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"The Theory of Everything" A new opera exploring the ideas of science, spirituality, the nature of consciousness and our search for meaning | Music by John David Earnest, Libretto by Nancy Rhodes | Commissioned and developed by Encompass New Opera Theatre - Brooklyn, New York

Encompass 2011 Gala, A Musical Salute! Honoring Marvin Hamlisch Musical Salute!
Honoring Marvin Hamlisch

 

Encompass New Opera Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, Ongoing Programs

Marie Kraja International Singing Competition


The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York

Keeping American Opera Thriving
Focusing on the creation, development and production of new and classic American opera in ground-breaking productions, Encompass New Opera Theatre is one of the foremost leaders in the United States and New York City in charting a whole new ground for American Composers since 1975.

Encompass New Opera Theatre

Encompass Opera Up Coming Event

Chip Seelig and Bettye Martin Musham cordially invite you to
ENCOMPASS NEW OPERA THEATRE’S
JAZZ-CABARET GALA
Join us for a spectacular musical evening in a unique Tribeca loft with panoramic
views of the Hudson River, surrounded by beautiful plantings and a pool that affords
a magnificent setting for sipping wine and hearing the amazing talents of
Two time Tony-Award Winning Broadway & Opera Star
JUDY KAYE
Judy Kaye
“Wow, that’s a voice!” exclaimed a Broadway stagehand when Judy Kaye took over the lead role in
On the Twentieth Century.  In an illustrious career that has seen her win Tony Awards for
The Phantom of the Opera
and Nice Work if You Can Get It, play Rizzo in Grease,
create the role of Emma Goldman in Ragtime and the lead role of Florence Foster
Jenkins in Souvenir, as well as perform with companies such as the Santa Fe
Opera, Judy Kaye brings talent, vivacity, and her pure love of music to her
audiences.  Once you hear her, you will agree, that’s a voice, indeed!
Dennis Buck
About her renowned Accompanist Dennis Buck, “It was love at first note.” Judy Kaye
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 TIME: 7:00 pm
Place: 66 Leonard Street
Penthouse
New York, NY 10013
TICKETS: $250
Friend, Patron and Sponsor-level tickets available.
  Click HERE to Purchase Tickets Online 
   or
  Click HERE to fill out our Coupon and Mail it In
Directions: The Penthouse Home of Chip Seelig is between Church St. & Broadway, and can
be reached by taking the 1 Train to Franklin St. or the A, C, E Trains to Canal Street.

SINGING STEIN: Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters
By Ned Rorem and Gertrude Stein
Back by Popular Demand!

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The Astronaut’s Tale
by composer Charles Fussell and librettist Jack Larson

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Highlights from The Astronaut's Tale (Music by Charles Fussell, Libretto by Jack Larson) were presented as part of
New American Opera Previews: From Page to Stage on March 18, 2012 at Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall. Artistic Director Nancy Rhodes was also interviewd on FQXi Science Foundation's Community Radio about The Astronaut's Tale and Encompass' most recent opera commission, The Theory of Everything.

Read more about The Astronaut's Tale on our New American Opera Previews: From Page to Stage page.


~ NOTABLE NEWS FROM OUR 2011-2013 SEASONS ~
New American Opera Previews
From Page to Stage
Deirdre
A Haunting Celtic Tale of a powerful man, an ardent lover, and a mysterious
woman from the otherworld,in a mythological and psychological thriller.

Featuring award-winning Encompass Singers and Composer
Brittany Palmer
Brittany Palmer
Deirde

Eapen Leubner
Eapen Leubner
Naoise
David Salsbery Fry
David Salsbery Fry
King Conchubar
Jane Shaulis
Jane Shaulis
Musician
Thomas
Thomas Kelso
Mercenary
  Artistic Director/Librettist
Nancy Rhoder
Nancy Rhodes
Music Director/Pianist
Mara Waldman
Mara Waldman
Composer
Sameer Ramchandran
Sameer Ramchandran
 
    Angela Huff
Costumes
   
Following the performance, Midge Woolsey of WQXR Radio moderated
an onstage discussion with the Composer, Singers, and Musical Team.

Music for the Soul and Mind
February 10, 2013 at
The National Opera America Center

Featuring award-winning Encompass Composers and Singers
Sara Heaton
Sara Heaton
Jane Shaulis
Jane Shaulis
Eapen Leubner
Eapen Leubner
Brittany Palmer
Brittany Palmer
Welcoming Violinist Stephanie Chase
Stephanie Chase
Founder and Artistic Director of the Music of the Spheres Society,
performing Edward Applebaum’s Landscape of Dreams, a work for solo violin composed
for her and inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel, Love in the Time of Cholera. 
The piece reveals the romantic story of a love that remained unrequited until old age.
Meet the Composers
 
Mira J. Spektor
Mira J. Spektor
Doug Brandtt
Doug Brandt
John Davie Earnest
John David Earnest
 

Charles Fussell

Sameer Ramchandran

Simon Gjoni
Meet the Composers to experience highlights from their new operas
Giovanni the Fearless (lyrics by Carolyn Balducci),
The Gentlest Lady, from a Song Cycle based on poems by Dorothy Parker,
The Theory of Everything, The Astronaut’s Tale, and Deirdre,
based on W.B. Yeats' haunting Celtic tale.

