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FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he has had the privilege of interviewing numerous opera stars including Anita Rachvelishvili and Ailyn Perez. He also worked as an entertainment reporter where he covered the New York and Tribeca Film Festivals and interviewed many celebrities such as Antonio Banderas, Edgar Ramirez and Benedict Cumberbatch. The season concludes with Handel’s “Semele” starring Pretty Yende, Ben Bliss, Brindley Sherratt, Carlo Vistoli, and Alice Coote. Mark-Anthony Turnage and Lee Hall’s “Festen” makes its world premiere in a production by Richard Jones. The cast will include Allan Clayton, Stéphane Degout, Gerald Finley, Eva-Maria Westbroek, and Natalya Romaniw.
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In 1950, the theater company called the Thousand Islands Playhouse moved into the Opera House for five summers, July through Labor Day. They had a professional acting group from New York City and presented such plays as “Streetcar Named Desire”, “Design for Living”, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, “Tobacco Road”, and “Seven Year Itch”. The very first entertainment in the Opera House was presented by the Traveler’s Club in early January 1904. The first big dance held there was the Fireman’s Ball on February 10, 1904 with music provided by Whittier & Lapatra’s orchestra. In 1920, according to Grace Louise Frink Reinman, a polished brass weathervane, which depicts the traditional large fish of the area, the muskellunge, was crafted by Carl Frink, founder of the Frink Snow Plow Company. At that time Mr. Frink had a vulcanizing and automobile tire sales business on Riverside Drive where the US Customs office was located.
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The evolution of the overall name sees the two companies whose home is the Royal Opera House unite in what Beard describes as “a massively overdue change”. “The Royal Opera House”, as the company was previously known, did not make clear that the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera companies were part of the same organisation, Beard said. He promotes artists through PhanArt shows, highlighting music-inspired fan creations while supporting The Mockingbird Foundation and Groovesafe. In 2003, the Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund (TIPAF) and the Town of Clayton contractually agreed upon the renovation and revival of the Opera House. TIPAF raised $3,275,000 for the 2007 renovation of the facility and now manages the ongoing operations of the Opera House.
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During this time, their programming has been increased significantly to offer more year-round opportunities. They have an active Arts in Education program which provides opportunities for students to see performances at the Opera House free of charge. The Opera House has three full-time and one part-time employee, Board Members and over 70 volunteers. Sondra Radvanovsky, SeokJong Baek, Anna Princeva, Adam Palka, and Hansung Yoo lead the first cast of Puccini’s “Turandot.” Rafael Payare conducts.
The weathervane was donated to the Village of Clayton by Augusta (Lottie) Mann in memory of her husband after he died. The weathervane was an aid to fishermen, showing them which direction the wind was blowing. It had its first home on top of the Walton House where Mr. and Mrs. Mann had a suite when they came to Clayton for fishing trips. The hotel was located on the corner of Riverside Drive and James Street where Mars Pizza is now located. After the Walton House was torn down in 1930, the weathervane was placed on the roof of the Opera House. Aigul Akhmetshina returns in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Freddie De Tommaso, Yaritza Véliz, and Łukasz Goliński.
It was designed by Welton Becket using a “Total Design” aesthetic. Every facet from the building’s structure and engineering to its interior design—lighting fixtures, carpeting, typography, restaurant china and flatware—was designed by the firm for a unified and integrated look. Brexit is adding expense and layers of bureaucracy he said, but has not prevented them attracting the artists they want. “The visa regime is much much more difficult if you’re an individual or an orchestra performing or touring in Europe, which is damaging the ecology as a whole”, but he applauded the extension of theatre tax relief in the last budget – “an enormous help”.
It is an important cultural destination for residents and tourists of the Thousand Islands region. This venue can be rented for social functions, business activities and community events. Located north of Watertown, the Clayton Opera House in the town of Clayton is an historic performance venue, and serves as a hub for cultural and community events for over a centurty. Opened in 1903, the four-story brick building overlooks the St. Lawrence River, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Opera House was built for the Town of Clayton at a cost of $15,000.
