Latest Past Events

Philip Glass Festival: Madrigal Opera

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn

About the Show  National Sawdust is delighted to honor advisory board member Philip Glass during his 80th year. During 2017’s Spring Season, we will celebrate his groundbreaking oeuvre by showcasing solo and collaborative works, including his rarely performed MADRIGAL OPERA, directed by NS Artist in Residence, R. B. Schlather. Written in 1980 and commissioned by …

$35

Opera Cabal: Ken Ueno’s Aeolus

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn

About the Show  AEOLUS is a new opera combining throat singing, multiphonics indie-rock and electronics making its premiere here at National Sawdust. It is written and performed by Ken Ueno (Rome …

$29

Raúl De Nieves and Colin Self: The Fool

The Kitchen 512 West 19th Street, New York

The Kitchen presents Raúl De Nieves and Colin Self's The Fool, a chamber opera scored in four acts for chorus and string ensemble. The Fool is an allegorical journey drawing an ante-narrative around time, beauty, communion, and mortality. The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. The Fool is both the beginning and the end, neither …

$15