New York, NY
Amahl and the Night Visitors
featuring a chorus of folks who have experienced housing insecurity
On Site Opera proudly presents the revival of its modern take on the holiday classic, Amahl and the Night Visitors, in a production that connects this timeless story of charity and miracles with the prevalent issue of housing instability in NYC. Presented at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, and in partnership with Breaking Ground, New York City’s largest provider of permanent supportive housing for the housing unstable, performances will feature a chorus made up of community members who have experienced housing vulnerability performing alongside renowned opera soloists and musicians. With this revival, On Site Opera, Breaking Ground, and Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen hope to continue to shine a light on the issue of housing vulnerability in New York City, and share how the arts and social services can work together to benefit our community. Running time: Approximately 45 minutes Language: Sung in English, with supertitles in English, Spanish, and Mandarin through the On Site Opera app. Audiences will be seated in chairs for the duration of the performance. Performers will move throughout the space, including all sides of the audience. There will be minimal audience interaction.
Audience Role
Audiences will be seated in chairs for the duration of the performance
Ages: All ages
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About On Site Opera
Founded in 2012, On Site Opera is the leading presenter of site-specific operas in non- traditional venues throughout New York City. Rooted in collaboration and storytelling, On Site Opera celebrates the connection between artist and audience through highly-curated experiences led by seasoned opera artists and bold and innovative creative teams. To date, OSO has produced 18 operas in as many unique locations to critical acclaim, including Shostakovich’s The Tale of The Silly Baby Mouse using large-scale puppets in performances for families at the Bronx Zoo; Gershwin’s Blue Monday in the historic Cotton Club of Harlem; and Rameau’s Pygmalion in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, which explored new technology in opera through the use of Google Glass supertitles. Each production invites New Yorkers to explore their city in new and unique ways, while cultivating a new generation of opera audiences.