The Harlem Opera Festival: Celebrating the Next Generation of Great Opera Singers
With the generous support of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone – through a UMEZ Arts Engagement grant administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council – Harlem Presents will debut the Harlem Opera Festival.
Who: Harlem Presents
What: The Harlem Opera Festival – a free and open to the public presentation of previous winners of the Harlem Opera Theater’s annual vocal competition.
When: Sunday, July 15th – 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm
Sunday, July 22nd – 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm
Where: Richard/Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park – 5th Ave at 124th Street
How Much: Free
Each evening will feature two singers performing with an accompanist. Sunday, July 15th will feature Soprano Denisha Ballew and Baritone Adam Richardson. Sunday, July 22nd will feature Soprano Carami Hilaire and Baritone Daniel Rich. The pianist James Davis, Jr. will accompany the singers on both nights.
Each concert will precede the Classical Theatre of Harlem’s 8:30 pm presentation of Antigone.
Says Greg Mays, Executive Director of Harlem Presents: “We’re excited to partner with the Harlem Opera Theater and the Classical Theatre of Harlem to present these wonderful singers to the people of Harlem. We’re encouraging people to come for the opera and stay for the play.”
Dr. Gregory Hopkins, Artistic Director of the Harlem Opera Theater, says: “We’re thrilled to introduce several of our vocal competition singers to the greater Harlem Community. Each of them is a brilliant young singer.”
More about the Harlem Opera Theater can be found at http://www.harlemoperatheater.org. More about the Classical Theatre of Harlem can be found at http://www.cthnyc.org
The mission of Harlem Presents is to present free or low cost cultural entertainment for the village of Harlem. Additional information about Harlem Presents can be found at http://www.harlempresents.org.
