From the NYC Opera Website:
City Opera Music Director George Manahan and the City Opera Orchestra, Chorus and soloists present Looking Forward, a concert program focusing on 20th-century classical music by such pioneering geniuses as Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Olivier Messiaen, Edgard Varèse, and Lukas Foss. Between each piece, Maestro Manahan will comment on how this vibrant music reveals some of the key artistic developments of the 20th century, including minimalism, electronic music, jazz, and neo-classicism. City Opera will perform this concert in each of the city’s five boroughs, beginning with Staten Island’s historic St. George Theatre and culminating in Manhattan’s newly-renovated Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. The broad geographic span of these concerts and other events heralds one of new General Manager Gerard Mortier’s key initiative: to extend City Opera’s reach to diverse areas and populations across the city.
NEW YORK CITY OPERA PRESENTS "LOOKING FORWARD"
City Opera Music Director George Manahan and the City Opera Orchestra, Chorus and soloists present Looking Forward, a concert program focusing on 20th-century classical music by such pioneering geniuses as Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Olivier Messiaen, Edgard Varèse, and Lukas Foss. Between each piece, Maestro Manahan will comment on how this vibrant music reveals some of the key artistic developments of the 20th century, including minimalism, electronic music, jazz, and neo-classicism. City Opera will perform this concert in each of the city’s five boroughs, beginning with Staten Island’s historic St. George Theatre and culminating in Manhattan’s newly-renovated Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. The broad geographic span of these concerts and other events heralds one of new General Manager Gerard Mortier’s key initiative: to extend City Opera’s reach to diverse areas and populations across the city.
Whitman Theater at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Brooklyn College Campus
2900 Campus Road, Brooklyn
Tickets: $25
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In fall 2008, New York City Opera begins an exciting year of transition as the company’s home at Lincoln Center, the New York State Theater, undergoes major renovations in preparation for the arrival of our new General Manager and Artistic Director, world-renowned opera visionary Gerard Mortier. During the renovations, City Opera will take to the road, bringing live music and provocative cultural conversation to more than fourteen different venues in all five boroughs of New York City. Through concerts, showcases, multi-media presentations, talks, panels, and film screenings, City Opera will celebrate opera’s surprisingly central role in contemporary culture, and will provide a preview of future seasons. Click on any of the above icons to learn more about the diverse programs City Opera is offering during the 2008-2009 season.
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