The Harlem Chamber Players: Arctic Explorations
$35-$50 advance
- New Amsterdam Singers
- Nuka Alice, Inuit drum dancer
This one-act folk opera by composer Michael Dellaira, based on the best-selling 1856 book of the same name by American explorer Elisha Kent Kane, touches on themes as varied as exploration, discovery, spirituality, and our relationship to the natural world. Dellaira's score for soloists, chorus, and a small ensemble of instruments is inspired by 19th-century American popular and folk tunes, sea shanties, and hymns. Joining us at this world premiere, a co-production with the Cell Theatre and directed by Kira Simring, will be members of The Harlem Chamber Players and Nuka Alice, an Inuit drum dancer who collaborated in the creation of the work.
Performances Saturday, March 9 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 10 at 4pm.
About New Amsterdam Singers
New Amsterdam Singers is an avocational chorus based in New York City which specializes in a cappella and double chorus repertoire and regularly performs contemporary and commissioned works. Clara Longstreth has served as music director of the chorus since 1968.
https://www.nasingers.org/