Name: The Transit Operas - Program A
Start: 2026-05-16T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-16T22:00:00-04:00
Location: African Grove Theatre

The Transit Operas - Program A

C﻿lick to Donate to AOP (Tax Deductible)American Opera Projects(AOP)'s mission is to develop and present new and innovative works of lyric theater, provide a creative home to emerging and established artists, and engage contemporary communities in a transformative operatic experience.AOP is a vision, an unending experiment in storytelling with the central premise that each life is an operatic story waiting to be told - and each telling of that story is an operatic experience waiting to happen. We are a home for artists to learn, experiment, and create. We are a family of innovators in vocal storytelling. We will be beautiful. We will be dangerous. We will laugh at ourselves. We will always remember that feeling precedes thought, entertainment precedes enlightenment, and wonder precedes belief. And we will join our audience with respect, passion, and a desire to share a moment in time that will last for years to come.https://www.aopopera.org/

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Six short operas inspired by and dedicated to the New York Transit Museum will be presented at New York University.

African Grove Theatre

American Opera Projects and The NYU Tisch School Of The Arts’ Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program &amp; Department Of Design For Stage &amp; Film present: <h3>The Transit Operas - Program A</h3>These operas will be performed at the African Grove Theatre in New York University’s Paulson Center on Saturday, May 16, 7 PM.Written by current students and alums from NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Designed by students and directed by directing fellows from NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Department of Design for Stage &amp; Film.Full program info available <a href="https://www.aopopera.org/opera-lab-2026-the-transit-operas" title="https://www.aopopera.org/opera-lab-2026-the-transit-operas" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. <h4>Somnambulance on the 4-Track Line</h4>MUSIC by Dan Gibson LIBRETTO by Chiara M. N.A Triplex subway car: Brooklyn, 1924. A passenger with sleeping sickness ponders their ability to accept their uncertain future as they face the fears of their worsening symptoms. <h4>Make Room</h4>MUSIC by Felipe Segovia Sanhueza LIBRETTO by Kennen ButlerAs the brand new R33 makes its first trip towards Flushing Meadows and the World's Fair, it is forced to grapple with the realization that they too may have to make room for the wonders of the future. <h4>Empire Heights</h4>MUSIC by Zane Britwell LIBRETTO by Simon Lansberg-RodriguezThree candidates interview for a position at the newly-reopened Empire Heights Theater in post-war New York City. <h4>Another Train, Another Time</h4>MUSIC by Landon Braverman LIBRETTO by Susan C. LiAnother Train, Another Time is a time travel queer love story taking place in both the modern day and 1904. We follow the story of two souls drawn together against all odds, as human connection blossoms in the most unlikely of places of a subway car on the Six Avenue line. <h4>Love, George</h4>MUSIC by Stefanos Kemanetzis LIBRETTO by Chenyue HuA 15-minute opera exploring the lives of early 20th-century Greek immigrants building the New York subway, through the perspectives of their letters sent back home to Greece. <h4>It Never Stops</h4>MUSIC by Gaurav Mishra LIBRETTO by Caleb ConawayIt Never Stops is a short opera set on a 1980s R36 BQ train. Arthur, a recently-jobless mortuary man, has to confront his uncertain future with the aid of two living subway placard ads: HCA (a Hemorrhoids Cream advertisement) and THE INSTITUTE (A Business Institute advertisement). As the train barrels forward, Arthur faces a choice: reinvent his mortuary service with THE INSTITUTE, or help HCA escape to Coney Island. Darkly comedic and surreal, It Never Stops explores death, destination, and the inescapable grip of corporate messaging, setting the audience on a journey they can't get off. <h4>ADDITIONAL CREDITS</h4>Music Director / Pianist: Julius AbrahamsPerformers: Jardena Gertler-Jaffe (Soprano), Kira Dills-DeSurra (Mezzo-Soprano), Jordan Rutter-Covatto (Countertenor) and Reykwaan Adorno (Tenor)Stage Directors: Britt Berke, Jerrica D. WhiteStage Manager: Chris DalyComposers: Dan Gibson, Felipe Segovia Sanhueza, Zane Bridwell, Landon Braverman, Stefanos Kemanetzis, Gaurav MishraLibrettists: Chiara M. N., Kennen Butler, Simon Lansberg-Rodriguez, Susan C. Li, Chenyue Hu, Caleb ConawayCostume Designers: Matt Oxley, Eryn PerkinsSet Designers: Yufan Hu, Yun Yen, Matt ConteLighting Designer: Jordan McAuliffeProduction Manager: TJ RubinProduction Stage Manager: W. Wilson JonesAOP Staff: Charles Jarden (Interim General Director); Joel Kalow (General Manager)AOP-NYU/Tisch Opera Lab led bySam Helfrich, Arts Professor in NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Department of Design for Stage &amp; FilmRandall Eng, Associate Arts Professor of NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Graduate Musical Theatre Writing ProgramITP Art Installations led byKari Love, Adjunct Professor of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ ITP departmentYuliya Parshina-Kottas, Assistant Arts Professor of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ ITP departmentInteractive art installations created by students, residents and faculty from NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ ITP department.A collaborative project of NYU Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Department of Design for Stage and Film, and American Opera Projects.For more than a decade, the program has supported over 130 emerging composers and librettists and more than 70 theater design students in telling stories from across New York City.The NYU/Tisch Opera Lab is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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