Giacomo Puccini's
LA BOHEME
July 20, 2011
and
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
August 3, 2011
Both performances
7:30 p.m.
at
THE NAUMBERG BANDSHELL
CENTRAL PARK
72nd Street at mid-park
ADMISSION IS FREE
36th Anniversary Season
SUMMER 2009
New York Grand Opera
Vincent La Selva
conducting
Giuseppe Verdi's
IL TROVATORE
Wed. July 15th 7:30 PM
With
Manrico – Alejandro Olmedo
Leonora – Liora Michelle
Count Di Luna – Raemond Martin
Azucena – Erin Murphy
Ferrando – Dominik Eberle
Inez – Lucia Palmieri
Ruiz – William Brooke
Stage Director Roberto Stivanello
Sets by Hal Tiné
Chorus Master Jan Dash
at
CENTRAL PARK'S NAUMBURG BANDSHELL
72ND STREET AT MID-PARK
ADMISSION IS FREE
New York Grand Opera
Vincent La Selva, conducting
Giuseppe Verdi's
Aida
There is a review of this performance.
Wed. Aug 13th, 2008, 7:30 PM
Aida, slave to Amneris - Joanna McIntire
Radames, Captain of the Pharaoh's Guards - Alejandro Olmeda
Amneris, daughter of the Pharaoh - Valeria Girardi
Amonasro, King of Ethiopia - Raemond Martin
Ramfis, high Priest - Valentin Peitchinoff
The Pharaoh, King of Egypt - Donald Yule
A Messenger - Don Nixon
High Priestess - Victoria Minningham
Stage Director Roberto Stivanello
Sets by Hal Tiné
Photographs by Joe Bly
New York Grand Opera
Violetta Valéry - Marsha Thompson*
Flora Bervoix - Jeanette Brummell
Marquis d'Obigny - Thomas Goldstein
Baron Douphol - Justin Ryan*
Doctor Grenvil - Seth Malkin*
Gastone, Viscount de Letoriéres - William Brooke
Alfredo Germont - Aaron Sheya*
Annina, Violetta's maid - Lucia Palmieri
Giuseppe, a servant - William Brooke
Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father - Constantinos Yiannoudes
A Messenger - Jan Dash
Servant to Flora - Jan Dash
*Company Debuts
Photographs by Joe Bly
New York Grand Opera
Central Park's
Naumburg Bandshell
72nd Street at Mid-Park
Tosca
Opera in Three Acts
Mucic by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by G. Giacosa and L. Illica
Based on the drama “La Tosca” by Victorien Sardou
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 7:30PM
Conductor, Vincent La Selva
Stage Director, Roberto Stivanello
Sets Designed by Hal Tiné
Costumes by Stivanello Costume Company
Lighting by Roberto Stivanello
THE CAST
(in order of appearance)
Cesare Angelotti.....Steven Fredericks
Sacristan.....David Ward
Mario Cavaradossi.....Mauricio O’Reilly (début)
Floria Tosca.....Joanna McIntire (début)
Baron Scarpia.....Raemond Martin
Spoletta.....William Brooke
Sciarrone.....Michael Hajek
Shepard Boy .....Lucia Palmieri (début)
Jailer.....Paulo Busatto (début)
The New York Grand Opera
Orchestra and Chorus
Photographs by Joe Bly
Celebrating 33rd Anniversary Season
of Free Opera in Central Park
Vincent La Selva, conducting
presents
Friday, August 25, 2006
Giacomo Puccini's
Suor Angelica
Cast for Suor Angelica:
Suor Angelica -- Maria Knapik
Principessa -- Barbara McAlister
Suor Gendive -- Susan Fanale
Badessa -- Carolyn Wade
with
Amanda White
Eva Latranyi
Rose Anderson
Meredith Tobias
Jeanette Brumell
Joanna McIntire
Linda Jo Calloway
Kathleen Leisure
Valery Pyfrom
Ruggiero Leoncavallo's
Pagliacci
Cast for Pagliacci:
Canio -- Edward Perretti
Nedda -- Maria Knapik
Tonio -- Theadore Lambrinos
Silvio -- Anthony Tolve
Beppe -- John Tiranno
with the
New York Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Stage Director
