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Based in NYC, re-imagining the opera experience globally.
Opera Productions, New Works, Concerts, Education, 501c3
🔜 luzAzul & One Drop (new opera)

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A sneak peek inside tech rehearsal for luzAzul – an immersive opera for babies (0–24 months) and their caregivers. 🎭👶
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The show starts TOMORROW at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre.
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🗓️ Thursday, June 4 at 6pm & 7:30pm (adults without babies welcome)
🗓️ Friday, June 5 – Sunday, June 7 at 9:30am & 11am (babies + caregivers)
📍 66 East 4th Street, NYC
🎟️ $15 adult / $15 child or baby
💥 First 10 tickets just $10!
👶 Age range: 0–24 months. Not appropriate for children 2–6.
👥 2 caretakers per child maximum.
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Created with support from Princeton University and CultureHub.
Stage director & design: Malena Dayen | Composer: David Rosenmeyer | Choreographer: Troy Ogilvie
Performers: Samarie Alicea, Sam Ogilvie, Eugenia Forteza
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🔗 Link in bio for tickets.
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#luzAzul #LaMaMa #BabyOpera #ImmersiveTheatre #NYCKids taken in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club by @bareopera

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For the tiniest opera lovers ✨🍼

luzAzul comes to La MaMa Kids next week Music, light, and a little bit of wonder for babies and their grown-ups 💙

June 4-7, 2026 lamama.org/luzazul by @bareopera

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Last night @360ofopera was invited to the first workshop for 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩, a new opera by @thomascabaniss presented by @aopopera & @bareopera. This piece is incredibly powerful and effective, created and performed by a stellar team! Do stay tuned on its development and next stages! Bravi tutti!! 👏🏼

ℹ️ One Drop is a new opera by composer Thomas Cabaniss, adapted from the 1931 Broadway play Brass Ankle by DuBose Heyward (Porgy and Bess, 1935).

The action takes place in Rivertown, a village which is in process of becoming a town, situated on the edge of a swamp in the deep south. Time: 1931.

Ruth & Larry Leamer await the birth of their second child. As a segregationist, Larry is part of a group of white men who seek to exclude those with even “one drop” of black blood from their local school. Unaware of the complexity of their own family histories, and much to the expectant parents’ surprise, Ruth and Larry’s second child, a son, is born and according to the doctor, he will not pass as white. Realizing that they are suddenly potential outcasts from white society, Ruth and Larry reel from the stunning reversal that the boy represents. Unable to fnd another solution that would preserve her six-year-old daughter’s status as a white person, Ruth falsely confesses to sleeping with a black man, knowing it will provoke a drunken Larry. In a blind rage, Larry murders his wife and son.

Music Director: @dodirosenmeyer
Stage Director: David Herskovits
Pianist: @dura.jun

Ruth Leamer: @innadukach
Larry Leamer: @mcgrowing
Dr. Wainright: @davidadammoore
Lee Burton: @davidfreides
Pink Jones: Daniel Klein
Jake Darcy: Thomas Meglioranza
June Leamer: Skylar Ng
Reverend Lotterby: @pedrosequera
John Chaldon/Luke Jackson: @vantinoblast

#360ofOpera #AOP #bareopera #NYC #newopera #newmusic #operalife #americanopera #operaworkshop #operaworld #operasingersofinstagram taken in Brooklyn, New York by @bareopera

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Don't miss the presentation of One Drop, adapted from the play “Brass Ankle” by DuBose Heyward (Porgy and Bess), a new opera adapted and composed by Thomas Cabaniss.

Our friends from @aopopera will be holding a workshop for One Drop on October 28-November 2, with a public presentation on November 2, at 7:30-9:30 PM at the South Oxford Space Great Room (138 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217)

🎫 in bio taken in Art/ny South Oxford Great Room by @bareopera

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🌟 An international tour and a new opera 🌟

Hello friends! We have two projects coming up that have got us extremely excited.

1️⃣ luzAzul (An immersive opera for infants) will be touring Malta, Turkey and NYC over the next year and we are thrilled to support the project as a producer!

2️⃣ Alongside American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, we are honored to co-produce the workshop of the new operatic work, One Drop, by critically acclaimed composer, Thomas Cabaniss. The opera is based on the 1931 Broadway play — Brass Ankle — by Dubose Hayward, co-author of Porgy and Bess. The piece is a multi-faceted examination of whiteness in America. The workshop will be directed by David Herskovits (Target Margin Theater) with music direction by David Rosenmeyer (Firesongs, Maria de Buenos Aires).

