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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Ilene Antelman, 917.687.2736 [email protected]
POCKET OPERA OF NEW YORK PRESENTS
La voix humaine by Francis Poulenc
Who: Paul Peers, director | Alan Hamilton, music director/pianist |
Carrie Hennessey, soprano | Joel Yapching, costumes When: 8:00 p.m. June 1 | 8:00 p.m. June 2 Where: Benzaquen Hall at the Dimenna Center, 450 West 37th St. | NYC, NY Program: Poulenc’s “La voix humaine"
Tickets: $20 General Admission via www.pocketoperany.org
Press Tickets: Ilene Antelman, 917-687-2736, [email protected]
“The feisty little Pocket Opera of New York” --Opera UK NEW YORK, NY – The Pocket Opera of New York (PONY) under the direction of Paul Peers, will present Poulenc’s one-woman opera, “La voix humaine," sung by Carrie Hennessey with piano accompaniment by Alan Hamilton. Performances will be at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 1 and Saturday June 2 in Benzaquen Hall at the Dimenna Center, 450 West 37th St, NYC. The opera will be performed in English with J. Machlis’s translation. In 'La voix humaine,' a monodrama by Francis Poulenc with a libretto by Jean Cocteau, a woman makes the phone call that will change her life forever. The opera explores the relationship between humans and technology– whether it threatens to choke off the connection between one other. How are we left to interpret the silences in between the words? In the end where do we stand with our voice and who we are? About the Artists Paul Peers, Director
Paul Peers has directed theatre and opera, including Händel’s Serse and Amadigi di Gaula for Grammy nominated Boston Baroque, and Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera at the Alexander Kasser Theater, New Jersey. New York credits: Blue Balloon by award winning playwright, Libby Leonard at the New York Theater Workshop, and the U.S. premiere of Shadowboxing by James Gaddas, Love is in the Air Pig Brooch Inc, and Tennessee Williams’ Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen. He has also directed in Australia and Germany. Paul was artist in residence at 3 Legged Dog Art and Technology Center to develop an opera about Mata Hari collaborating with composer Matt Marks. Upcoming engagements include Little Shop of Horrors at the Adelaide College of Arts, Australia.
Alan Hamilton, Music Director Collaborative pianist Alan Hamilton has been featured at concerts and festivals around the world. He was a fellow with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program and at the Tanglewood Music Festival, under the baton of James Levine in the American staged premiere of Carter’s What Next?. Mr. Hamilton has prepared singers for the New York Philharmonic’s performance of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre under Maestro Alan Gilbert, and has served on the staff of Opera Company of Philadelphia, the Spoleto Festival USA, the International Vocal Arts Institute in Israel and Virginia, the American Lyric Theater, and Pocket Opera of New York. Carrie Hennessey, Soprano
Lyric soprano Carrie Hennessey’s performance of the title role in the West Coast Premiere of Tobias Picker’s opera Emmeline, earned her a nomination in the 2010 Bay Area Broadway World Awards. Opera credits include Mimi (West Bay Opera), Cio-Cio San (Livermore Valley Opera) Hanna in The Merry Widow (Townsend Opera Players). Known for her concert appearances, she debuted with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s 4th Symphony on only one day’s notice. 2011/2012 engagements include her European debut at the International Mahler Festival in Prague, with the Mozart Mass in C minor, Mahler’s Ich bin der Welt, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Voice and Eight Cellos, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Carmina Burana, Mozart Requiem, and the Dvorak Requiem.
Carrie was the soprano soloist at the Mendocino Music Festival for Stravinsky’s ballet Pulcinella and with the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra in Hector Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Voice and Eight Cellos. Joel Yapching, Costume Designer
Phillipine born designer Joel Yapching launched his menswear line in 2009, BOOK homme and was featured on Mode TV. His Spring/Summer 2012 NY Fashion Week presentation for BOOK homme was a collaboration with Pocket Opera of New York, presenting a runway version of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria. Joel has designed costumes for off-Broadway shows including Orestes, Wonton Destruction, as well as costumes, hair, and makeup for films and music videos. As Visual Director for PONYmobile, Yapching designed Le pauvre matelot and Apollo e Dafne + Monteverdi Madrigals. Upcoming projects include costumes for Manhattan School of Music’s La Calisto.
ABOUT POCKET OPERA of NEW YORK Founded in 2009 by two alumni of the Juilliard School, Pocket Opera of New York’s (PONY) mission is to explore the art of interpretation, through progressive productions of great opera. PONY brings theatre and musical artists together to challenge the traditional opera experience and work to expand new audiences. Called 'feisty' by Opera UK and 'spunky' by Time Out NY, PONY has brought its unique brand of opera around New York City. Recent productions include Händel's Apollo e Dafne at Galapagos Art Space, Milhaud's Le pauvre matelot at Fraunces Tavern, and Händel's Alcina at Atlantic Stage 2. For more information on PONY please visit the website at http://www.pocketoperany.org TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets are $20 General Admission on June 1 and 2 via www.pocketoperany.org FOR PRESS TICKETS, CONTACT: Ilene Antelman 917.687.2736, [email protected] DIRECTIONS TO BENZAQUEN HALL: Take the A,C,E or 1,2,3 subway to Penn Station, 34th Street. Benzaquen Hall at the Dimenna Center is between 9th and 10th Avenue in the Baryshnikov Arts Center. PROGRAM Pocket Opera of New York Presents LA VOIX HUMAINE Music by Francis Poulenc, Libretto by Jean Cocteau, sung in English translation by J. Machlis at Benzaquen Hall at the Dimenna Center, 450 West 37th St. | NYC, NY June 1 and 2 at 8:00 p.m. Run time 50 minutes DIRECTOR: Paul Peers MUSIC DIRECTOR: Alan Hamilton COSTUME DESIGN: Joel Yapching SOPRANO: Carrie Hennessey
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