  Artistic Director/Librettist
Nancy Rhoder
Nancy Rhodes
Music Director/Pianist
Mara Waldman
Mara Waldman
Pianist
Hermira Gjoni
Hermira Gjoni
 

Encompass Tenors Performed Internationally
in "Tre Tenoret" Concert Broadcast on New Year's Day!

Read about the event

Albania Event
Elizabeth Lewis of the American Embassy in Albania wrote us on December 27th:
“Eapen and Matt were extraordinary!  And the concert was a smashing success.  Thanks for your pivotal role
in making it happen for us.   The concert will be broadcast on Albanian Public Television on New Year’s Day. 
Our heartfelt thanks to you for all of your help in finding such wonderful tenors.”

Holidays at Home

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Adrianne Hick   Maria Waldman
The National Arts Club was the beautiful setting for the annual Encompass Holiday Concert this year
starring Adrianne Hick, who has performed on tour with Les Miserables and with Encompass productions
of Four Saints in Three Acts and I Tre Compagni.  Mara Waldman accompanied her on piano.

Encompass 2012 Gala
A Musical Salute! Honoring Alan Menken

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Alan Menken at the piano
Our Gala this year, honoring the contributions of eight-time, Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken,
was a glorious night of exciting musical performances, one-moment-in-time experience
for all of us who attended, like “a well-produced cabaret act.” THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

SINGING STEIN!
Explore the vision, wit and genius of Gertrude Stein in music!

Ned Rorem's Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters
Virgil Thomson's Capital Capitals
Texts by Gertrude Stein

Encompass' Spring Opera at Symphony Space
two performances April 27, 2012

and as part of Symphony Space's
Wall to Wall: Gertrude's Paris
May 5, 2012

Singing Stein
Photo by Stephen Sorokoff

Photo by Charles Redmond
Singing Stein - Ned Rorem's Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters and Virgil Thomson's Capital Capitals - Texts by Gertrude Stein - Produced by Encompass New Opera Theatre at Symphony Space, April 2012
Read more on our Singing Stein page.

The New York Times review for Encompass New Opera Theatre's production of "Shaw Sings"
Convening a Salon for Gertrude Stein and Friends
‘Wall to Wall Gertrude’s Paris’ at Symphony Space

"In both [works] the Encompass singers were ideally stylish and playful."
-Steve Smith, The New York Times

Read more on our Singing Stein page.

Encompass New Opera Theatre is pleased to announce that

Evan Mack's Angel of the Amazon is now available on CD!

with the original New York City World Premiere cast.
Encompass New Opera Theatre produced the World Premiere in May 2011.

For more information on Angel of the Amazon, click here.

Angel of the Amazon Angel of the Amazon Angel of the Amazon
Our soaring production of Evan Mack’s Angel of the Amazon, inspired by the true story of
Sister Dorothy Stang who courageously protected the Brazilian Rainforest and the land rights of
indigenous families.  Opera News praised the music, our singers, and the orchestra who
“play with great expressive vigor and gratifyingly pure intonation.”

4th Annual Jazz-Cabaret Gala
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Tribeca, New York City

Encompass celebrated another spectacular musical evening hosted by Chip Seelig and Bettye Martin Musham in Tribeca with panoramic views of the Hudson River and beautiful plantings - a magnificent setting for sipping wine and hearing the amazing talents of the award-winning, Tony-nominated singers, songwriters, actresses, the renowned Callaway sisters, Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway.

Liz Callaway - Encopmass New Opera Theatre, Brooklyn, New York - Jazz Cabaret Gala Ann Hampton Callaway - Encompass New Opera Theatre, Brooklyn, New York - Jazz Cabaret Gala
“They are fantastic, sensational, entertaining. They represent everything that a cabaret act can offer.”
~Donald Pippin, acclaimed Broadway musical director/composer/arranger

Encompass 2011 Gala
A Musical Salute! Honoring Marvin Hamlisch

The Gala honoring Marvin Hamlisch was through the roof! The entire evening was a huge celebration! The talent were amazing and each performer sang Marvin's songs with passion, beauty and joy!
Read all about the evening here.
Encompass 2011 Gala, A Musical Salute! Honoring Marvin Hamlisch
Honoree Marvin Hamlish with Artistic
Director Nancy Rhodes and Board
Chairman Daniel De Siena

The Marie Kraja International Singing Competition

Tirana, Albania
October 25 - 30, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO SARA HEATON
WHO WON 1ST PLACE!

Sara sang Violeta's Aria from La Traviata.

