Project 20

A Celebration of Spanish-language Song

CANTAMOS showcases the diversity of classical music by bringing the fascinating and spirited music of Latin America and Europe to Upper Manhattan and exploring the rich cultural heritage of Washington Heights. Vocalists and instrumentalists come together to perform zarzuela selections from El barbero de Sevilla and Las Hijas del Zebedeo, songs from Argentina, El Salvador, and Puerto Rico, favorite boleros such as “Por Amor” and “Besame Mucho”, baroque opera with the Dorian Baroque Orchestra, and more.

Project 19

2018 Summer Retreat

Moments Like This, sponsored by the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network (SVAN), is part of the 2018 Summer Retreat. Featuring music from Le nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus, and Into the Woods, and more. In addition to performing, artists also take part in a series of workshops geared towards professional development. 

Project 18

The Distance Between Where You Are and Where You Long to Be.

Some distances are small, some are big; some distances are measured by miles, and some by hopes and fears. Through opera, musical theater, and popular songs, Cantanti Project goes on a musical journey about the excitement of new adventures, the strength it takes to pursue your dreams, and the importance of finding a place where you belong. Presented by the United Palace of Cultural Arts as part of their Lobby Series as part of the Uptown Arts Stroll organized by the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance.

Project 16

Mezzo Brittany Fowler and Soprano Rebecca Richardson sing "Unbound Identities" - a recital project exploring the concept of identify across time and across borders, with pianist Jennifer Peterson.

Project 14

Join us for a scarily good time as we kick off our season with MAGIC AND MAYHEM! Come in costume and be part of an evening unlike any other: we are serving up famous opera scenes, musical theatre, spooky songs, and jaw-dropping singing, followed by a dance party with special guest rising pop sensation PETRA JARRAR!

Doors open for check-in at 7:00pm, and the show starts at 7:30pm.

Project 13

Participants of our second annual Summer Retreat in upstate New York sing Mozart, Handel, and works of living composers in To Have & To Hold. Presented as part of the Classical Concert Series by Sacandaga Valley Arts Network. 

Featuring Bill Lewis on piano.

Staff Artist Series

This will be an intimate evening of rediscovering favorite composers as well as rarely performed works. Sopranos Lydia Dahling (Project Coordinator) and Laura Mitchell (Operations Director) and pianists William Lewis (Principle Music Advisor) and Jing Yang bring together an eclectic program of Adam, Berg, Brahms, Donizetti, Mozart, and Respighi!

Project 12

Love is a complex experience. Sometimes you discover who you truly are. Sometimes you wonder who you have become. This recital project features two artists who explore the longing, spirituality, humor, joy, and pain of being in love and being out of love.

Mary Rose Go, soprano, and Haodong Wu, pianist, presents The Practice of Love.

Rachel Selan, mezzo, and Jing Yang, pianist, presents Lost Love.

Project 10

A concert celebrating the stories of women, featuring music composed, commissioned, and/or with text by women. From medieval mystics and saints, to women whose husbands get most of the glory, to contemporary powerhouses, this special program gives voice to women and their lives and experiences.

Project 9

Participants of Cantanti Project's 2016 Summer Retreat in upstate New York sing a high-spirited and heartfelt concert, Favorite Tunes: Hits from the Great American Songbook and the Operatic Stage, as part of the Classical Concert Series presented by Sacandaga Valley Arts Network.

Project 8

Singers from Cantanti Project's first and second seasons come together to celebrate Spring, love, hopes, and dreams! Project 8 Spring's Awakening consists entirely of repertoire suggested by its singers and includes works by Schubert, Debussy, Mozart, Offenbach, Strauss, and Canteloube - just to name a few!

Project 7

Strip away the supernatural powers, disguises, and enchantment, and at the heart of the story is the desire to love and be loved. Through Handel's descriptive and moving music, this 18th century opera based on a 15th century epic poem still resonates with us today.

With generous support from the Washington Heights Musical Society and in collaboration with Dorian Baroque.

Project 6

Whether you're a lover of the avant garde or the traditional, you won't be able to resist this fascinating program of 20th century compositions and expressions. 

Jonathan Rohr, baritone, and Eric Sedgwick, piano, present Twentieth-Century Lyricism.

Zen Wu, soprano, presents La voix humaine.

Project 5

Seduction. Obedience. Love. Deception. Manipulation. Madness.

Witness Ophelia's transformation - from an obedient daughter to a Prince's lover to woman who can finally speak the truth - from start to finish. Featuring music by Berlioz, Brahms, Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Thomas and readings from Shakespeare's Hamlet. 

Project 4

Cantanti's first recital project features two talented women exploring the identify and experience of women in song.

Veronica Gonzalez, soprano, and Chris Baum, lute and vihuela, present I Saw My Lady Weep.

Noelle McMurtry, soprano, and Joseph Yungen, piano, present The Little Ghost.

Project 3

Keep your friends close. And your enemies closer.

Arias and staged scenes from Norma, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Meyerbeer's masterpiece Les Huguenots, Handel's Orlando, and more. 

Project 2

Enjoy hits and explore hidden gems of two masterful composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Jules Massenet. Both were celebrated in their day and prolific in their operatic output, yet only a few of their operas have become standard fare for modern audiences.

Project 1

Prompted by the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss' birth, Cantanti Project's first project was an all-Strauss concert of lieder and opera selections from Arabella, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Der Rosenkavalier. True to the spirit of Cantanti Project, the concert was singer-conceived, singer-produced, and singer-organized, with repertoire shaped by singer suggestions and finalized with the intention of featuring each performer as a soloist and ensemble member.