Upcoming
October 1, 2 and 3, 2009 See our YouTube video
A one-act comic opera by Harold Farberman,
libretto by Andrew Joffe.
Commissioned by
the Hudson Opera House
for the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial
Performed by
Diamond Opera Theater
Produced by
Hudson Opera House
and Diamond Opera Theater
Cast of Characters:
Jack Farnum…Our hero
Annie Lovell…Our heroine
Ned (“Coop”) Cooper…Hero’s friend
Big Maisie…Owner of a bawdy house
The Mayor…of Hudson, NY
The Setting:
Hudson, NY, at about the end of the 19th century
On the steps of City Hall, the Mayor is making a speech about how he intends to reform the city, bringing transparency to government and clean up the city’s infamous red light district, Diamond Street…
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Tickets to performances of Diamond Street can be bought through www.hudsonoperahouse.org.
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The opera is scored for five singers and a nine-piece ensemble. This will be the first commissioned work for both HOH and DOT and the cornerstone of our Quadricentennial celebration. We have applied to numerous local, county and state funding sources, but need sponsors to raise significant funds to mount the production.
Sponsorship LevelsMaestro - $10,000 Maestro sponsors get priority seating with 10 tickets to the performance of their choice, invitation to exclusive opening night reception with the artists, top listing in all publicity including logo if desired, year-long acknowledgement as a Quadricentennial Sponsor, and a backstage tour of the Hudson Opera House with the Executive Director, Gary Schiro.
Diva - $5,000 Diva sponsors get preferred seating with 6 tickets to performance of their choice, invitation to exclusive opening night reception with the artists, and prominent listing in all publicity.
Aria - $1000 Aria sponsors get preferred seating with 4 tickets to performance of their choice, invitation to exclusive opening night reception with the artists and sponsor listing in all publicity.
Intermezzo - $500 Intermezzo sponsors get preferred seating with 2 tickets to a performance and sponsor listing in the program.
Sponsorship and contributions may be sent to:
Diamond Opera Theater
17 Union Street
Hudson , NY 12534
Please mark them "Diamond Street".
or to:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson , NY 12534
Please mark them "Diamond Opera Theater" or "Diamond Street"
For more information:
Contact Gary Schiro, Executive Director, Hudson Opera House.
Phone: 518-822-1438
email: gary@hudsonoperahouse.org
Biographies
Harold Farberman (composer, conductor) is the founder and artistic director of The Conductors Institute at Bard College. He is a noted composer whose works include three operas; many works for orchestra and chamber ensembles; the film score to the Academy Award–winning documentary, The Great American Cowboy; and music for dance companies. His Cello Concerto (2000) was premiered by the American Symphony Orchestra at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. In 1951, he joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist, the youngest player ever to become a full-time member. His conducting positions included the Denver Symphony, the Colorado Springs Orchestra, and the Oakland Symphony. He has recorded more of Charles Ives’s works than any other conductor, including all four symphonies. He has also recorded the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler and Michael Haydn with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, respectively. He is the author of The Art of Conducting Technique.
Andrew Joffe (librettist, director) is a producer, writer, and director. His work as an opera librettist includes Beasts and Superbeast, four chamber operas based on the work of Saki, with music by Jorge Martín, the first of which, Tobermory, won First Prize in the 1992 National Opera Association Competition; The Awakening (music by James Stepleton), based on the Kate Chopin story, showcased by New York City opera in 2005; Faust Triumphant and Medea in Exile (music by Douglas Anderson), and The Song of Eddie (music by Harold Farberman), which premiered at the Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College. Andrew has lectured at the Berkshire Opera, Hofstra University and New Dramatists, and has taught radio writing in the New York City Public School System. He is the co-producer of Hudson Air, a series of staged readings of radio drama for the Hudson Opera House.
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