May17
Mozart's IMPRESARIO adapted by Christopher Cartmill
Church of the Transfiguration, One East 29th Street (Subways: 1/9, N/R/W, or 6 to 28th), New York City, NY
Church of the Transfiguration's "A Little Midday Music" concert series presents Mozart's little 1786 "Singspiel" The Impresario (Der Schauspieldirectkor), with playwright Christopher Cartmill's exciting new adaptation for three performers of Stephanie the Younger's libretto. This high-spirited one-act jest at the problems of an opera manager's life features sopranos Nancy Loesch and Lynn Norris, tenor Jim Russell and organist Dr. Claudia Dumschat.ÂÂ