Opera on Tap NYC

12 hours ago

Meet Sip and Sing into Spring singer, David Gordon!

Join us May 9th at The Players for a free opera-infused cocktail hour for non-profit sector workers to collaborate and commiserate.

Tenor David Gordon is a singer, actor, director, and educator. He has appeared with Octavia Cup Dance Theatre, New York City Opera (Il viaggio a Reims), Hawaii Opera Theater (The Tales of Hoffmann), New Rochelle Opera (The Merry Widow, Turandot, Il Trovatore, Carmen), the Center for Contemporary Opera (A Death in the Family, Outcast at the Gates, Hester, Alice in Wonderland, Fallen Angel), Trilogy: An Opera Company (FIVE, Harriet Tubman, etc.), Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (Otello), Downtown Orchestra (Carmen, La forza del destino, Tosca). David has directed for Ramapo College of New Jersey, Under St. Marks Theatre, Pied Piper Children’s Theater. He is Chair and President of the Board Directors of Opera on Tap and teaches Voice, Chamber Music, Acting, and directs the Opera Workshop for the Precollege Division as a faculty member at Manhattan School of Music.

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Opera on Tap NYC

2 days ago

Meet Jordan Rutter-Covatto!

He/They will be performing at our Sip and Sing into Spring event at The Players on May 9th. A free opera-infused cocktail hour for non-profit sector workers to collaborate and commiserate.

Jordan is a Vietnamese-American countertenor based in New York City. Rutter-Covatto’s practice combines virtuosic vocal technique with method acting processes and Baroque gesture to create performances lauded as “riveting … frightening to behold” (Opera News, The Turn of the Screw, 1/5/20) and “[t]he best operatic moments” (WQXR, Three Way, 6/16/17).

Rutter-Covatto is a sought-after collaborator for contemporary operas and new music, having worked with New York City’s leading operatic development companies.

A passionate performer of Baroque repertoire, Rutter-Covatto has performed in major works nationwide and co-curated a series of Handelian opera scenes at the 53rd St. Library in New York. Rutter-Covatto has also appeared in New York City’s theater scene, working off-Broadway, at Columbia University’s New Plays Festival, and Lincoln Center.

Rutter-Covatto prides themself on bringing classical music outside of its traditional boundaries, working with MET LiveArts, the Duplex Cabaret, and the High Line Park.

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Opera on Tap NYC

3 days ago

Meet Sarah!

Sarah will be performing at our Sip and Sing into Spring event May 9th at The Players in Brooklyn. This event is a free opera-infused cocktail hour for non-profit sector workers to collaborate and commiserate.

Sarah Moulton Faux is lauded for her “full, silvery soprano” (Opera News) and “mesmerizing” performances (Brooklyn Spectator) in repertoire ranging from opera’s most famous heroines to contemporary works. She is the 2022 Winner of the America Prize for her debut album “Where Should This Music Be? Songs of Lola Williams” produced by Grammy award winning Executive Producer Judith Sherman, composer Laura Kaminsky and American Opera Projects (AOP) and released by New World Records: “Sarah Moulton Faux is stunning: her devotion to this music shines through her every syllable…a glorious disc” (Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine). An ardent champion of new work particularly by women composers, Sarah received the 2023 Opera America National Opera Trustee Recognition Award for her service as Co-President of the Board of Directors of AOP. A graduate of Barnard College in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance & Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College.

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