Steal a Pencil for Me is a full-length opera (two acts), based on a true, fiercely optimistic love story that takes place during the Nazi period in two concentration camps. It is based on the book of the same title about one of the Holocaust’s most unusual love stories—between Jaap Polak, a Dutch accountant, and …
Join us for the premiere of new songs and arias from The Coterie! Come hear new work by Josh Schmidt, Mel Marvin, David T. Little, Zach Redler, Rachel Peters, Matt Marks, Aaron Roche, Christine Donkin, Hannah Lash, Jeff Myers, Conrad Winslow, Du Yun and Aaron Gervais! Performers include Lauren Worsham, Amelia Watkins, Marnie Breckenridge, Cherry …
Cherry Duke is known for her performances in cross-over, mixed-genre and brand-new music-theater works. As a soloist in several seasons of New York City Opera’s VOX concerts, she has sung a variety of styles, including roles in Scott Davenport Richards’ jazz opera, Charlie Crosses the Nation and Gordon Beeferman’s micro-tonal opera, Ratland. Additional roles in …