upcoming productions

L’isola disabitata (Desert Island)
Joseph Haydn

In February of 2009, in honor of the bicentennial of Joseph Haydn’s death, Gotham Chamber Opera will present the New York City stage premiere of Haydn’s L’isola disabitata (Desert Island), in a new production staged by Mark Morris at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. L’isola disabitata is Mark Morris’s first collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera. The work, with a libretto by Metastasio, calls for four singers and a typical early classical orchestra.

Thirteen years before the action begins, Costanza and her infant sister Silvia were shipwrecked on a deserted island. Costanza has raised Silvia to hate and fear men. Now a man arrives ...

L’isola disabitata had its premiere at the Esterhazy palace in 1779 and was Haydn’s favorite of his own operas.

credits

Conductor Neal Goren
Production Mark Morris
Scenic Design Allen Moyer
Costume Design Liz Kurtzman
Lighting Design Michael Chybowski

CAST
Costanza Takesha Meshé Kizart
Silvia Valerie Ogbonnaya
Gernando Vale Rideout
Enrico Tom Corbeil

February 18 - 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30pm (Opening Night); Saturday, February 21 at 8pm; Wednesday, February 25 at 8pm; Friday, February 27 at 8pm; and Saturday, February 28 at 8pm

Gerald W. Lynch Theater, John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC

Tickets are $75-$30 and will be available through Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com.

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Performances of L'isola disabitata are made possible in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts; and through generous gifts in honor of Donald Gellert from his family.