BOTTOMS UP! LGBT NIGHT AT THE ELIXIR OF LOVE
Media Alert: March 17, 2011
Intermission and Post-Show Festivities, Friday, April 1
WHAT:
Put some Elixir in your mixer at this fabulous evening of libations and incredible entertainment. Following the performance of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love, join your fellow opera queens for a performance by Juilliard-trained singer and drag diva Shequida, who will show off her multi-octave range on opera selections and pop hits. Guests are invited for drinks during intermission and will be treated to Shequida’s performance post-opera.
WHEN:
Friday, April 1, performance begins at 8:00 pm
WHERE:
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center (63rd Street and Columbus Ave)
TICKETS:
Tickets for the event are $75 and include a discounted orchestra ticket to the opera, plus admission to the post-show party with free cocktails.
Tickets can be purchased in-person at the David H. Koch Theater Box Office, online at nycOpera.com, or through CenterCharge at 212.721.6500. Use promotion code LOVEBN11 to purchase tickets.
About The Elixir of Love
Vibrant young singers shine in this witty production of Donizetti’s immortal bel canto classic. A poor, lovelorn young man in love with a beautiful, rich woman drinks a magic potion provided by a traveling quack salesman in hopes of winning her over. Jonathan Miller’s stylish production inventively relocates the story to the fifties of the American Southwest, complete with soda jerks, a vintage Ford convertible and a dusty roadside diner. Donizetti’s greatest melodies – including “Una furtiva lagrima” – sparkle fresher than ever in this updated setting. Soprano Stefania Dovhan, who made her City Opera debut in last season’s Don Giovanni, returns to portray the clever Adina while fast-rising tenor David Lomeli makes his New York operatic debut as the shy Nemorino.
The full cast includes David Lomeli (Nemorino), José Adán Pérez (Belcore), Stefania Dovhan (Adina), Marco Nisticò (Dulcamara), and Meredith Lustig (Giannetta), with Brad Cohen (conductor), and a production team including A. Scott Parry (stage director), Jonathan Miller (production), Isabella Bywater (set and costume designer), and Jeff Harris (lighting designer).
Press Contacts:
Maggie McKeon, Director of Public Relations
212.870.7718 / mmckeon@nycOpera.com
Shara Seigel, Publicity Coordinator
212.870.5632 / sseigel@nycOpera.com