dell’Arte Opera Ensemble presents the next segment of the company’s August 2016 Season – Violetta & her Sisters – featuring Scenes from the demi-monde on August 19 & 23 at 7:30pm. Scenes from the demi-monde a semi-staged presentation of excerpts from Puccini’s La Rondine and Leoncavallo’s La Bohème, will be directed by Joule Voelz and Brittany Goodwin, and conducted by David Štech. Scenic design for the season by Courtney Nelson, costume design by Carly Bradt (traviata) and Nina Bova (Manon), and lighting design by Mary Ellen Stebbins.

dell’Arte Opera Ensemble August 2016 Season – Violetta & her Sisters – also features Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata, Jules Massenet’s Manon, and a recital featuring the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, with settings by Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Vierne, d’Indy, Loeffler and others. For tickets and more information visit www.dellarteopera.org.

About dell’Arte Opera Ensemble 

The gap between academic training and a flourishing career is wide, and few singers can bridge it without the kind of assistance that dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has been providing in New York City at no cost to singers for the past twelve years. The company’s dual mission is to nurture emerging opera artists through rehearsal and performance opportunities, seminars, and master classes, and to attract new audiences by offering them high-quality opera presentations featuring exciting young artists at little-or no-cost. Our emphasis is on ‘learning by doing,’ backed by the philosophy that only superior craft creates great art. dell’Arte is committed to the essential building blocks of opera: great singing, great music, and great acting. Singers working with dell’Arte range from those who have just exited school to those pursuing regional careers and even to those performing on the roster of The Metropolitan Opera. Participating singers attend master classes, receive private coaching, enjoy the support of enthusiastic and talented colleagues, and collaborate with professional instrumentalists, culminating in a highly enriching performance experience. Audiences enjoy the fresh excitement of experiencing role debuts and witnessing important landmarks in each singer’s artistic process. www.dellarteopera.org