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Baroque Opera Director / Conductor 🎻
Director: Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society
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Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society is proud to premiere Phèdre, a cinematic interpretation of Rameau’s first opera Hippolyte et Aricie. Filmed on beaches, castles, & Victorian abodes, we tell the tragic Greek myth of Phèdre, wife of Thésée, cursed to love her stepson, Hippolyte, who has already fallen for a priestess of Goddess Diana. This production uses the magic of cinema to weave together the story using vignettes rather than a through-line plot, staying true to the dramatic progression of the original score, while incorporating musical numbers from Rameau’s various revisions. The dramatic color shifts allow the viewer to question whose lens they are seeing the narrative unfold through, humanizing villains and gods. Sung in French with English subtitles.

Cast:
Hippolyte - Allegra Durante @allegratura
Aricie - Helena Waterous @helena.lusskin.soprano

Phèdre - Liz Kiger @lizkiger

La Grande Prêtresse / La Bergère - Hannah Shanefield @hannahshanefield

Diana - Collibrina @chilling_tales_of_collibrina

Thesèe - Brian Alvarado @brahvocado_

Tisiphone - Tis Kaoru Zamler-Carhart @tiskaoru

Prêtresse 1 / La Bergère - Sarah Richards @sarahrichardssoprano

Prêtresse 2 - Audrey Nicholson @a_nickel_song

Prêtresse 3 - Caroline Cao @maximinalist

Tenor - Callum John Blackmore @callumblackmore

Crew:

Director - Liz Kiger

Director of Photography/Editor - Matthew Kyle Levine @matthewkylelevine

Additional Cinematography - Alice Xandra Thirteen @Alice.xandra.13

Sound Design - Samn Johnson @samn.johnson

Audio - Shea Glasheen @sheaglasheen

Harpsichord - Nicola Canzano @nicola_canzano

Baroque Winds - Gaia Saetermoe-Howard @gaia_sh by @lizkiger

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2 months ago

Haven’t posted a season announcement in a long time.
Unexpectedly landed in Berlin for these two shows as well as premiering my biggest project to date with @bktelemann, Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie. ❤️ Thanks @berlinoperaacademy & @modus.oper_andy
& huge thanks to @thejoshuablackwilkins (my favorite photographer) for the portrait. by @lizkiger

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3 months ago

Come join us for our final weekend of @persephoneimmersive this weekend in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
This project is the brainchild of @abeamychang @so.young.hwang and many others, with music by @borogreg, @megana225, @whylucywhy, art by @branliu yili_2012 @audreywongs @catherlnes , stage directed by @lizkiger.
Proud of this Brooklyn born production team and community immersive theatre. 🎭 by @lizkiger

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“Porgi Amor” won Outstanding Music Video this evening @short.sweet.film.fest here in NYC.
HUGE congratulations to @melodic1 @lizkiger @operaatlantic and our entire team @matthewkylelevine @whylucywhy @helena.lusskin.soprano @samn.johnson.
It’s great to see opera and classical music represented among the new indie short films 🎥❤️ We will continue to be pushing the boundaries of classical music’s audience and what we can do with this amazing genre of music with more projects to come. 🥰
📸 by @stephanie_a_guy
#shortsweetfilmfest #opera #mozart #lenozzedifigaro #award by @lizkiger

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15 days ago

Thrilled to be presenting this music video with @short.sweet.film.fest this Sunday.
A huge thank you to all involved 🥰
@whylucywhy @matthewkylelevine @samn.johnson @helena.lusskin.soprano @operaatlantic @melodic1 by @lizkiger

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17 days ago

BTCS is excited to be coproducing Persephone: A Garden Between Worlds with Pomegranate Productions @persephoneimmersive & Noo Arts @nooarts_org .

This play, the brainchild of executive producer & creative director of Pomegranate Productions @abeamychang, written by @so.young.hwang, is a sapphic retelling and an immersive descent into the world of Persephone — a half-mile sonic journey with dancers, puppets, and other strange encounters in a fantastical outdoor location in Greenpoint. Newtown Creek has been a site of industrialization, a Superfund designation by the EPA, and most recently, a dumping ground for a serial killer. In this production, Newtown Creek serves as the Underworld’s River Styx. This site-specific play was created to highlight the tradeoffs that we make between environmental efforts and commercial interests.

