NYC's Rising Opera Stars, feat. Christian Mark Gibbs, Tesia Kwarteng, & More! tickets

Doors open at 5:30pm.

New York City’s rising opera stars celebrate love in its many forms in an evening of popular love songs spanning from classical and Broadway to ballads and ragtime. The evening will include powerful voices featured in the Grammy Award-winning production Porgy and Bess and the sold-out Fire Shut Up in My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021.

Within the industry, this cast of singers is one of the most influential of our generation. Audiences can expect to hear a wide array of popular tunes, including “Habañera” (Bizet), “Lippen Schweigen” (Lehàr), “Some Enchanted Evening” (Rodgers and Hammerstein), “A Real Slow Drag” (Joplin), and many more. Come join these fantastic singers in what will be a concert no opera or Broadway music lover should miss!

Featuring:

Christian Mark Gibbs (Porgy and Bess, The Metropolitan Opera and Intimate Apparel, Lincoln Center Theater) Makeda Hampton (Porgy and Bess, The Metropolitan Opera and Pop-Up Opera Tour, Opera Delaware) Tesia Kwarteng (Fire Shut Up In My Bones, The Metropolitan Opera and Intimate Apparel, Lincoln Center Theater) Markel Reed (Porgy and Bess, The Metropolitan Opera and Champion, Boston Lyric Opera)

Felix Jarrar (In A Grove, Mannes Opera and Don Pasquale, Barn Opera) serves as piano player and Music Director for this performance.

Co-Produced by Pier Lamia Porter and Makeda Hampton.