Opera Grows in Brooklyn

More often than not, opera is perceived in this country to be elitist, pretentious, stuffy and boring. But for those of us out there who have been exposed to its beauty and have developed a passion for it, it is a transcendent art form where music drives drama and character. Many people who come to Opera on Tap are people who have never set foot in an opera house. The response? Overwhelming. We pack the house every time and have a growing list of regulars.

“… raucous and sublime … un-elitist, imperfect, and fun.”

Opera Grows in Brooklyn is rebuilding the American opera model. Premiered in March 2009 at Galapagos with the idea of illuminating Brooklyn as a critical cultural habitat for contemporary operatic work, the first performance— a sellout— was an immediate success in the opera community. But more importantly, Opera Grows in Brooklyn discovered— right where they thought it would be— a new audience starved for an intense, acoustic, narrative operatic musical experience. We like new thinkers, people willing to risk a career to prove a point, and more often than not these are the about-to-be leaders reshaping industries. Look out Metropolitan Opera, the barbarians are at the doors, and they’re armed with the latest in hats with horns and divas that have come to eat your lunch.

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