NEW OPERA "THE LEOPARD" PREVIEWS SCENES IN FORT GREENE

Brooklyn’s American Opera Projects (AOP) and the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) will present scenes from a new opera The Leopard by composer Michael Dellaira (The Secret Agent) and librettist J. D. McClatchy (Emmeline), an adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s internationally acclaimed 1958 novel. The staged scenes will be performed on Friday, March 18 at 8:00 PM at South Oxford Space (138 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY 11217) in Fort Greene and will be presented alongside music from Rated R for Rat, a new opera about the Chinese zodiac by composer Wang Jie that is also in development at AOP.

The staged performances of The Leopard will feature singing by tenor Blake Friedman and MSM vocal students Oliver Sewell, Michael Gracco, Anna Dugan, Janet Todd, Tim Sirinunthikul, Hidenori Inoue, Brittany Bellacosa, Kayla Fuentes, Philipe L’Esperance, Stephanie Johnson, Yesul Yeon, Marie-Gabrielle Arco, and Martin Case. Andrew Altenbach conducts and Anne Shikany directs, with Scott Rednour as music director.

Additional performances will take place at Manhattan School of Music's Greenfield Hall on Sunday, March 13 (2:30pm) and Thursday, March 17 (7:30pm).

Tickets:

March 13 (at Manhattan School of Music) : General Admission: $20 | Advance: $15 | Students/Seniors: $10; 212-7069550 to order tickets.

March 17 (at MSM) & March 18 (at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene) : General Admission: FREE with reservation at www.aopopera.org/events