Ricardo Rivera was highly regarded by the Jury Members for his talent and fine singing. He was one of the Finalists and he gave a great performance, and he was an audience favorite too.

The American Embassy Public Affairs Officer, Elizabeth Lewis, attended the two performances, and she was delighted. We thanked her and the Embassy for their support of our singers.

Sara Heaton, Soprano - hosted by Encompass New Opera Theatre in the Marie Kraja International Singing Competition 2011 in Tirana, Albania 1st Place Winner
Sara Heaton
Soprano

Ricardo Rivera, Baritone - hosted by Encompass New Opera Theatre in the Marie Kraja International Singing Competition 2011 in Tirana, AlbaniaFinalist
Ricardo Rivera
Baritone

For more information, photos, and singers previously hosted by Encompass, see our Marie Kraja page.

Encompass New Opera Theatre’s productions and activities are made possible with public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts, Access to Excellence; The New York State Council on the Arts, (a state agency); and with funding support from the Cornelius N. Bliss Memorial Fund; the Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation; the Dramatists Guild Fund; the Edith Meiser Foundation; the Estate of Evelyn Metzger; Opera Index; the Peckham Family Foundation; the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (for Angel of the Amazon); Tuft Family Foundation, and the Virgil Thomson Foundation.

Thank you to Encompass Corporate Funders:

Abrams Artists Agency
ASCAP, Atlantic Group, Barry Kellman
Axis Lighting
Bernhard Design, BMI, Carlin America, Inc.
Commercial Flooring
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ian Philips
Dodger Properties
Geiger International
Haworth, Inc.
International Lights
Jujamcyn Theatres
Knoll Furniture

Lehr Construction
Music Theatre International
OLI
Picasso Lighting
Shaw Industries
the Shubert Organization, Inc.
Strategic Global Investments
Stuart Portfolio Consultants
W.B. Wood
Wolf Gordon, Inc.
Workwell Partners
Zumtobel

Thank you to our Patrons:

Cheryl Aaron
Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Alan & Arlene Alda
Gabrielle Aversa (CIC, Inc.)
Susan Baker & Michael Lynch
Rena Bartos
Renee D. Baruch
Rick Berube
Vincent Biscione
Barbara Bliss
Leonora Bloom
Mitchell Bloomberg
Etty & Jacob Bousso
Elliot H. Brown
Edward Payson Call
Eleanore Caracciolo
Lois & Dave Carey
Nadine & Norman Carey
Nancy Ford Charles
Jane Clegg
Randy Coleman
Tom & Jayne Coleman
Gretchen Cryer
Allen Davis III
Sara Deeley
Mayumi Deguchi
Linda Dennery (in honor of Bettye Martin Musham)
Daniel J. De Siena
Thelma Drew
Pamela Drexel
Carmine Esposito
Dr. Joe Feinberg
Gloria E. Fieldcamp
Karen Fine
Stuart Firestein
Carole Forster
Donald W. Fowle
Ilsa Gilbert
Brian Gray
Stuart & David Griffith
Suzanne C. Griffith
Philip Hagemann
Sheldon & Margery Harnick
Neil Harvey
Morton & Ellen Hertzmark
Ann Marie Hill
William Hirshberg
Gerald Homan
John C. Jamison
Richard C. Johnson
John Kander
Ginger Karren
Lynn Kearney
Craig Kinosian
Kenneth Kleiman
Gary Kolanchick
Isobel Robins Konecky

Charles Koppelman
Jamie Kushwick
Russ Lapso
Susan Lehman
Charles K. Loving
Edward Mack
James S. Marcus
Greg & C. Matloff
Julie May (Innovant)
Adelaide Mestre
Grace E. McClorey
Brigid McDermott
Neil McKelvie
Agnes & James Metzger
Mathy & Andrew Mezey
Vicki Modell
Victoria Moran
Bettye Martin Musham
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen
Derrick Nielsen (Svend Nielsen Ltd.)
Carole O’Blenes
Rita O’Connor & Ted Schell
Jon Offerman
Alex Porter
Harold Prince
James C. Raymond
Steven Ritzel
Mary Rodgers & Henry Guettel
Patricia Rosenfield
Barry & Lizanne Rosenstein
Daryl Roth
Linda Namias Samuels
Charles Saputo
Lois G. Schwartz
Robert Hill Schwartz
William Schwinghammer
Chip Seelig
Theodore P. and Mary Jo Shen
Susan Shively
Harriet Slaughter
Nancy Sondag
Michael Spresser
Guy Stern
Cynthia Stillwell
Charles Strouse
Debra Tanger
Kenneth & Jean Telljohnn
Suzanne Tick
Edward Thomas
Marge Thomas
Charles & Sylvia Trager
Honey Waldman
Patricia Ward
Jody Weisman
Christina Weppner
Barbara & Peter Westergaard
Lester Wigler
Maury Yeston

 


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