Programs

  • Opera Workshop: Five Ways to Die

    Our season kicked off on November 8 and 9, 2023 with a two-day workshop at the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) of the new opera Five Ways to Die. This work was commissioned by EiO and featured librettos from Joanie Brittingham, Jason Cady, Britt Hewitt, Marcella Murray and Melisa Tien and new music from composers Jason Cady, Anthony Gatto, Jesse Gelaznik, Seong Ae Kim, Del'Shawn Taylor. The workshop culminated in a full run of the piece for an audience of 57 listeners, including members of the HSA community.
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    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
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    $8K

  • Opera Workshop: A Prize for Every Player

    On January 13, 2024, we produced the second workshop for the new opera A Prize for Every Player with a libretto by celebrated author A.M. Homes based on her story by the same name. Composer and EiO Founder Aaron Siegel wrote 30 minutes of music for this opera which follows a family of four into a large department store for their weekly Sunday shop. The workshop performance took place in an unused storefront in Chelsea. The creative team, led by director Mark DeChiazza converted the space into a department store and audience members were ushered around the building based on the storyline. 84 audience members attended this thrilling workshop performance.
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    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
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    990
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    $9.7K

  • The Lives and Dreams of Nikola Tesla

    On April 15, 2024, Experiments in Opera partnered with Works & Process for a single night performance of Act 1 of Phil Kline's new opera The Lives and Dreams of Nikola Tesla at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan. The opera featured films by Jim Jarmusch and singing by noted countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. The cast of 9 singers and 8 instrumentalists shared the story of the well known inventor's final days in the Gotham Hotel at the turn of the 20th Century. 276 audience members were in attendance at the performance which was previewed by the San Francisco Classical Voice publication.
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    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
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    $20.8K