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Musical settings of William Shakespeare in commemoration
of the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death

• Harpsonnets* — James Bassi
• The Food of Love, Book 1† — Gary Carpenter
• “Spring” from The Food of Love, Book 2† — Gary Carpenter
• “When Daffodils Begin to Peer” from The Food of Love, Book 3† — Gary Carpenter
• When time is broke‡ — Cecilia McDowall
• “Fear no more” from The Frogs — Stephen Sondheim (arr. David Wordsworth)
• Serenade to Music — Ralph Vaughan Williams

• * Commissioned and premièred by Central City Chorus in 2004
• † U.S. première
• ‡ New York première

• Rita Costanzi, harp
• Elizabeth Derham, violi
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Concert performances with New York Opera Forum:

ONE CHRISTMAS LONG AGO (In Concert)
An opera in one act

Words & Music by William Mayer

ARDEA ARTS proudly announces William Mayer's charming holiday opera, ONE CHRISTMAS LONG AGO. This unique work, with its heartwarming story and stunning music, features an outstanding star cast of soloists. The performance is dedicated to composer William Mayer who turned 90 this year and who is being feted by OPERA AMERICA this month for his lifetime of musical achievements. Mr Mayer will be present at the performance.

Partnering with Metro Baptist Church, we invite one and all to mark DECEMBER 11, 2015 @ 7:30 pm on your calendars.

TICKETS
$20
$10 for seniors

VENUE
Metro Baptist Church
410 W. 40th Street
New York, NY

DATE
December 11, 2015

TIME
7:30 PM

LENGTH
1 hour

Producer: Ardea Arts
Director: Grethe Barrett Holby
Producing Director: Gloria Parker
Music Director: Saffron Chung

SYNOPSIS
One Christmas long ago in a far-away country, there stood a giant cathedral with a bell tower so high it was veiled in a mist. Around these bells had grown through the years a legend and a ceremony: only when a very special gift was given did the bells ring, and then of their own accord, their delicate tones pealing down through the clouds. At the time of our story they had not been heard within human memory.

Two small boys journey through the snowy countryside excited to celebrate the Christmas festivities at the Cathedral and offer their gift to the Christ child. Along the way they find a beggar woman half frozen in the snow and must decide whether to continue their journey, or offer aid. What happens next is a Christmas miracle – born of a selfless act in the name of another…

Time: Christmas Eve
Place: A Far-away Kingdom


For further infromation please e-mail info@ardeaarts.com or call 212-431-7039

A wonderful concert of Bernstein songs and a great cast of people!  Lloyd Arriola music directs, conducts, and plays the piano.

Not only will I be singing in fantastic ensemble numbers and hearing a ton of great known and more obscure Bernstein music, I have the privilege of singing "Duet for One" from the musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in which I will portray both Julia Grant and Lucy Hayes over the course of the song!  

Two New Chamber Operas by Robert J. Bradshaw

Singing "Lola" in PLASTIC

Stage Directing DEUS EX MACHINA

St. Michael's Church (225 W. 99th Street, New York, NY)

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I'm thrilled to be involved in both NEW MUSIC and musical theatre!  I haven't done either in a long time.  It's been wonderful to work with Tom Slot again, having worked with and met him first doing a reading of his musical Father of Songs in 2009.

Tom's work is interesting, poetic, humorous, poignant and toe-tapping.  These pieces are no exception!  They are snippets from three of his new musicals, Dream 70 (a setting of A Midsummer Night's Dream moved to the 1970s), Girls Can't Be Superheroes (a children's musical about, yes!, a superhero who is a girl!), and Father of Songs (a rock musical based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice).