Singing in and near Boston

Jana Baty and Alan Schneider will sing for the Academy of Music in Our American Cousin by Eric Sawyer in Northampton, MA, on June 20 (evening) and June 22 (matinee). call (800) 595-4849 for tickets.

Directed by: Carole Charnow, General Director of Opera Boston, Conducted by: Gil Rose, Music Director of Opera Boston and Artistic Director of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project

With: Alan Schneider, Janna Baty, Aaron Engebreth, Drew Poling, Janice Edwards, Tom O'Toole, Hillarie O'Toole, Don Wilkinson, Angela Gooch, Dan Kamalic, & The Boston Modern Orchestra Project/BMOP

Our American Cousin, a new opera by Eric Sawyer and John Shoptaw, tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's final evening through the eyes of the actors and audience at Ford's Theater. These fully-staged world premiere performances feature the acclaimed Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Stage direction is by Carole Charnow, General Director of Opera Boston, and Gil Rose, Music Director of Opera Boston and Artistic Director of BMOP, conducts.

The performance coincides with the release of a commercial recording of the opera on the BMOP/sound label, distributed by Albany Records

For more information: www.ouramericancousin.com

Stephanie Chigas, Darren Anderson, and Leslie Ann Bradley sing Carmen for Boston Midsummer Opera, July 30, August 1 & 3 at the Tsai Center. See the Boston Midsummer Opera website for details.