Summer Readings Project

Five Full-length Masterworks presented in concert with piano accompaniment, semi-staged

               Where:   The Armenian Evangelical Church
                               152 E. 34th St., NYC


        Admission:  FREE - Donations are encouraged

Sunday, July 20, 3 pm
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

Sunday, August 3, 3 pm
Carmen
Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Sunday, August 10, 3 pm
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Sunday, August 17, 3 pm
Roméo et Juliette
Charles Gounod, libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré

Sunday, August 24, 3 pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Benjamin Britten, libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

2008-2009 "Black Box" Series
(Late Fall)
     - dell’Arte Opera Ensemble’s new “Black Box” series will present lesser known operatic masterpieces in intimate spaces, fully-staged and elegantly costumed, with minimal sets to focus attention on the music, text and emotional content of the work, and on the performers themselves. Visit this page for more information as it becomes available.

Auditions for dell’Arte Opera Ensemble are now currently closed. Most roles in the dell’Arte “Black Box” Series will be filled with alumni of current and past Summer Readings Projects, but auditions may be heard for highly qualified performers who are interested in specific roles in either Anna Bolena or La clemenza di Tito. Please submit a resume only with subject heading “Black Box” Audition to email@dellarteopera.org. Auditions for the 2009 Summer Readings Project will take place in early 2009 and will be officially announced in late fall, 2008.