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UPCOMING EVENTS

Veteran’s Voices to be Featured in Concert Premiere of ‘Bomb Squad Rhapsody’ and ‘A Severed Chord’

By Logan Martell

On September 23, 2022, St. Ann Church in West Palm Beach Florida will see the concert premiere of two new operas “Bomb Squad Rhapsody” and “A Severed Chord.”

Inspired by the experiences of military veterans and their families, the event is produced by Lexye Aversa and music directed by Gregory Ritchey, and honors the work of the Grey Team, a county-based nonprofit that works to prevent suicide among veterans and those suffering from PTSD.

The first work, “Bomb Squad Rhapsody,” is composed by Jane K and written by librettist Germaine Shames. This one-act, one-woman work will feature mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh in the role of Claire. The second work, “A Severed Chord,” is composed by Amy Scurria to a libretto by Broadway veteran Jeff Shankley. The cast of nameless characters includes McIntosh as Young Woman, soprano Kelly Balmaceda as Warrior’s Mother and Young Girl, soprano Christine Alfaro as Psychiatrist, tenor David Santiago as Young Warrior, and baritone Kaleb Coicou as Older Warrior.

The event will also include music such as Garret Brown and Armando Maysonet’s “The Heroes of Freedom,” which was recently premiered as part of Grey Team’s Voices of the Valiant, a collaborative effort between Grey Team Military Community and McIntosh to create music which gives voice to the experiences and feelings of our veterans.

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PAST EVENTS

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GIULIETTA & ROMEO
Riccardo Zandonai

June 4th & June 5th, 2022
9:00pm EST

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City

CLICK HERE for more info

Teatro Grattacielo, in co-production with Battery Park City Authority

Giulietta e Romeo, 3 acts of love, passion, death and tragedy stripped down to their most pure and intimate. The site-specific production will take place in Robert F. Wagner Jr.Park, Battery Park City, positioned next to New York’s waterfront with one of the most iconic views in the city, the Statue of Liberty in clear view.

Giulietta e Romeo is dedicated to Francesco and Mary Giambelli

THE FRANCESCO AND MARY GIAMBELLI FOUNDATION

FREE ADMISSION WITH RESERVATION
Reservation details to be announced soon.

GIULIETTA E ROMEO
TRAGEDIA IN TRE ATTI

LIBRETTO | ARTURO ROSSATO

CREATIVE TEAM

CHRISTIAN CAPOCACCIA | CONDUCTOR
STEFANOS KORONEOS | DIRECTOR
TASOS PROTOPSALTOU | SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER
LANCE LEWIS | LIGHTING DESIGNER
CAMILLA TASSI | PROJECTIONS DESIGNER
KARINE IVEY | MAKEUP
JASON TRAMM | CHORUS MASTER
FRANCES CAPERCHI | GENERAL PROJECT MANAGER
MARIL ORTIZ | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PARKS PROGRAMMING, BPCA
OMAR HOWARD | CREATIVE DIRECTOR - SOCIAL MEDIA & PR
ALLA MILCHTEIN | REHEARSAL PIANIST
ARNAULT-QUENTIN EGGERMONT | ASSISTANT TO COSTUME DESINGER
FRANCISCO MIRANDA | SCORE REDUCTION AND SUPERTITLES
GEORGE SAKARELLOS | ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

CAST

ELENI CALENOS | GIULIETTA
MATTHEW VICKERS | ROMEO
FRANCO POMPONI | TEBALDO
SPENCER HAMLIN | IL CANTATORE
JEREMY BRAUNER | UN MONTECCHIO
DAVID SANTIAGO | GREGORIO
PATRICK SCULLY | SANSONE
MELINA JAHARIS & JOANNA VLADYKA | ISABELLA
ERIC MCKEEVER | UN BANDITORE
RICK AGSTER | BERNABO
MADISON ZAHORSKY & FRANCESCA FEDERICO | UNA DONNA
CLARA LUZ IRANZO &
KRISTINA MALINAUSKAITE | PRIMA MASCHERA
ARTEMISIA LE FEY | SECONDA MASCHERA
STEVEN KIRBY | UN SERVO
ADAM GOLDSTEIN & SAMUEL NG | UN FAMIGLIO CAPULETO
DIEGO VALDEZ | UN FAMIGLIO DI ROMEO
BRIANNA ALMONTE & MONICA MALAS | UNA FANTE *
MARGARET O’CONNELL | UN’ALTRA FANTE
CHRISTOPHER LAU | UN FANTE

* Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School alumni

COVER CAST

ANASTASIYA ROYTMAN | GIULIETTA
JEREMY BRAUNER | ROMEO
ERIC MCKEEVER | TEBALDO
DIEGO VALDEZ | IL CANTATORE
SAMUEL NG | GREGORIO
BRYAN MCLARY | UN BANDITORE
DUQUIGNA D. | PRIMA MASCHERA
HANNAH AURORA KRAMER | SECONDA MASCHERA
ANDREW WANNINGMAN | UN SERVO
RENEE MIVILLE | UN FANTE

CHORUS

SOPRANO

ANNA SIMON*

MEZZO

TAMMILYN KIM*

TENOR

NETZA JIMENEZ*

BARITONE

DAYVEN MARTINEZ*
ADAM JAGGERNAUTH*

* Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School students/alumni

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MY FACE Celebrates...YOU!

In-person benefit and livestream broadcast

MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022

6:00pm Cocktails and Small Plates

7:30pm Performance and Awards Presentation*

8:45pm Cocktails and Dessert

*A livestream virtual broadcast starting at 7:30pm ET will be available for those who cannot attend the in-person benefit.

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

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25A METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE

December 2021 Issue
Page 94

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L’AMICO FRITZ

Pietro Mascagni

November 14th 2021

4:00pm EST

Ellen Stewart Theatre *creative shares at La MaMa

Teatro Grattacielo proudly presents Pietro Mascagni’s romantic comedy masterpiece L’amico Fritz.

L’amico Fritz is an opera in three acts by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon , based on the French novel L’ami Fritz by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.

In a letter to his publisher Sonzogno, Mascagni had expressed his dedication to this less dramatically inclined, yet highly evocative and truly human opera stating, “What fresh and simple music flows from my heart.” Despite its simplistic theatrical life and understandable musicality, he disagreed with critics who faulted the opera for its uncomplicated structure and its portrayal of relatable emotions. Mascagni is often called a “one-opera man,” however as this opera proves, he was no such thing. While his first opera, the acclaimed one-act Cavalleria Rusticana, has now become Mascagni’s main achievement, his second opera L’Amico Fritz stands apart as the lighter representative of 19th century, verismo dramatics. The opera mixes the Italian trends of comic, “opera buffo” and captivating “opera seria,” with the schmaltzy clichés of rustic French life and German domestic bliss, making for an entertaining, yet thought-provoking work.

CREATIVE TEAM

JAMES BAGWELL | Conductor

CAST

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L’AMICO FRITZ

Pietro Mascagni

August 27th 2021

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice

FELIPE TRISTAN | Conductor

METAMORPHOSIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

*Teatro Grattacielo and Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy Young Artists

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MY FACE Celebrates 2021

A virtual experience in recognition of 70 years of myFace providing comprehensive care, education, and support to the craniofacial community.

This 1- hour virtual program commemorates 70 years of myFace providing comprehensive care and support, and ensuring that individuals with craniofacial differences and their families never feel alone.

This unique event strives to raise awareness about the impact of facial differences and why access to quality comprehensive care, education and resources can alter outcomes for those affected. Shared messages of hope, resilience and community are told throughout the program highlighting myFace’s mission to change faces and transform lives.

David Santiago serves as Artistic Director of myFace Celebrates… and also mentored myFace Star singer, Claudia, born with a rare condition, Adams Oliver and Amniotic Bands Syndrome.

CLICK HERE to watch the Claudia and David.