New York, NY
Gianni Schicchi
An Immersive Opera in a lavish NY ballroom, April 7-10!
Welcoming back live audiences and a twenty-piece orchestra for this site-specific production, the grand Prince George Ballroom is transformed into the opulent home of the deceased Buoso Donati. There the family mourns the passing of their patriarch and impatiently waits to read his will and inherit his great fortune. In this hysterical farce, the mood shifts to anger when the relatives discover that they have been disinherited and call upon the scheming and ingenious Gianni Schicchi to help them re-write the will. In a series of hilarious hijinks, secret deals, and one ridiculous plan, Schicchi leaves with his pockets full but his fate sealed! Puccini’s comic masterpiece is an ensemble tour-de-force that also includes one his most celebrated arias: “O mio babbino caro” sung by Cuban soprano Laura León as Lauretta. John Riesen will sing Lauretta’s lover Rinuccio, and Luis Ledesma will sing the title role. The Donati family will be performed by Jay Lucas Chacon (Betto), Alexandria Crichlow (La Ciesca), Patrice P. Eaton (Zita), Jonathan R. Green (Marco), Michael Kuhn (Gherardo), David Langan (Simone), Christine Lyons (Nella), and Savannah McElhaney (Gherardino), and Martin Pfefferkorn (Buoso). David Kahng (Pinellino) and Brian McQueen (Spinelloccio/Amantio) round out the cast. Eric Einhorn directs and Geoffrey McDonald conducts.
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There is no interaction between the audience and performers
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.