New York City Opera launches podcast series
This Moment in Opera
This Moment in Opera 2008 Podcasts
1. Candide
Act I - City Opera baritone Kyle Pfortmiller, who reprises the role of Maximilian
Act II - Daniel Reichard, who recently ended his 3-year run as Bob Gaudio in Broadway’s Jersey Boys to take the title role in Candide
Act III - Harold Prince, who helms City Opera’s production of Candide
2. King Arthur
Act I - Mark Morris, director and choreographer of King Arthur and founder and Artistic Director of the Mark Morris Dance Group
Act II - Joe Bowie, a dancer and assistant director in the Mark Morris Dance Group
3. Falstaff
Act I - George Manahan, City Opera Music Director and conductor of Falstaff
Act II - Anne Cattaneo, Dramaturg at Lincoln Center Theater, on the Shakespearean roots of Falstaff
4. Puccini (Madama Butterfly and Tosca)
Act I - Mark Lamos, director of City Opera’s productions of Tosca and Madama Butterfly
Act II - Robert Wierzel, lighting designer for City Opera’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly
5. Spring Season Preview
Mark Morman, City Opera’s Associate Director of Development Communications, and Cori Ellison, City Opera's Dramaturg, discuss their favorite moments from the forthcoming Spring Season
6. 2008 VOX Preview
VOX, the City Opera-sponsored program that develops new operas by emerging artists, presents a series of interviews with this year's VOX composers
This Moment in Opera is edited by the Los Angeles-based iPressroom Corporation (http://www.ipressroom.com.) For the full schedule of New York City Opera podcasts, for download or to view online, please visit http://podcast.nycopera.com/