Tickets are available at eventbrite.com via “Persephone A Garden Between Worlds”

This show features sound design by Greg Boro featuring additional composer Megan Hubel, costumes by Brandon Liu, set design by Michelle Sheu, Brian Nguyen, Audrey Wong, Cat Le, Yi Li, stage directing by Liz Kiger @lizkiger, with fundraising by Sandra Plamondon, David Christian, & Kit Lea Chang. by @lizkiger

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24 days ago

A taste of the set inspirations and scenes of Newtown Creek.

Greenpoint’s largest wastewater treatment facility nature walk will be transformed into four immersive nights of immersive play featuring puppets, murals, dancers, and music.

Oct 3-4 and Oct 10-11.
Limited tickets available.
Link in bio. by @lizkiger

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Honored to be screening Phèdre and guest lecturing at my alma mater Goucher College next week ❤️❤️❤️
@gouchercollege @goucheralumni @gouchermusic by @lizkiger

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A week of surprises!
Excited to get some Turkish representation with our Aria Scene being selected as Best Music Video with the Anatolian Film Awards.

A big thank you to GaDa @melodic1 @matthewkylelevine @whylucywhy @operaatlantic @helena.lusskin.soprano @samn.johnson & @bktelemann by @lizkiger

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Excited to be an official selection @short.sweet.film.fest NYC September 27th!

Starring soprano GaDa Lambert @melodic1 with piano @whylucywhy, music directed by @helenawateroussoprano, sound engineered by @samn.johnson with cinematography by @matthewkylelevine and directed by @lizkiger.
A music video by @bktelemann in collaboration with @operaatlantic by @lizkiger

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Tomorrow!!!
Phèdre screens at @filmnoircinema in Greenpoint Brooklyn 7-9pm.
🎟️ There are a few tickets still available.
Link in the bio to come see on the big screen and support @bktelemann

Stills @matthewkylelevine
Featuring @allegratura & @helena.lusskin.soprano by @lizkiger

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2 months ago

#360ofoperarecommends ✨

🎞️ Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society @bktelemann is proud to premiere PHÈDRE, a cinematic interpretation of Rameau’s first opera Hippolyte et Aricie.

🌊 Filmed on beaches, castles, & Victorian abodes, we tell the tragic Greek myth of Phèdre, wife of Thésée, cursed to love her stepson, Hippolyte, who has already fallen for a priestess of Goddess Diana. This production uses the magic of cinema to weave together the story using vignettes rather than a through-line plot, staying true to the dramatic progression of the original score, while incorporating musical numbers from Rameau’s various revisions. The dramatic color shifts allow the viewer to question whose lens they are seeing the narrative unfold through, humanizing villains and gods. Sung in French with English subtitles.

🎭 CAST:

Hippolyte - Allegra Durante allegratura
Aricie - Helena Waterous @helena.lusskin.soprano
Phèdre - Liz Kiger @lizkiger
La Grande Prêtresse / La Bergère - Hannah Shanefield @hannahshanefield
Diana - Collibrina @chilling_tales_of_collibrina
Thesèe - Brian Alvarado @brahvocado_
Tisiphone - Tis Kaoru Zamler-Carhart @tiskaoru
Prêtresse 1 / La Bergère - Sarah Richards @sarahrichardssoprano
Prêtresse 2 - Audrey Nicholson @a_nickel_song
Prêtresse 3 - Caroline Cao @maximinalist
Tenor - Callum John Blackmore @callumblackmore

🎥 CREW:

Director - Liz Kiger
Director of Photography/Editor - Matthew Kyle Levine @matthewkylelevine
Additional Cinematography - Alice Xandra Thirteen @Alice.xandra.13
Sound Design - Samn Johnson @samn.johnson
Audio - Shea Glasheen @sheaglasheen
Harpsichord - Nicola Canzano @nicola_canzano
Baroque Winds - Gaia Saetermoe-Howard @gaia_sh

🍿 Screening in-person at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint (Brooklyn), NY August 24th. https://ticketstripe.com/events/5583108917948503

▶️ Watch Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DgSfYVfNxI

#360ofOpera #BTCMS #operafilm #rameau taken in New York, New York by @lizkiger

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