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This year at Longwood Opera

The Picture of
Dorian Gray

21th Annual
Concert Series

The Pirates of Penzance / NEGASS
Cancelled!

Puccini's
La Boheme

Love, Lust and Lehar
Opera, Broadway and Operetta Favorites

/Repeat performance


Longwood Opera Featured in
Page4Music Podcas
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Anthony Cekay speaks with Scott Brumit of Longwood Opera and David Gram of Boston Opera Collaborative, two groups focused on helping newly graduated Boston-area opera singers transition to the professional world.

Posted on April 19, 2011 by anthonycekay

Longwood Opera featured in Boston Singers Resource article:
Boston's Opera Entrepreneurs

Longwood in Spring

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Download the 8 1/2 x 11 poster (pdf)

See photos of the opera
Read a review of opening night!

 

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Jeffrey Brody and James M. Saslow
Costumed, staged and performed in English

June 3, 8:00 pm and June 5, 2:30 pm, 2011
Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA

Featuring

Ben Clark, Fred Furnari, Alexandra Lang, Patrick Massey, Jonathan Nussman,
Angeliki Theoharis, Giovanni Formisano

Hear scenes from the opera:

Dorian's aria

Dorian's duet with Sibyl

Second duet with Sibyl

Basil's aria

Read all about this world premiere opera!

Enjoy video selections from the performances on
Longwood's YouTube Channel.

Longwood in the Summer

21st Annual Summer Concert Series

Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA

July 5 : An Evening of Opera August 9: An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan
July 12: Broadway Melodies August 16: An Evening of Operatic Scenes
July  19: An Evening of Opera Scenes August 23: More Broadway Melodies
July  26: Presenting Rising Stars Sunday, August 28: NEGASS/Longwood joint sing-along: The Pirates of Penzance Cancelled!
August 2: Opera Meets Broadway August 30: An Evening of Opera Arias

 

Ticket prices for our 21st Annual Summer Concert Series

Summer Season Passes:
Adults - $50.00
Seniors, Students and Children 10 and under - $35.00
Season passes may be purchased by mail in advance

Single admission tickets
(available only at the door on the night of the performance):
Adults - $8
Seniors, Students and Children 10 and under - $6

Ticket information


CANCELLED!

Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene,
we have been asked to cancel the Longwood Opera/NEGASS afternoon singalong and potluck supper on Sunday 8/28.

Unfortunately there are no available dates to reschedule.

We'll look forward to another joint concert in 2012

Special FREE concert:

Sixth annual NEGASS & Longwood Opera collaboration

Sunday, August 28, 2 PM
Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham

An unrehearsed sing-through of the Gilbert & Sullivan opera:

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance - poster

The audience is the chorus, so bring your score!

Music is free but dinner is pot-luck.
Please bring something to share if you'd like to stay for dinner.

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Longwood in the Fall

La Boheme
Download a printable poster
Meet the Principal Players
Scenes from the opera

staged, costumed and in English

Music Director: Jeffrey Brody / Stage Director: Scott Brumit

October 14, 8:00pm
October 16, 2:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA

Mimi - Sol Kim Bentley

Rodolfo - Fred VanNess

Musetta - Tamara Ryan

Marcello - Jonathan Nussman

Schaunard - Dan Cyr

Colline - Dave Wadden

Alcindoro/Benoit - Miles Rind

 

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Longwood in the Winter

Love, Lust and Lehar
Opera, Broadway and Operetta Favorites

November 4th at 8:00pm
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
3 Maple Street, Framingham, MA.

featuring

Martha Warren (soprano)
Evan Denmark (tenor)
Jeffrey Brody (pianist)
J. Scott Brumit will "MC" this program, that is sure to delightful everyone.

Admission is free
Sponsored by the Boston Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota

 

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Longwood in the Winter

Love, Lust and Lehar
Opera, Broadway and Operetta Favorites
A feature of
New Years Needham

December 31th at 7:00pm
Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA

featuring

Martha Warren (soprano)
Evan Denmark (tenor)
Jeffrey Brody (pianist)
J. Scott Brumit will "MC" this repeat of last November's delightful program.

Admission:
Buy a New Years Needham button at the door

The (Needham) Revitalization Trust Fund
Transforming Needham’s public spaces into beautiful places of community.


 

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Ticket Information

Tickets may be purchased at the door for all performances.

General Admission:

$23

Seniors:

$18

Students:

$15

Children 10 and under:

$13

Tickets may be purchased in advance by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with payment for the tickets or passes desired to:

Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, MA 02492-3806


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Auditions

2011 annual auditions:

Longwood Opera will be auditioning singers for
- Our annual summer concert series
- All roles in our October 2011 production:
Puccini's LA BOHEME
to be staged, costumed and performed in English.

We will be attending all of this year's Boston Singers Resources auditions.
If you are singing for these we will contact you if we wish to hear you again.

If we have not heard you at the April 2 or 16 BSR auditions
and you would like to obtain a different audition time,
send your current resume, photo and a cover letter by May 6 to:

Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, MA 02492

DO NOT SENT MATERIALS ELECTRONICALLY

Longwood Opera will be holding auditions for local, Boston based singers only
who have not been heard at the BSR auditions on

Friday, May 13 beginning at 4:00pm
Saturday, May 14th beginning at 5:00pm

at

Fellowship Hall
Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA

We will not be able to schedule other days or times.
In your cover letter, state your preferred date to be heard and a phone or e-mail contact.
We will do our best to accommodate your choice of date.
We will let you know by May 6th the day and time of your audition.
Resumes received after May 6th will not be considered.

Please bring three selections (one should be in English). Because of time constraints we may be only able to listen to one selection. An accompanist will be provided, but you may bring your own

Directions to the church by car and rapid transit

Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, Massachusetts 02492-3806

For more information call (781) 455-0960 or send e-mail to Encore@LongwoodOpera.org

Last updated on April 6, 2017 --> by Marion Leeds Carroll
(longwood at leedscarroll.com)