But will they bite? Those who long for Franco Zeffirelli’s sumptuously conservative production of Puccini’s masterpiece, which the Met replaced with the austerely modernist Luc Bondy staging in 2009, might well be cheered by the NYCO Renaissance production: to evoke the three specific Roman locations in which the composer set each act, the organization has partnered with the Archivio Storico Ricordi, in Milan, to re-create the costumes and décor designed by the great Adolfo Hohenstein for the opera’s world première, in 1900. “Our goal is to reëngage by returning the company to a Lincoln Center venue, because the audience liked to associate the company with a permanent location,” Capasso says.
31, 2022.JanuTHE NEW YORKER - LEAP OF FAITH, AN AMBITIOUS ORGANIZATION TRIES TO REBOOT “THE PEOPLE’S OPERA.” The tentative return of City Opera will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theatre, the moderately sized and acoustically satisfying venue at Columbus Circle, which the organization is renting for a staging of “Tosca” (Jan.
The premiere of “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” will also represent a major milestone for Gordon, who will see two of his operas premiere in New York in the same month – Lincoln Center Theater will also be presenting his production of “Intimate Apparel” on Jan. “I am very excited about our cast which includes many young and emerging artists in leading roles alongside established NYCO stalwarts.” “‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,’ not only continues New York City Opera’s mission to produce new and important works by American composers, it will also continue NYCO’s tradition of showcasing outstanding talent,” added New York City Opera General Manager Michael Capasso. “This important new work illuminates an important part of Italian Jewish history, and sadly, its themes of discrimination and antisemitism still resonate in our world today.” “We are proud to announce the stellar cast of the world premiere of ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,’” said Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, which will be co-producing the opera. It tells the tale of an Italian-Jewish family who believes they are immune to the changing currents, a belief that will prove tragic for them. The opera is based on Giorgio Bassani’s 1962 novel and takes place on the eve of World War II. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie opera, which will be directed by Richard Strafford, is set to star Rachel Blaustein, Brian James Myer, Mary Phillips, Stephen Powell, and Victor Starsky. The New York City Opera has announced casting for its upcoming production of “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.”
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