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"The most distinctive music heard all season."
—USA Today (for Only Heaven)

"An inventive and most pleasing triple bill."
—The New York Times (for Miss Havisham's Wedding Night, Ocean Dream, and I Will Wait)

"[Nancy] Rhodes is one of the most inventive directors of the theatre."
—The (Bergen) Record (for Elizabeth and Essex)

The purpose of this program is to promote contemporary operas to New York City audiences through presentation of excerpts of new operas scheduled for performances by New york City's academic institutions and small not-for-profit companies.

Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 2:30pm
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Broadway at West 122nd Street

Midge Woolsey, of WQXR and Public Television, has been a familiar face in New York City for two decades. She is best known for hosting local and national programming and fund-raising for Public Television. National programs include "The Three Tenors from Giants Stadium" and "The Three Tenors with James Levine". Midge has been the weekend announcer for WQXR, the classical station of the New York Times, since 1993. On both radio and television, she has interviewed such celebrities as Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, James Levine, Deborah Voigt, and Robert Merrill. Midge has also been involved with every aspect of the arts as a director, performer, project manager, and choreographer.

American Opera Projects and Manhattan School of Music
excerpts from The Bridge of San Luis Rey
music and libretto by Paula M. Kimper
based on the novel by Thorntron Wilder

Encompass New Opera Theatre
excerpts from I Tre Compagni
music and libretto by Louis Gioia
based on "The Pardoner's Tale" from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

Nine Circles Chamber Theatre
excerpts from Guest from the Future
music by Mel Marvin; libretto by Jonathan Levi

Panel discussion with the creative teams of each opera moderated by Midge Woolsey.

$15 for Advance Sale / $20 at the door / $10 for Students and Seniors
For Reservations, call Opera Index at 212-721-9828