Highmount, NY - On the weekend of August 28th, Belleayre Music Festival will be presenting our very own Belleayre Festival Opera’s fully-staged performance of Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola). This classic tale will be directed by Donald Westwood, who was recently appointed as Executive Producer for an international production of Oklahoma!, and whose productions have been heralded by The New York Times and the New York Post as exemplary and really unique. Donald Westwood, artistic director, producer, and stage director for the Belleayre Festival Opera, returns for the 12th year, bringing his unique comic vision to Rossini’s “Cinderella.” His shows are an annual festival highlight. This fully staged performance will be sung in English with a company of 45, including top soloists, Richard Tucker’s Community Chorale of the Catskills, and chamber orchestra conducted by Maestro John Covelli. All school age children and teens are invited to attend this performance free when accompanied by an adult. Opera News magazine has called Mr. Westwood’s shows “a dynamic alternative to the giants at Lincoln Center.”
FREE Children’s Opera Performance of the “Three Little Pigs”
On Sunday afternoon at 1PM there will be a free children’s opera performance of the “Three Little Pigs.”Several years ago, the Belleayre Conservatory commissioned Don Westwood to create a new children's opera based on the children's story "The Three Little Pigs." The opera had its world premiere in 2007 at the festival and received an enthusiastic reception from the audience. This interactive performance features music from great opera composers and lyrics and story by Mr. Westwood.
