Perkin Opera Scenes: Rumshinsky, Mozart, Cavalli, Puccini, Donizetti, Leoncavallo, Rossini
Enjoy an evening of scenes in the intimate setting of NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. These concerts display the work that goes on daily in NEC's opera program, as faculty prepare student singers for performing careers.
Tonight's repertory includes a scene from Gilrod and Rumshinsky’s Yiddish operetta, Di Goldene Kale (The Golden Bride), a collaboration with NEC's Contemporary Musical Arts department. Also on the program are scenes from operas of Cavalli, Donizetti, Leoncavallo, Mozart, Puccini, and Rossini.
All scenes are directed by Joshua Major unless otherwise noted.
Perkin Opera Scenes at NEC appear under the generous sponsorship of longtime NEC supporter Winifred Perkin Gray and the Perkin Fund.
View the program here, which includes all dates.
Joseph Rumshinsky | Di Goldene Kale
Kahne: Audrey Daum
Jerome: Thai Johnson
Coach: Joel Ayau
CMA ensemble
Itay Dayan, clarinet
Lemuel Marc, trumpet
Aiden Coleman, trombone
Michele Zimmerman, violin
Heyley Qin, cello
Solomon Caldwell, bass
Avi Randall, piano
Hankus Netsky, accordionWolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Così fan tutte (Act I Trio)
Ferrando:Dong Eun Yoon
Guglielmo: Carlos Arcos
Don Alfonso: Ja Woon Koo
Coach: Timothy Steele
Director: Alyssa WeathersbyPier Francesco Cavalli | La Calisto
Diana : Justine Boonstra
Endimione: Matthew Shifrin
Coach: Timothy SteeleGiacomo Puccini | La Bohème
Mimi: Jimin Park
Marcello: Hyungjin SonCoach: Timothy Steele
Gaetano Donizetti | Il Campanello
Serafina: Ruoxi Peng
Enrico: Wenbo Zhao
Coach: Sepehr DavalloukhoungarWolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Così fan tutte (Act II Opening)
Despina: Elizabeth Camele
Fiordiligi: Calandra Damouras
Dorabella: Margot Wegman
Coach: Ji Yung LeeRuggiero Leoncavallo | Pagliacci
Nedda: Shuqi Yang
Silvio: Wooyoung Kim
Coach: Joel AyauWolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni
Donna Anna: Allyson Bennett
Donna Elvira: Shannon Johnson
Zerlina: Gayeon Lee
Don Ottavio: Thai Johnson
Leporello: Chenxi Fu
Masetto: Wenxin Sha
Coach: Sepehr DavalloukhoungarGioacchino Rossini | L’Italiana in Algieri
Isabella: Xiao Xiao
Elvira: Maegan Hoogerhyde
Lindoro: Minsum Im
Taddeo: Jawoon Koo
Mustafa: Wanchun Liang
Coach: Ji Yung Lee
Director: Alyssa Weathersby