Roberto Stivanello
Sets Designed by
Hal Tine
Photographs by Joe Bly
The New York Grand Opera
Vincent La Selva, conducting
Orchestra, Soloists and Chorus
in
Giuseppe Verdi's
Otello
Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Free Admission
at the Church of Saint Paul and Saint Andrew
West 86th Street and West End Avenue
Michael Hajek, Montano
Anthony Tolve, Cassio
Raemond Martin, Jago
William Brooke, Roderigo
Edward Perretti, Otello
Carmen Zayas, Desdemona - (Debut)
Carolyn Wade, Emilia
José Ponce Méndez, A Herald
Don Yule, Lodovico
Photographs by Joe Bly
The New York Grand Opera
Vincent La Selva, conducting
Orchestra, Soloists and Chorus
in
Giuseppe Verdi's
Un Ballo in Maschera
(The Masked Ball)
Thursday, January 26, 2006
at 7:30 pm
Free Admission
at the Church of Saint Paul and Saint Andrew
West 86th Street and West End Avenue
Soloists:
Christopher Jackson, tenor, Ricardo
Deborah Longino, soprano, Amelia
Frederick Redd, baritone, Renato
Barbara McAlister, mezzo-soprano, Ulrica
Susan Fanale, soprano, Oscar
Thomas Goldstein, bass, Sam
Michael Hajek, bass, Tom
Romel Jarin, baritone, Silvano
August Hoppe, tenor, the Judge
The New York Grand Opera
presents
Vincent La Selva
conducting Giuseppe Verdi's
Giovanna D'Arco
Carnegie Hall - November 16, 2005
Principle Artists
Maria Knapik, soprano,
as Giovanna D'Arco
Gustavo Lopez Manzitti, tenor,
as Carlo VII, King of France
Fredrick Redd, baritone,
as Giacomo, Father of Giovanna D'Arco
Michael Hajek, bass
as Talbot
Anthony Tolve, tenor
as Delil
with the
New York Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Assisted by
Freedom High School Choir "Les Chanteurs"
from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
With his presentation of Verdi's opera Giovanna D'Arco, Vincent La Selva continues his "Honoring Verdi," a decade-long annual series of Verdi operas and related operatic and orchestral programs leading up to the Verdi Bicentennial 2013. Maestro La Selva and the New York Grand Opera presented the American stage premiere of Giovanna D'Arco at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1976.
Photographs by Joe Bly
New York Grand Opera
presents
Vincent La Selva, Conducting
Giacomo Puccini's
Turandot
There is a review of this performance.
August 3, 2005
Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell
Turandot - Luciana La Monico
Calaf - Christopher Jackson *
Liu - Maria Knapik
Timur - Steven Fredericks
(Roberto Stivanello, Stage Director) (Sets by Hal Tine)
Photographs by Joe Bly
New York Grand Opera
presents
Vincent La Selva, conducting
Giacomo Puccini's
Tosca
in Concert
Full Orchestra, Soloists and Choir
November 8, 2004 - 7:30 p.m.
Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew
263 West 86th Street at West End Avenue
This performance of Puccini's Tosca was originally
scheduled for Central Park but cancelled twice due to
rain. This concert performance is free and open to the
public with seats available on a first-come,
first-served basis. Seating is limited.
Tosca
Cast, in order of appearance
Cesare Angelotti - Michael Hajek
Sacristan - David Ward
Mario Cavaradossi - Gustavo López Manzitti (début)
Floria Tosca - Maria Knapik
Baron Scarpia - Raemond Martin
Spoletta - Robert Goldberg
Sciarrone - Howard Dean
A Shepherd - Diane Ameralis
Jailer - Michael Hajek