New York City Opera Presents Samuel Barber's
Antony and Cleopatra
at Carnegie Hall
Starring Lauren Flanigan & Teddy Tahu Rhodes
January 15 & 16, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New York, NY, November 24, 2008) New York City Opera is proud to present the company premiere of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra in concert on January 15 and 16, 2009 at 8 PM in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. Soprano Lauren Flanigan sings the role of Cleopatra opposite baritone
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, in his New York City Opera debut, as Antony. The cast includes rising tenor Simon O’Neill as Caesar and City Opera favorites David Pittsinger as Enobarbus, Sandra Piques Eddy as Charmian and Laura Vlasak Nolen as Iras. City Opera Music Director George Manahan will conduct. The company’s celebration of Samuel Barber’s upcoming centennial will also include a Symposium on Antony and Cleopatra on Saturday, January 10, co-presented by and taking place at Miller Theatre at Columbia University, which will feature City Opera soprano Elizabeth Futral in a unique recital of musical depictions and evocations of Cleopatra.
“By presenting this masterpiece, New York City Opera is continuing its tradition of championing important 20th-century American repertoire. We hope to spark new and lasting interest in Antony and Cleopatra, as we have done for other rarely performed American works including Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning opera Vanessa, which we presented last season,” says Music Director George Manahan.
Ticket Information
CONCERT: Thursday, January 15 and Friday, January 16, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue
Tickets: $25 - $130 | 212-247-7800 |
www.carnegiehall.org