Soprano Aprile Millo, an OONY regular, sings the part of Minnie for the first time tonight; also featured are tenor Carl Tanner and baritone Marco Chingari, making his U.S. debut. The New York City Gay Men's Chorus appears with the OONY for the first time.
The season also includes performances of Ambrose Thomas's Mignon (April 7, 2005) and Weber's Der Freisch‹tz (June 6, 2005), as well as a recital by soprano Krassimira Stoyanova.