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Longwood's 25 years in Needham (video)

This year at Longwood Opera

Spring
Summer
Fall

Longwood Artists in Arlington

HMS Pinafore
Sunday, June 7: Free concert!
Jointly with the
New England Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Summer concert series


Longwood in Needham: 25th Anniversary

Longwood's 25 years in Needham (video)

Music to Cure MS

Mme Butterfly,
November 6 & 8

Fall

Our Fall 2015 production:

Madama Butterfly
Download a poster

Watch a trailer on YouTube!
Watch a video of the production!
Read a glowing review on Wicked Local Needham!

November 6, 8 PM
November 8, 2:30 PM

Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA

costumed, staged and performed in English

Music Director - Jeffrey Brody
Stage Director - Scott Brumit

Butterfly... Sol Kim Bentley

Pinkerton... Ethan Bremner

Suzuki... Amy Mitchell

Sharpless... Gary Thies

Mother... Sara Smith

Imperial Commissioner & Yamadori... Timothy Passetto

Cousin... Sarah Orlovsky

Yakuside... Ed Batutis

Aunt & Kate... Adrianne Fleming

Goro... Justin Moore

Sorrow... Lyra Kim-Bentley

The Bonze... Miles Rind

A great reason to attend Madame Butterfly - Sol Kim Bentley is a Madame Butterfly not to be missed!

Sol Km Bently as Butterfly

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Sunday, March 22, 3 PM:
Longwood Artists in Arlington!

Dramatic soprano Joanna Porackova
(Brünnhilde in Longwood Opera's 2010 Tales from Der Ring des Nibelungen)
and friends will present a “Spring Fling” as part of
Park Avenue Congregational Church’s 2014-2015 Concert Series.
Jeffrey Brody (music director for both PACC and Longwood Opera),
who composed two of the pieces on Joanne's program, will provide accompaniment.

Park Avenue Congregational Church
50 Paul Revere Road
Arlington, MA 02476

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2015 Annual Auditions

Longwood Opera will attend the Boston Singers Resource Auditions
on April 11th, 2015 at Salem State College.

We look forward to hearing all participants. We will let you know if we need to hear you again,
or if we want to invite you to participate on our July and August summer concert series.

If you are not participating in these auditions we will be holding our own on:

  • April 18 from 2-5pm
  • April 19 from 2-5pm

We are casting

• All opportunities for our July 7 - August 25 Tuesday Summer Concert series

and

• All roles in our November 6 & 8 production of

Madama Butterfly

costumed, staged and to be performed in English.

To be considered for an audition, please send a photo and resume, and a cover letter
requesting the date & time you would like to be heard (we will do our best to accommodate), to:

Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, MA 02492

We do not accept electronic requests or attachments.

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Registration now open for
2015 Boston Singers Resource Annual Auditions:

Saturday, April 11, 2015 - Open Audition
Salem State University Recital Hall, Salem MA
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, September 26, 2014 - Open Audition
All Saints Parish, Brookline, MA
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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HMS Pinafore

 

We sail the ocean blue,
And our saucy ship's a beauty…

Free! - sing without an audition or a rehearsal!

Longwood Opera is joining the New England Gilbert and Sullivan Society
in a Last Minute Light Opera production of

H.M.S. Pinafore

Sunday, June 7, 2:30 PM
Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave, Needham

Admission FREE

Conductor: Kate Meifert
Pianist: Jim Hay

The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter... Lonnie Powell
(cover: Tony Parkes)

Josephine... Rebecca Hains
(cover: Carolyn Kelly Schwartz)

Captain Corcoran... Tom Frates
(cover: Thaddeus Bell)

Cousin Hebe... Christine Petkus
(cover: Lisa Pierce-Goldstein)

Ralph Rackstraw, Able Seaman... Josh Collier
(cover: David Bell)

Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup)... Angela Jajko
(cover: Shannon Lebron)

Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman... Mike Lague
(cover: Steve Lebron)

Tiny Sailors: Margaux Lebron, Theo Hains, Katie Hennessey, Arielle Emery

Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's Mate... Randy Glidden
(cover: Larry Millner )

 

Bob Becket, Carpenter's Mate... Tony Parkes
(cover: Tim Daughters)

 

Bring your voice, and be ready to sing along with the chorus!

This is the eighth collaboration between our two companies.
Many members of the
Pinafore cast recently sang in sold-out concerts with the Cape Symphony.

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Summer

Summer Concert Series
Download a flyer!

Tuesdays at 7:30 pm

July 7: An Evening of Opera
July 14: Broadway Melodies
July 21: Opera to Die For!
July 28: Love is in the Air

August 4: An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan
August 11: Opera, the Art of Emotions
August 18: An Evening of Stage & Screen
August 25: A Gala Night of Opera

Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA

Single admission at the door: Adults $8; Senior/Students/Children $6
Summer Season Pass: Adults $50; Senior/Students/Children $35

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Longwood Silver Anniversary
Download flyer for details

September 1 - Longwood in Needham
25th Anniversary Gala Concert

See photos from the concert!
Act 1 | Act 2 and reception

Photos by Marcia Brumit Kropf

On Saturday 8/29/15 @ 8:55 am, Jordan Rich of New England Weekend on WBZ radio 1030 aired a
brief interview with Scott Brumit about the Silver Gala!


Check back for stories from Longwood Opera's contributors and alumni/ae.

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Fall

13th Annual
Music to Cure MS

Sunday, October 25, 2015
3-5 pm
Park Avenue Congregational Church

50 Paul Revere Rd, Arlington, MA

Opera, songs, chamber music
to support the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis


Featuring Karen Amlaw, Marion Leeds Carroll, Joanna Porackova,
and other Longwood Opera favorites.


 

Our November 6 & 8 production will be

Madama Butterfly

costumed, staged and performed in English

Music Director - Jeffrey Brody
Stage Director - Scott Brumit

Butterfly... Sol Kim Bentley

Pinkerton... Ethan Bremner

Suzuki... Amy Mitchell

Sharpless... Gary Thies

Mother... Sara Smith

Imperial Commissioner & Yamadori...
Timothy Passetto

Cousin... Sarah Orlovsky

Yakuside... Ed Batutis

Aunt & Kate... Adrianne Fleming

Goro... Justin Moore

Sorrow... Lyra Kim-Bentley

 

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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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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 March 31, 2017 by Marion Leeds Carroll
(longwood at leedscarroll.com)