Underworld Productions Opera in the Community

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Save the Dates! November 15 & December 7, 2011

Recital by Resident Artists of

Underworld Productions Opera

November 15, 2011

6:30 pm

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo

24 W. 12th Street

Last year's Resident Artist Concert at St. Anthony of Padua Church, November 20, 2010

Annual Gala

December 7, 2011

6:30 pm

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo

24 W. 12th Street

Watch this space for more details!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

El Reino de los Animales/The Animal Realm

Monday, June 27

7pm – 8pm

Isham Park Entrance near 215th St. and Park Terrace West ()

Leave the city noise behind and enjoy the hum of summer music!

El Oso Panda -- Illustration by Manuel Servin

Bring blankets and lawn chairs and the whole family. Selections include three songs from El Reino de los Animales (The Animal Realm) by Misha Dutka on poems by Elisa Gonzalez, sung in both English and Spanish by Lauren Alfano, soprano and Erik-Peter Mortensen, baritone. Metropolitan Soloists woodwind quintet performs classical favorites and popular selections for a relaxing evening under the trees.

FREE! Donations welcome.

INFO | RSVP: underworldprod@gmail.com

Friday, April 1, 2011

Apollo & Dafne + Clarence & Anita, June 8-9, 2011

A double bill of Handel’s 1710 cantata

and the stage premiere of Ben Yarmolinsky’s 2010 opera

of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill story

Apollo & Dafne + Clarence & Anita comprises a pair of operas separated by 300 years, contrasting yet thematically related. The archetypal story of Apollo’s aggression toward Dafne, her escape via metamorphosis, and the laurel wreath woven from her limbs, is revisited from multiple perspectives as American mythology. John Scott leads Sinfonia NY in the Handel; Mark Shapiro conducts the C&A Band in the Yarmolinsky. Gina Crusco directs.

Dafne -- Amelia Watkins, Soprano

Apollo -- Jesse Cromer, Baritone

Anita Hill -- Adrienne Danrich, Soprano

Clarence Thomas -- Anthony Turner, Baritone

Joe Biden -- William Ferguson, Tenor

Two Performances Only!

June 8-9, 2011 at 8 pm

The Riverside Theatre

91 Claremont Avenue at 120th St.

Q&A with the composer at 7:30 pm

Box Office: 212-870-6784

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

Venable Foundation

Monday, March 21, 2011

Sample Apollo & Dafne + Clarence & Anita!

Find a venue in your neighborhood and be among the first to hear music from this production. From “teasers” to complete performances with piano, most are free or by donation. Featuring Lauren Alfano, Jenne Carey, Jesse Cromer, Isaac Grier, Sarah Hop, Yolanda Johnson, Clarissa Lecce, Brian Long, David Mimran, and Amelia Watkins; with Elizabeth Rodgers, pianist. Directed by Gina Crusco.

Wednesday, April 13, 4 pm

Manhattan College, Thomas Hall #517

http://www.mancol.edu/about/directions.shtml

Selections from Clarence & Anita

Wednesday, May 11, 3 pm

Bronx Community College

http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/directions/directions.htm

"Clarence & Anita: Setting a Piece of American History to Music." Program includes archival footage from the hearings juxtaposed with live musical setting of same text, and discussion with composer Ben Yarmolinsky.

Sunday. May 15, 1 pm

Riverdale Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture

http://www.rysec.org/directions.html

"Clarence & Anita: Setting a Piece of American History to Music" (see description above)

Monday, May 16, 2011, 7pm

Dwyer Cultural Center

http://www.dwyercc.org/?page_id=28

Selections from Clarence & Anita

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 6 pm

YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood, Heights Program

http://www.ywashhts.org/directions.php

Selections from Clarence & Anita