With one classical-based organization staying above water, the New York City Opera announced that it would stage Daniel Catán's Florencia en al Amazonas in June at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater. This will mark the company's first endeavor into its Spanish-language opera series.
In 2013, the organization filed for bankruptcy after vacating the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts premises. In light of its financial plight, then, the NYCO composed a broken-down, old-fashioned recreation of Puccini's beloved Tosca.
Now, NYCO has reorganized and stabilized in its financial sector and will be able to stage large productions as well as maintaining a full-season unlike its last abbreviated one.
On its scheduled season of performances, NYCO stagings will include the East Coast premiere of Hopper's Wife by Stewart Wallace as well as a new concert series at Lincoln Center's Appel Room that will kick off with David Hertzberg's Sunday Morning.
Sunday Morning was initially docked with the Gotham Chamber Opera, but sadly the company had to foreclose last year.
With the NYCO fortunately staying open, it was recently announced too that the company would reimburse ticketholders for it bupkis 2013-14 season. With 670 patrons filing for the season, ticket-buyers were left in the cold when the season was cut short.
Many were left without retribution, which is a notion that the NYCO's new general manager, Michael Capasso, is all too familiar with regarding his past ventures.
Nontheless, the New York Opera will beat on with its 2016 season in tact. A most resounding victory for the classical community, the news comes amid other classical institutions forcing to close their doors due to low attendance and lack of funding.
For now, though, keep up with the City Opera below with a small video preview of what's to be expected.
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