Light Opera of New York

The fabulous Natalie Ballenger is one of LOONY's favorite performers. Here she is, singing the very evocative "Coffee for Two," by Katya Stanislavskaya. This was part of the Lotte Lenya Competition, sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Here's a real treat. Former LOONY Board member Samantha Britt and three friends sing for their supper (from R&H's "The Boys from Syracuse"). Samantha, come back to New York!! https://www.youtube.com/watch

With performing opportunities drying up right and left, LOONY soprano Stefanie Izzo has been recording some of her favorites from home. Here is her lovely version of Irving Berlin's "Always." https://www.facebook.com/stefanie.izzo/videos/10110154820400319

Leslie Tay joined LOONY in our early days. He has been living in Singapore and amusing himself (and us!) by posting as The Bathrobe Tenor! "A wand'ring minstrel," indeed! This is from Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado. Thanks, Leslie! https://youtu.be/KbMyj0NcmlQ

Rachel Policar Marrandino was a fabulous Naughty Marietta when LOONY did the Victor Herbert classic in April of 2018. Here's Rachel with some good COVID 19 advice: https://www.facebook.com/rachelpolicarmarrandino/videos/10112813037936161

Now from the family vault...a lovely recording of our performance of Victor Herbert’s ‘The Magic Knight’ recorded by the inimitable Bruce Greengart. Enjoy! Music Director - Stephen Vasta Performances by Kristin Vogel, Peter Buchi, Jane Buchi, Leon Berger, Leslie Middlebrook, Richard Holmes, Angie Smith, Rich Miller, Joanne Lessner.

Happy Pride, everyone! Light Opera of New York would be nothing without you. Long may you wave!

Matt Hughes keeps LOONY's finances in order, and he is also one of the finest tenors around. Here he sings "Free from his fetters grim," from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard. This is from a February 2014 program produced by Sam Silvers for the G&S Society of NY. The late Andi Stryker-Rodda accompanies. https://www.youtube.com/watch

The wonderful baritone Richard Holmes takes us off to Chez Maxim, from Lehar's The Merry Widow. No live video, I'm afraid, but oh, that voice... (Group photo courtesy of William Reynolds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PjYONyXB30

The incomparable Claire Kuttler, with the stunning "If Love Were All," from Noel Coward's Bittersweet, with (the also incomparable) Seth Weinstein at the piano. LOONY concert, October 2016, at The Players. https://youtu.be/uGteh5U3I0Q

Three selections from our 2014 Albany recording of Jerome Kern's Sally: The Overture, Look for the Silver Lining (Alex Corson and Emma Grimsley), and The Lorelei (Richard Holmes, Claire Kuttler and Adam Cannedy). Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch

Any show LOONY does is better for having Adam Cannedy in the cast. Here is Adam accompanying himself (what he refers to as his "affordable quarantine accompaniment skills"), singing "Poor Unfortunate Souls," from Disney's The Little Mermaid. https://youtu.be/ZsMCqETmT4k

The first in a series of videos featuring LOONY performers in archival performances, or singing "from home." This is Anne Slovin singing "Why Was I Born?" from Jerome Kern's Sweet Adeline. Anne was one of the four divas in LOONY's recent "The Diva You Do Know" concert. https://www.facebook.com/anne.slo/videos/10103928357711475/

Another of Peter Kendall Clark's nightly Brooklyn Heights concerts...with two other LOONY favorites, Chad Kranak and Heather Jones. The Butterfly trio. https://www.facebook.com/davidsc111/videos/10157384568747135