Perkin Opera Scenes
Enjoy an evening of scenes which display the work that goes on daily in NEC's opera program, as faculty prepare student singers for performing careers.
This program will air again on Sunday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m.
The Perkin Opera Scenes are made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of longtime NEC supporter Winifred Perkin Gray and the Perkin Fund.
Winifred "Winnie" Perkin Gray is an important and valued member of the NEC and NEC Opera family. She is a former NEC Trustee and Overseer. Her generous support has made much music possible here at NEC.
Winnie graduated from Mt. Vernon Jr. College and is an alumna of the Thomas School in Rowayton, CT. Winnie herself is a soprano and has performed with the Syracuse and Indianapolis opera companies, the Connecticut Concert Opera, the Berkshire Choral Institute, and as a member of the Boston Academy of Music's ensemble.
From Joshua Major:
The following performances feature graduate voice students currently enrolled at the New England Conservatory. This project is a remarkable feat of engineering, a miracle really. The singers you see and hear have been attending the Conservatory and participated in this project from various locations around the world. The challenges of recording sound from remote locations, using video taken on a variety of cameras from professional to iPhones, working in different time zones, rehearsing and filming with the restrictions put in place due to COVID, and learning to lip sync, on top of the usual challenges of preparing opera, has been exciting, overwhelming and inexplicably beautiful. We would be remiss not to thank Kathy Wittman for teaching all of us a little something about the art of filmmaking.
Creativity, perseverance and passion never cease. Happy Holidays and may the dark cloud lift soon.
WATCH CONCERT STREAM:
Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier
Marschallin: Elaine Daiber
Octavian: Ana Mora
Sophie: Angela Yam
Director: Joshua Major
Coach/Pianist: Michael StraussGeorge Frideric Handel | Theodora
Theodora: Loren Graziano
Didymus: Zabriel Rivers
Director: Joshua Major
Coach/Pianist: Michael StraussGiuseppe Verdi | Falstaff
Fenton: Philippe L’Espérance
Nanetta: Loren Graziano
Director: Joshua Major
Coach/Pianist: Michael StraussGeorges Bizet | Carmen
Micaela: Su Jin Park
Don José: Michael Kiesling
Director: Joshua Major
Coach/Pianist: Michael StraussW. A. Mozart | Don Giovanni
Leporello: Zizhao Wang
Zerlina: Yeon Jae Cho
Director: Steven Goldstein
Coach/Pianist: Timothy SteeleLili Tobias | The Yellow Wallpaper
Narrator: Lizzy Stant
Shadow: Logan Trotter
Jennie: Sara Buggy
John: Nick Duffin
Director: Steven Goldstein
Coach/Pianist: Timothy SteeleGiacomo Puccini | La Bohème
Mimi: Su Jin Park
Musetta: Raji Venkat
Rodolfo: Michael Kiesling
Marcello: Andrew Stack
Director: Joshua Major
Coach/Pianist: Timothy Steele