Bronx Opera Company

We were devastated to learn of the passing of our friend Glynn Mapes. Glynn began performing with BxO in 2002, and has been a member of our Board of Directors for over a decade. Anyone involved in BxO's shows over the past twenty years will remember Glynn as one of the bedrocks of our chorus, always good-natured, kind, and dedicated. He took on responsibility for organizing the traditional potluck meals on Double-Run Day during tech week for each production - a crucial moment... for respite and refueling during that long, often grueling day of rehearsal. Glynn's insights as a Board member were invaluable and helped to shape the path our company has taken over the past ten years. Below is part of a beautiful message we received from Glynn's daughter, Susannah... "As you know, Glynn came to opera performance late in life. He had spent 35 years with the Wall Street Journal as a reporter, foreign correspondent, and editor. He had always been driven by his passion for music, and was delighted to give more time to it following retirement by joining Bronx Opera. But we were all surprised (especially Glynn himself) at how much he enjoyed being on stage, and even (gasp!) dancing. He loved performing with all of you in what the press has called the feisty Bronx Opera." We honor Glynn's love of our "feisty" company by dedicating our upcoming virtual production of Mozart's The Impresario (aka "The Zoompresario") to his memory. He will be deeply missed.

Celebrate the holiday season with The Orchestra of The Bronx's performance of Handel's MESSIAH! Featuring the Bronx Opera Chorus and soloists Halley Gilbert, Caroline Tye, Gabriel Enrique Hernandez, and Markel Reed, along with Community Readers, the Bronx MESSIAH will be broadcast on Bronxnet throughout the holiday season. If you're in The Bronx, you can find us at Optimum Channel 67, FiOS 2133, and online anywhere at bronxnet.tv This presentation is a collaboration of Bronx...Net, The Orchestra of The Bronx, Bronx Opera Company, and Bronx Community College. A Bronx MESSIAH will be broadcast on BronxNet at the following times: Wednesday, 12/23 at 2:30 PM Thursday, 12/24 at 10:30 PM Friday, 12/25 at 3:00 AM Saturday, 12/26 at 1:00 AM & 8:00 PM Sunday, 12/27 at 2:00 AM & 6:30 PM Monday, 12/28 at 11:00 AM & 11:00 PM Wednesday, 12/30 at 12:00 PM Thursday, 12/31 at 1:00 PM & 10:30 PM

Just a few hours til our Holiday Musical Extravaganza! Hope you can join us! https://events.eventgroove.com//Rotary-Club-Of-The-Bronx-B

Happy Holidays! Please join Bronx Opera and The Rotary Club of the Bronx on Zoom for a virtual concert to bring us into the holiday season! We will feature BxO mainstay Leslie Swanson and BxO alum/Metropolitan Opera baritone Markel Reed singing classical and holiday favorites, with Eric Kramer at piano, and narration by BxO Artistic Director Michael Spierman. Holiday Musical Extravaganza will be presented this coming Tuesday (December 15th) at 6:00pm.... Click here for information and to purchase tickets: https://events.eventgroove.com//Rotary-Club-Of-The-Bronx-B Proceeds from this Zoom event will help BxO move forward with virtual programming in 2021. Hope to see you there!

BxO and the Orchestra of The Bronx are so honored to have been asked by our north Bronx neighbors, Montefiore Health System, to take part in their recent video project, which thanks NYC's essential health workers for their heroic efforts during the COVID crisis -- a message with which all wholeheartedly agree. Each of our lives has been touched by this terrible pandemic, and we are deeply thankful to the hardworking healthcare professionals on the front lines. Artistic Director Michael Spierman and Orchestra Contractor Teresa Kubiak, along with members of our orchestra, made recordings and filmed overnight with Montefiore's amazing crew. Stay tuned for more of this kind of content!