The Taconic Opera summer program for emerging opera singers, New York Opera Conservatory (NYOC), offers you an opportunity to hear the upcoming generation of professionally trained singers as they gain valuable experience perfecting their craft in a leading role. Established in 2018, the NYOC helps to fill an unmet need among trained singers to gain hands-on experience through actual performance.
Each performance will have a different cast, making it completely unique from the others! You will experience the complete opera which is semi-staged with costumes, props, and minimalist but imaginative sets.
August Opera: La fille du regiment (Daughter of the Regiment) by Donizetti – Comedy
Set 200 years in the future (just for fun!), Donizetti meets the Jetsons in this hilarious romp through the French countryside. A lost girl has been lovingly raised by a regiment of soldiers, and a young man joins the regiment just to be near her. She learns she was born into aristocracy, but her real family won’t allow her to marry him because they have arranged a more lucrative marriage for her. The opera features one of opera’s most famous tenor arias, “Ah, mes ami,” which features nine high Cs!
Dates: Wednesday, August 12, 7:00 pm
Friday, August 14, 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 16, 3:00 pm
Location: Croton Free Library
171 Cleveland Drive
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Fee: FREE
For information about becoming a student in the NY Opera Conservatory, visit the Conservatory website: https://www.newyorkoperaconservatory.com/
For general information about Taconic Opera and NY Opera Conservatory events, visit the website: https://taconicopera.org/