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Hera in Borzoni and Coppinger’s LA CALLAS, a new opera: Act I - a workshop concert

  • Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center Abraham Goodman House 129 West 67th Street New York, NY, 10023 United States (map)

The new opera La Callas celebrates Maria Callas, one of the most dynamic, influential, and beloved opera singers of the 20th century. She was an artist who revitalized her art form, brought new audiences to opera houses around the world, and left an indelible mark on the world. A strong-willed woman at a time that was cruel to such women, the charismatic diva was torn between her two greatest passions: opera and her love affair with the wealthy and powerful Aristotle Onassis, suffering in the throes of love, desire, conflict, and betrayal. Award-winning composer Clint Borzoni's lush and melodic music evokes the passion and drama of Maria Callas's legendary life and career. 

Clint Borzoni, composer
Elizabeth Coppinger, librettist

Maria Callas: Laura Soto-Bayomi
Aristotle Onassis: David Adam Moore
Giovanni Battista Meneghini: Brian Cheney
Tina Onassis: Kate Johnson
Hera: Krysty Swann
Zeus: Nate Mattingly
Ensemble: Michelle Trovato, Perri di Christina, Cristóbal Arias, Jonathan Harris 

Tyson Deaton, conductor
Jeremy Chan, pianist
Cori Ellison, dramaturg