We will share ticket links as soon as possible, but until then, be amongst the first patrons of these impactful musical projects by donating in direct support of them at bareopera.org.

#opera #operasingersofinstagram #music #classical #thomascabaniss #operaforbabies #operaforinfants #nyc #newopera #newmusic taken in New York, New York by @bareopera

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𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚! 🎶🇫🇷💕

This June 21st starting at 7 pm CT we will be collaborating with @bareopera & @artivistas.paris to celebrate #fêtedelamusique in Paris with a concert performed by @fortezaeugenia and @laetitia.marianna, followed by an #openmic ~ if you are around and want to come sing or play following the concert, please join us!

🙌🏼 We plan for this to be the first of many in a series of concerts and events at @artivistas.paris, so stay tuned for future dates as well!

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Ce 21 juin à 19h, @artivistas.paris, @360ofopera et @bareopera s’unissent pour fêter la musique avec des morceaux célèbres d’opéra, tango, zarzuela et broadway interprétés par la mezzo-soprano franco-argentine @fortezaeugenia et la pianiste franco-italienne @laetitia.marianna

Venez nombreux pour ce concert gratuit, qui sera suivi d’un « open piano »… à vous de chanter ou de jouer !

📸 @pebergeron | @divawhohustles

#360ofOpera #BareOpera #Artivistas #Paris #France #9eme #fetedelamusique #fetedelamusiqueparis #opera taken in Paris,France by @bareopera

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Bare Opera Night and pre-show talk this evening at @lamamaetc!

It is the closing weekend of ICELAND, the highly successful production of our friends from @overtoneind. The creators of the show will meet with the audience tonight at 6.15pm in the lobby of the theater. Come and learn about this sumptuous opera!

#nyc #lamamaetc #music #nycmusic #nycpremiere #newmusic #fresh #opera taken in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club by @bareopera

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Our friends at OVERTONE INDUSTRIES in Los Angeles make their New York City debut at La MaMa for the world premiere of ICELAND, by O-LAN Jones and Emmett Tin.

Don't miss this magical and inspiring show! You can watch it in-person or in live-stream.

🎫 https://www.lamama.org/shows/iceland-2023 taken in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club by @bareopera

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Happy Holidays from the Decameron Opera Coalition! We are so excited to share ✨DOC the Halls✨ with you and want you to get to know the companies and pieces that are a part of the project! Next up is @bareopera's 🗽Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York🗽 music by @thomascabaniss with words by Langston Hughes. This piece was created by @malenadayen (director), @studio42brooklyn (video/audio), and donghwi_24 (design) and is performed by @mariabreasoprano (soprano), @sablestrout (mezzo-soprano), @malenadayen (mezzo-soprano), and @laetitia.marianna (piano). Swipe left to learn more about 🗽Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York🗽

✨DOC the Halls✨ premieres December 2 and tickets are on sale now—watch our hourlong holiday songbook for just $15!
Presale is available at @watchonairis: watchonairis.io/event/doc-the-halls
Learn more at decameronoperacoalition.org
#opera #digitalopera #doc #decameronoperacoalition #holidays #holidayopera by @bareopera

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Memories from our sold-out concert with the @lyricnewyork. Congratulation to our fabulous artists for their fantastic performance and special thanks to the brillant @daniel_isengart!

📸 @gmperformingarts and @dan.d.tom

#bareopera #concert #opera #lyricchambermusicsocietyofnewyork #liveperformance #celebration #party #seasonopening taken in The Kosciuszko Foundation by @bareopera

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Join us for a beautiful evening of music celebrating the @lyricnewyork!

Link in bio or visit www.bareopera.org

#concert #opera #party #celebration #25thseason #bareopera #newyorkcity #newyorkcityart taken in The Kosciuszko Foundation by @bareopera

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HEROES OF NEW YORK is going to France 🇫🇷 this week! Watch and vote for us anytime between 15-21 August 2022. We are featured in the Music Video block.

Link in bio or visit www.bareopera.org for tickets and more info.

#cannesshortfilmfestival2022 #cannes #film #shortfilm #filmfestival #bareopera #opera #heroesofnewyork taken in Cannes by @bareopera

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