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| Paul La Rosa as Aeneas |
Barihunk Paul La Rosa will star as Aeneas in an adaptation of Henry Purcell's "
Dido & Aeneas"
at the historic catacombs at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
The performance is part of The Angel’s Share, a new series of opera and
chamber music concerts presented by Death of Classical at the cemetery.
The series takes its name from the distiller’s term for whiskey that
evaporates while maturing in the barrel, thus going to the angels.
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| Paul La Rosa as Aeneas |
La Rosa will be joined by the rising star Daniela Mack as Dido, along
with Molly Quinn as Belinda, and Vanessa Cariddi as the Sorceress. The
opera will be directed by tenor Alek Shrader, and will incorporate
spoken dialogue from Christopher Marlowe’s play “Dido, Queen of
Carthage." Shrader and Mack are one of many husband and wife teams
currently singing on the opera stage. The couple participated with La
Rosa in San Francisco's Merola Opera Program for young artists.
Performances are slated for June 4, 5, 7, and 8 and tickets are available
online. The catacombs are normally not open to the public.
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| Paul La Rosa as Aeneas |
Each performance will begin with a pre-concert reception with food, drinks, and a whiskey tasting overlooking the Manhattan skyline and the New York Harbor at sunset. At dusk, guests will then follow a candle-lit pathway down to the Catacombs for the performance.
We
previously posted about The Angel’s Share performance of the
Red Elf featuring bass-barihunk Andrew Bogard and hunkentenor Kyle Bielfield.