It was constructed on the corner of Water (now Riverside Drive) and Merrick Streets, which was the site of the once-thriving Johnston Shipyard (1). Its architect was Frank T. Lent, born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and had an office in Clayton. Lent also designed a number of homes on islands and in Gananoque, ON. George R. Kenyon was its builder; he was the grandfather of former Clayton Mayor Dale Kenyon, Damon Kenyon, Ann Kenyon Storandt, and Gordon Cerow, Jr.
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Before they could complete the building, being low on funds, they made an arrangement with the members of Masonic Lodge No. 296 and with Hollister B. Dewey. The Masons agreed to pay for the cost of the third floor, provided that they could use that floor for their meetings. Dewey agreed to finish the basement, provided he could have a long-term lease to use for his furniture and undertaking business. Their lease with the Town of Clayton was not renewed in 1993, but they were allowed to stay there until they united with another Lodge. With no elevator in the building, these elderly men found the stairs difficult to manage. Eventually, they joined the Mason’s Lodge in Depauville and stored their furniture at a Lodge in Chaumont.
Now pursuing a degree in writing at Syracuse University, she is happy to combine her two passions-- music and writing-- in her every day life. TIPAF raised $3.25 million from private donations and grants for the renovations and remains in an agreement with the Town of Clayton to manage the Opera House. The cornerstone of the Opera House was laid in August 1903 and the building was completed in July 1904.
We currently have three full-time employees, one part-time employee and approximately 70 volunteers. We have over 250 Patrons who donate yearly to our organization to help us continue our mission. Additionally, we have businesses that support us through show sponsorships and other donations. During a period of years, starting in the late 1970’s, a group of enthusiastic local teachers and others formed a group called the Thousand Islands Community Theater. Coinciding with the weekend of the annual Clayton Christmas parade, this group put on a Christmas play with music, which presented a different theme each year. Julie Garnsey has been Executive Director of the Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund, Inc. at the Clayton Opera House since April 2014.
Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” will open the season with a cast that includes Luca Micheletti, Ying Fang, Huw Montague Rendall, Jacquelyn Stucker, and Ginger Costa-Jackson. Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars including Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazon among others. His 2014 interview with opera star Kristine Opolais was cited in a New York Times Review. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion has been the site of unparalleled performances by stunning music luminaries and virtuosos.
It was the home of the LA Philharmonic for decades and the site for more than 20 Academy Awards presentations between 1969 and 1999. It has been the home of LA Opera since 1986, sharing its stage with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center. The concert hall houses Ray Garica's Astrid with collaborations with levy restaurants which offer other dining options throughout The Music Center complex. “Our name now describes the whole span of what we do,” he said, adding that it reflects the fact that the ROH is only one of many places where the company’s work is now experienced.
The interior of the theater is an elegant five-story space draped in honey-toned onyx and features 78 crystal light fixtures including three stunning chandeliers each made with 24,000 individual pieces of hand-polished crystal from Munich. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the first and largest theater of The Music Center, was built in 1964. The average age of the Covent Garden audience has gone down from 52 to 48 over the past five years he said, opera goers aged between 20 and 29 have more than doubled, ballet audiences have seen an increase of almost the same amount.
The second cast will include Ewa Płonka, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Gemma Summerfield, and Jerzy Butryn with Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducting. Sonya Yoncheva returns to the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” alongside a cast starring SeokJong Baek and Bryn Terfel. The company will present a double bill “Trouble in Tahiti” and “A Quiet Place.” The productions will be conducted by Nicholas Chalmers and will star Henry Neill, Wallis Giunta, Grant Doyle, Henry Neill, Rowan Pierce, Nick Pritchard, and Sarah Pring. “Carousel” will star Brandie Sutton, Jamie Barton, Anya Matanovic, Omar Najmi, Markel Reed, and Edward Nelson.
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