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Paul's Case performance & reception - March 14

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2:30 PM (ET)

New York, NY

Paul's Case performance & reception - March 14

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Advance Purchase (Credit Card) Ended $40.00 $1.79
Advance Purchase (Check)
Guest will mail $40/person by check payable to American Opera Projects. Payment must be received by March 7, 2010 at American Opera Projects, 138 South Oxford St. #3B, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
Ended $0.00 $0.00

Event Details

American Opera Projects returns to the Manhattan School of Music for their annual Opera Index series with a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears. The opera, whose workshop last fall earned it a slot on the Philadelphia Inquirer's 10 Best in Classical Music 2009, will also be held at AOP's home base in Fort Greene. This will be the first chance for New York City audiences to hear the second act of this "mesmerizing new chamber opera." (Seen and Heard International) Starring Thomas Wazelle and students from the Manhattan School of Music.

Based on Willa Cather's short story, Paul's Case chronicles the dissolution of a high school dandy living in sooty turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul, fleeing a mundane life, escapes to New York City's Waldorf Astoria to experience a week of cosmopolitan luxury. Unable to maintain his credibility, he devises a final act of shocking audacity that has confounded critics and readers alike. More info...

To benefit American Opera Projects and to celebrate this workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case, AOP Board Member John Buscarello invites you to attend a reception with the creators and artists immediately following the performance. The reception is just a few minutes' walk away at Mr. Buscarello's apartment.

Tickets are $40 ($30 tax-deductible) which includes admission to the workshop and to the post-show reception. These tickets are ONLY available through advance purchase and are NOT available at the door.


Paul's Case - staged workshop of Act II

Sunday, March 14 - 2:30 PM
New American Opera Previews: From Page to Stage
with WQXR's Midge Woolsey
including scenes from Encompass New Opera's The Theory of Everythng and talkback

Manhattan School of Music - Greenfield Hall
Corner of Broadway & 122nd St.
New York, New York 10027
DIRECTIONS

Estimated running time: Two hours


Reception Address:

90 La Salle Street
(One block North of 123rd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam)
Apt. 12D (Buzzer #178)
New York, New York 10027
DIRECTIONS

For ticket and reception to the March 20 performance of Paul's Case click here.

For tickets to the March 14 performance of Paul's Case without the reception, call the Manhattan School of Music box office at (212) 721-9828.

When & Where



Manhattan School of Music
Greenfield Hall
120 Claremont Ave.
New York, NY 10027

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2:30 PM (ET)


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American Opera Projects



American Opera Projects, Inc. (AOP) is a driving force behind the revitalization of contemporary opera and musical theater in the United States through its exclusive devotion to creating, developing, and presenting new American opera and music theatre projects.

American Opera Projects’ mission is to champion innovative works of music theater, to expand the art form, and to identify, develop and present new works by emerging and established talent. Our goal is to create a lasting legacy of relevant music theater and to inspire new audiences with a fresh appreciation for new opera and theater.

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