Nick Hallett and Daisy Press Voice Recital
Nick Hallett and Daisy Press sing works by Ives, Monk, Ashley, Cardew and more.
Nick Hallett and Daisy Press sing works by Ives, Monk, Ashley, Cardew and more.
Brooklyn-based composer, vocalist, and cultural producer Nick Hallett presents his opera-in-process, To Music, a dark comedy that looks at the nature of inspiration and originality through the cautionary tale of a fictional composer’s behavior on social media—a portrait of the artist on Facebook.
ISSUE, in partnership with the Center for Italian Modern Art, presents an evening of experimental opera. The program features the first American re-staging of Alberto Savinio’ avant-garde operetta Les chants de la mi-mort and the NYC premiere of the latest scene in Nick Hallett’s serial opera, To Music.
Video excerpt from the 2011 premiere of Artist-In-Residence James Ilgenfritz' "The Ticket That Exploded: an Ongoing Opera" on October 29, 2011.
James Ilgenfritz presents The Ticket That Exploded: An Opera based on William Burroughs' 1962 dystopian novel. Featuring vocalists Ted Hearne, Nick Hallett, Melissa Hughes, Anne Rhodes, Steve Dalachnsky, and Ryan Opperman, an ensemble of fifteen instrumentalists, and live video projections from Jason Ponce.