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SUMMARY:THE CHRISTMAS SPIDER - NEW JERSEY OPERA THEATER
DESCRIPTION:The Christmas Spider – New Jersey Opera Theater\nSunday\, December 14\nDoors: 1 PM\nShow: 2 PM\nTickets:\n$46 Adults \n$24 Seniors (55+)\n$14 Students (Under 21)\n(All in Pricing)\nPlease note: “The Christmas Spider” will be performed in English.\n \nDeveloped by The American Opera Project and performed by New Jersey Opera Theater\, “The Christmas Spider” spins a shimmering tale about love and togetherness during the holiday season. On a bitterly cold Christmas Eve\, a poor woodcutter and his two children have no gifts\, barely enough to eat\, and are in danger of losing their home to an impatient landlady. The surprise discovery of a large\, but gentle arachnid leads to a seemingly miraculous turn of good fortune for the family. Inspired by a Ukrainian legend\, “The Christmas Spider” is a new addition to the holiday canon\, telling a tale for all ages. \nAbout New Jersey Opera Theater\nLed by Rahway resident Joseph Mayon\, Founder & Artistic Director\, New Jersey Opera Theater works in partnership with UCPAC to provide the community with state-of-the-art shows and world class performances that truly make an impact. Through mentorship\, local high school and college students have the opportunity to join these professional musicians in the orchestra\, chorus\, or as understudies for lead roles. \nAbout The American Opera Project\nAmerican Opera Projects (AOP) is a non-profit organization that provides resources and opportunities to artists for the creation of new lyric theater. Based in Brooklyn\, AOP has been at the forefront of the contemporary opera movement for over thirty years through the commissioning\, developing\, and producing of opera and lyric theater projects\, training programs for student and emerging composers and librettists\, and community engagement. \n \nComing with a group of 10 or more? Request a Group Sale Discount \n \n Check out the City of Rahway’s Dinner & Show Deals! \nSee all of UCPAC’s Upcoming Events
URL:https://ucpac.org/event/the-christmas-spider-new-jersey-opera-theater/
LOCATION:UCPAC Main Stage\, 1601 Irving St\, Rahway\, NJ\, 07065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Shows 2025,NJ Opera Theater
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SUMMARY:RUSALKA - NEW JERSEY OPERA THEATER
DESCRIPTION:Rusalka – New Jersey Opera Theater\nSunday\, October 19\nDoors: 1 PM\nShow: 2 PM\nTickets:\n$46 Adults\n$24 Seniors (55+)\n$14 Students (Under 21)\n(All in Pricing)\nPlease note: “Rusalka” will be performed in Czech with English supertitles.\n \nDvorak’s “Rusalka” is a tragic lyrical fairy tale of a water nymph who longs to become human when she falls in love with a prince she finds bathing in her lake. In the opera’s most famous and poignant aria\, “Song to the Moon\,” she begs the glowing planet to tell the prince of her love. \nDesperate\, and against her father’s advice\, Rusalka seeks out the witch Jezibaba to make her wish come true\, but the reality is very different than her dreams. \nBased on the book “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen\, “Rusalka” is a dramatic retelling of the original 1836 story. \nAbout New Jersey Opera Theater\nLed by Rahway resident Joseph Mayon\, Founder & Artistic Director\, New Jersey Opera Theater works in partnership with UCPAC to provide the community with state-of-the-art shows and world class performances that truly make an impact. Through mentorship\, local high school and college students have the opportunity to join these professional musicians in the orchestra\, chorus\, or as understudies for lead roles. \n \nComing with a group of 10 or more? Request a Group Sale Discount \n \n Check out the City of Rahway’s Dinner & Show Deals! \nSee all of UCPAC’s Upcoming Events
URL:https://ucpac.org/event/rusalka-new-jersey-opera-theater/
LOCATION:UCPAC Main Stage\, 1601 Irving St\, Rahway\, NJ\, 07065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival of the Moon,moon,NJ Opera Theater
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SUMMARY:LA TRAVIATA - NEW JERSEY OPERA THEATER
