Direct train to Bay Street.
All of these are a short walk or Uber ride away from The Montclair Public Library.
Opera Theatre of Montclair Sings at
The Wyckoff Public Library - FREE!!
Thursday, June 2, 2016, 7 PM
The Wyckoff Public Library - FREE!!
Thursday, June 2, 2016, 7 PM
On Thursday, June 2, 2016, 7-8:30 PM, Opera Theatre of Montclair will present a program featuring the most beloved and well-known arias in the repertoire. It will be held at the Wyckoff Public Library,
200 Woodland Avenue, Wyckoff, New Jersey. The program is free and open to the public as a community service, however, registration is still required: CLICK HERE You may also register by phone at 201-891-4866, option 2.
The concert will feature Ryan Bridge, piano; tenors Paolo Buffagni, Tai Collins and Alexey Kukharskiy; sopranos Charlotte Detrick, Mia Riker-Norrie and Sabrina Palladino; and mezzo-soprano Ema Mitrović. Narration by Vincent Tillona.
PROGRAM
La Traviata, Verdi - Brindisi - All
Pagliacci, Leoncavallo - Vesti la giubba - Paolo Buffagni
La Bohème, Puccini - Mi chiamano Mimì - Charlotte Detrick
Madama Butterfly, Puccini - Un bel dì - Sabrina Palladino
La Cenerentola, Rossini - Si, ritrovarla io giuro - Alexey Kukharskiy
Carmen, Bizet - Habanera - Ema Mitrović
Così fan tutte, Mozart - Un aura amorosa - Tai Collins
Gianni Schicchi, Puccini - O mio babbino caro - Mia Riker-Norrie
Tosca, Puccini - E lucevan le stelle - Paolo Buffagni
Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart - Dove sono - Charlotte Detrick
Tosca, Puccini - Vissi d'arte - Sabrina Palladino
Roméo et Juliette, Gounod - Ah! lève-toi, soleil! - Alexey Kukharskiy
Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart - Voi che sapete - Ema Mitrović
L'Elisir d'Amore, Donizetti - Una furtiva lagrima - Tai Collins
Die Zauberflöte, Mozart - Der Hölle Rache - Mia Riker-Norrie
Rigoletto, Verdi - La Donna e Mobile - Paolo Buffagni
Nabucco, Verdi - Va, pensiero - All
SAVE THE DATE!!! On Sunday, December 18, 2 PM, Opera Theatre of Montclair will present a concert of excerpts from some of our favorites: Puccini's
La Bohème, Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Johann Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus. The performance will take place at the beautiful seasonally-decorated Van Vleck House,
21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair. This FREE concert will be very popular so be sure to reserve early as seating is limited. Call 973-744-4752, ext. 2, or info@vanvleck.org .
CAST
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Figaro: Jonathan Hare, baritone
Count Almaviva:
Alexey Kukharskiy, tenor
Rosina: Elizabeth Treat, soprano
Doctor Bartolo:
Alan Smulen, baritone
Don Basilio:
Ilberto Lagana, bass
Berta:
Ema Mitrović, mezzo-soprano
Die Fledermaus
Prince Orlofsky:
Raymond Storms, countertenor
Adele:
Aine Hakamatsuka, soprano
Rosalinde:
Barbee Monk, soprano
Eisenstein: Dmitri Zigrino, tenor
La Bohème
Rodolfo: Paolo Buffagni, tenor
Mimì:
Luisa Fernanda Munster, soprano
Marcello:
Gustavo Morales, baritone
Musetta:
Mia Riker-Norrie, soprano
Schaunard:
Alan Smulen, baritone
Colline: Ilberto Lagana, bass
Alcindoro:
David Nussenbaum, bass
The Opera Chorus of Montclair
REBECCA ENG, PIANO
SAVE THE DATE!!
The weekend of September 9, 2016, Opera Theatre of Montclair will stage Handel's ACIS AND GALATEA. Stage direction by renowned countertenor and Baroque expert Nicholas Tamagna. Chamber Orchestra conducted by Robert Butts.
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