The concert run August 22-September 2 (they are later than usual because of the company's current tour to Japan) in Central Park, Brooklyn's Marine Park, Staten Island's Richmond County Ball Park. Queens' Cunningham Park, and Orchard Park in the Bronx, as well as Brookdale Park in Brookdale Park in Montclair, New Jersey, and Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
La traviata will feature Hei-Kyung Hong and Maureen O'Flynn as Violetta, Wookyung Kim and Garrett Sorenson as Alfredo, and Charles Taylor and Donnie Ray Albert as Germont. Derrick Inouye conducts.
Norah Amsellem Olga Makarina share the role of Gilda in Rigoletto; Mark Delvan and Mark Rucker sing Rigoletto, Roberto Aronica and Jos_ Luis Duval appear the Duke of Mantua, and Raymond Aceto and John Cheek are Sparafucile. Nancy Fabiola Herrera and Wendy White sing the role of Maddalena. Joseph Colaneri is the conductor.
No tickets are required. For more information, call 212-362-6000. A complete schedule, including casts, is below.
Tuesday, August 22, at 8 p.m.: Verdi's La Traviata: Great Lawn, Central Park, Manhattan: with Derrick Inouye conducting, Hei-Kyung Hong (Violetta), Wookyung Kim (Alfredo), Charles Taylor (Germont), Leann Pantaleo (Flora Bervoix), Diane Elias (Annina), Tony Stevenson (Gastone), Louis Otey (Baron Douphol), James Courtney (Marquis d'Obigny), LeRoy Lehr (Doctor Grenvil), Juhwan Lee (Giuseppe), and Seth Malkin (Messenger).
Wednesday, August 23, at 8 p.m.: Verdi's Rigoletto: Great Lawn, Central Park, Manhattan: with Joseph Colaneri conducting, Norah Amsellem (Gilda), Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Maddalena), Roberto Aronica (Duke of Mantua), Mark Delavan (Rigoletto), Raymond Aceto (Sparafucile), Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Countess Ceprano), Kathryn Day (Giovanna), James Courtney (Monterone), Eduardo Valdes (Borsa), Sebastian Catana (Marullo), Jordan Bisch (Ceprano), Deborah Saverance (Page), and Robert Maher (Guard).
Friday, August 25, at 8 p.m. : Verdi's La traviata : Marine Park, Brooklyn: with Derrick Inouye conducting, Maureen O'Flynn (Violetta), Garrett Sorenson (Alfredo), Donnie Ray Albert (Germont), Leann Pantaleo (Flora Bervoix), Diane Elias (Annina), Tony Stevenson (Gastone), Louis Otey (Baron Douphol), Thomas Hammons (Marquis d'Obigny), John Cheek (Doctor Grenvil), Juhwan Lee (Giuseppe), and Seth Malkin (Messenger).
Saturday, August 26, at 8 p.m. : Verdi's Rigoletto: Orchard Beach, The Bronx: with Joseph Colaneri conducting, Norah Amsellem (Gilda), Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Maddalena), Roberto Aronica (Duke of Mantua), Mark Delavan (Rigoletto), Raymond Aceto (Sparafucile), Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Countess Ceprano), Kathryn Day (Giovanna), James Courtney (Monterone), Eduardo Valdes (Borsa), Sebastian Catana (Marullo), Jordan Bisch (Ceprano), Deborah Saverance (Page), and Robert Maher (Guard).
Tuesday, August 29, at 8 p.m. : Verdi's La traviata : Richmond County Bank Ballpark, Staten Island: with Derrick Inouye conducting; Hei-Kyung Hong (Violetta), Wookyung Kim (Alfredo), Charles Taylor (Germont), Leann Pantaleo (Flora Bervoix), Kathryn Day (Annina), Eduardo Valdes (Gastone), John Hancock (Baron Douphol), James Courtney (Marquis d'Obigny), LeRoy Lehr (Doctor Grenvil), Juhwan Lee (Giuseppe), and Seth Malkin (Messenger).
Wednesday, August 30, at 8 p.m. : Verdi's Rigoletto: Cunningham Park, Queens: with Joseph Colaneri conducting; Olga Makarina (Gilda), Wendy White (Maddalena), Jos_ Luis Duval (Duke of Mantua), Mark Rucker (Rigoletto), John Cheek (Sparafucile), Yvonne Gonzales Redman(Countess Ceprano), Diane Elias (Giovanna), Stephen West (Monterone), Bernard Fitch (Borsa), Brian Davis (Marullo), Keith Miller (Ceprano), Annette Spann (Page), and Roger Andrews (Guard).
Friday, September 1, at 8 p.m. : Verdi's La traviata : Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ: with Derrick Inouye conducting; Hei-Kyung Hong (Violetta), Wookyung Kim (Alfredo), Charles Taylor (Germont), Leann Pantaleo (Flora Bervoix), Kathryn Day (Annina), Eduardo Valdes (Gastone), John Hancock (Baron Douphol), James Courtney (Marquis d'Obigny), LeRoy Lehr (Doctor Grenvil), Juhwan Lee (Giuseppe), and Seth Malkin (Messenger).
Saturday, September 2, at 8 p.m. : Verdi's Rigoletto: Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick, NJ: with Joseph Colaneri conducting; Norah Amsellem (Gilda), Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Maddalena), Roberto Aronica (Duke of Mantua), Mark Delavan (Rigoletto), Raymond Aceto (Sparafucile), Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Countess Ceprano), Diane Elias (Giovanna), Stephen West (Monterone), Bernard Fitch (Borsa), Brian Davis (Marullo), Keith Miller (Ceprano), Annette Spann (Page), and Roger Andrews (Guard).