DESCRIPTION:La traviata presented by New Jersey Opera Theater\nSunday\, May 18\n2 PM\nDoors open at 1 PM\nTickets: $24 (All In Pricing)\nSeniors (55+) and students (18 & under) with ID can receive free tickets\, available for in-person pickup only at the box office.\n \nOn Sale Now!\nCome experience Verdi’s most treasured masterpiece La traviata\, a tragic opera about a courtesan who falls in love and tries to leave her life behind. Considered a classic of the genre\, this beloved opera has inspired scenes in films such as Pretty Woman and Priscilla\, Queen of the Desert. Although written in 1853\, its themes of the hypocrisy of upper-class society\, and the impossibility of escaping one’s social class and fate\, all the while searching for true love\, still resonate with audiences today. \nThis New Jersey Opera Theater production of La traviata features:\nArtistic Director: Joseph Mayon\nMusic Director: Richard Nechamkin\nStage Director: Brendan Hartnett\nStage Manager: Anita Lyons\nAssistant Director: Anna Larranaga\nAssistant Music Director: Tristan Cano \nCast:\nVioletta: Ky Montez\nAlfredo: Jax Hassler\nFlora: Anna Viemeister\nGastone: Mathew Tartza\nAnnina: Kelly Wenz\nBarone: Dante Doganiero\nMarchese: Marc Cioffi\nDottore: Jay Gould\nGiuseppe/Gastone Cover/Coro: Savalas James\nFlora’s Servant/Germont 2nd Cover/Marchese Cover/Coro: Theodore Chang\nCommissioner/Germont Cover: Jeremy Griffin\nVioletta 1st Cover/Annina Cover/Coro: Alize Francheska\nVioletta 2nd Cover/Coro: Christine Cummins\nAlfredo Cover/Coro: Joseph Mayon\nCoro: Laura Heckmann \nOrchestra:\n1st Flute: Nancy Horowitz\n2nd Flute/Piccolo: Arlene Keiser\n1st Clarinet: John Centenaro\n2nd Clarinet: Connor Krieg\nOboe: Michelle Tolentino\nBassoon: Jeff LaMarca\n1st Horn: Wayne Plumer\n2nd Horn: David Nussenbaum\nPercussion: Jeff Pines\n1st Violin: Anya Czarnota\n2nd Violin: Maya Czarnota\nBass: Sam Shaw\n“Biggest Little Wurlitzer” Organ: Rebecca Ehren\n*Student \nComing with a group of 10 or more? Request a Group Sale Discount \n \n\n\nThis program is made possible in part by a 2025 HEART (History\, Education\, Art Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of County Commissioners. \n Check out the City of Rahway’s Dinner & Show Deals! \nSee all of UCPAC’s Upcoming Events
URL:https://ucpac.org/event/la-traviata/
LOCATION:UCPAC Main Stage\, 1601 Irving St\, Rahway\, NJ\, 07065\, United States
CATEGORIES:NJ Opera Theater
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SUMMARY:AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS 2024
DESCRIPTION:Amahl and the Night Visitors 2024: New Jersey Opera Theater at UCPAC\nSunday\, December 15\n3 PM\nCelebrate the season with family and friends at this special Amahl and the Night Visitors 2024 matinee performance.\nNew Jersey Opera Theater once again presents Gian Carlo Menotti’s beloved one act opera sung in English. This 45-minute performance is the perfect introduction to the opera for children and newcomers but is sure to be enjoyed by all! \nAmahl and his mother are dazzled by the three kings on the way to Bethlehem on the first Christmas Eve. Amahl’s mother welcomes the royal sojourners who rest in the small\, bare house where love and faith work miracles during the night. \nAmahl and the Night Visitors was commissioned by NBC and first performed by the NBC Opera Theatre on December 24\, 1951\, in New York City at NBC Studios. It was the first opera specifically composed for television in the United States. \nCome witness a Christmas miracle (and live animals too)! \nMake this performance even more magical – purchase a meet and greet with one of our animal stars as an add on to your ticket! Quantities limited. Reserve today! \n \nComing with a group of 10 or more? Request a Group Sale Discount \n \n  Check out the City of Rahway’s Dinner & Show Deals! \nSee all of UCPAC’s Upcoming Events
URL:https://ucpac.org/event/amahl-and-the-night-visitors-2024/
LOCATION:UCPAC Main Stage\, 1601 Irving St\, Rahway\, NJ\, 07065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Holiday Shows 2024,NJ Opera Theater
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