NYC: NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE OF G. F. HANDEL'S FIRST OPERA, ALMIRA
Operamission and Neke Carson will present the North American professional stage premiere of Georg Friedrich Handel's three-act opera, ALMIRA, Konigin von Castilien (ALMIRA, Queen of Castile) HWV 1, at the THE GERSHWIN HOTEL (7 East 27th Street, NYC - ) for three performances, on Saturday, May 26th; Tuesday, May 29th; and Thursday, May 31st, all shows at 7:30 pm. The opera was composed in Hamburg, Germany in 1704 when the composer was nineteen. ALMIRA, Handel's first opera, premiered in Hamburg on January 8, 1705 with great success, has never before been professionally produced outside of Germany and Austria. The libretto by Friedrich Christian Feustking is a German translation of an Italian libretto from 1691 by Giulio Pancieri (L'Almira). operamission will present the opera in its original German and Italian, staged with baroque orchestra. Jennifer Peterson conducts from the harpsichord, Jeff Caldwell directs. The spectacular cast will be led by soprano Christy Lombardozzi as the Queen Almira and baritone Michael Weyandt as the 'orphan' Fernando, her Secretary and secret love. Joined by tenor Keith Jameson (Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago) as Osman and soprano Nell Snaidas (Boston Early Music Festival, Grammy nominee) as Edilia, 'a royal princess,' the cast also features soprano Kristen Plumley (Bellante), tenor Karim Sulayman (Tabarco), baritone David Kravitz (Raymondo), and bass Mark Risinger (Consalvo). Tickets are $30-$60 and are available in advance at http://www.BrownPaperTickets.com/ and at the door.
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