New York Opera Alliance

02/23/2026

SAS Performing Arts Company Announce their auditions
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SAS Performing Arts Company is holding auditions...

How To Apply
Deadline
Received By Thu Mar 12, 2026

Materials Required
Please provide a current headshot, a current resume, and either an audio selection, website, YouTube, or video selection.

Please submit to [email protected]

Audition Information
Audition Location and Date
New York, NY USA: Sat 14th Mar 2026
Audition Requirements
Auditions will be held at Piano Piano Studios 37 West 65th Street 4th Floor New York City on Saturday March 14, 2026
11:00 am - 3:00pm.
Please have prepared 3 arias, with at least one from a role you are interested in.
Pianist Provided
Yes. May bring own
Please have your music prepared with any and all notes, cuts etc.
Opportunity Information
Location
New York, NY USA

Season Information
2026-2027
We are casting for principals and covers.

Mainstage Performances (Under Consideration)
Bernstein Candide
Donizetti Don Pasquale
Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel (Sung in German)
Mozart Don Giovanni
Poulenc Dialogues of The Carmelites (Sung in English)
Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos
Verdi Falstaff

Opera Act by Act (Under Consideration)
Bizet Carmen Act 2
Donizetti Rita
Gounod Faust Act 3 (Garden)
Romeo et Juliette Act 5 Tomb
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro Act 2
The Impresario
Offenbach Les Contes D'Hoffmann - Act 2 "Antonia"
Rossini The Barber of Seville Act 1 scene 2
Puccini La Boheme Act 1
Tosca Act 2
Suor Angelica
Gianni Schicchi
Verdi Aida Act 3
Don Carlo Act 4 scene 1
La Traviata Act 2
Rigoletto Act 4

Wagner Die Walkure Act 1
Das Rheingold Scene 1
Gotterdammerung Prologue

Program Dates
April 01, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Program Information
SAS Performing Arts Company season is comprised of complete operas for our Mainstage performances.
One act operas, single acts and scene programs are presented as part of our Opera Act by Act performances.
We focus our efforts to promote the operatic art form presenting works, in a concert, semi-staged, or staged format.
Our productions are accompanied by piano. Our rehearsal and coaching schedule is usually Saturday afternoons and Monday Evenings at Piano Piano Studios.
Our casting is principals and covers. Covers will get student performances.

Compensation
Stipend is provided to principal singers.
The general time commitment is four weeks which will include all coaching and rehearsals.

Contact Information
Email: [email protected]

01/17/2026

To all our friends, Come get out of the cold and into the warmth of harmony and fellowship with SAS Performing Arts Company in association with the LC Vaughn Sankofa Memorial Arts Fund. Join us tonight with International singing luminary KS Tichina Vaughn with her friends as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day. The program will feature Opera, American Musical Theater, and songs of Inspiration and Faith.
Tickets: https://our.show/mlk2026 or at the door.

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Tickets are available now! Dates: Sat. January 17th 2026, 7:00 pm

06/10/2025

The New York Opera Alliance is proud to announce the New York Opera companies participating in our Opera Next concert on Monday, June 16, 2025, at 7:30pm at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, 120 West 69th Street. We are delighted to offer tickets for this exceptional event at an affordable price of $20.
For tickets: https://our.show/operafest2025
The eleven companies participating in the program are a testament to the vibrant opera community in New York. In alphabetical order, they are: American Opera Projects, Ardea Arts, Bronx Opera, Collectio Musicorum, Encompass New Opera Theater, International Brazilian Opera Company, The Lighthouse Opera Company, Off-Brand Opera, Opera for Earth, Regina Opera Company, and SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios, Inc. We're all in this together, and we can't wait to share this experience with you.
This program will captivate you with a diverse range of operatic standards by Gluck, Mozart, Cilea, Leoncavallo, Massenet, Puccini, and Poulenc, along with performances of new works. These include Burying the Mountain, Bounce—The Basketball Opera, Selections from Poemas Norteños, I Stand Alone from Goya by Yeston, and Gather Every Spark from The Great Dictionary of Yiddish Language by Weiser and Kaplan.

04/29/2025

The countdown to New York OperaFest 2025 has begun.

The New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) has announced that "Opera Fest 2025" will take place May 1 - June 30.

03/09/2025

SAS Performing Arts, a member of NYOA, salutes two of its past vocal competition winners who, Mezzo Soprano Sadie Cheslak and Soprano Abigail Raiford, who are in the finals of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
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01/29/2025

The New York Opera Alliance is stunned by the news that one of our members, On Site Opera, has ceased operations after 12 years of being an active member in the fabric of the New York operatic community.
On Site Opera has been an active and innovative producer of exciting performances and their loss cannot be replaced.
To Piper Gunnarson and her team we wish you only the best.

On Site Opera has announced it is closing after 12 years.

01/27/2025

The New York Opera Alliance is saddened by the death of one of our longtime friends and partners, Ms. Nancy Rhodes Artistic Director/Co Founder of Encompass Opera. She was a well respected member of our community and we will miss her. RIP Nancy and may her memory be a blessing.

01/17/2025

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For many opera lovers, their first exposure to this art form was through influential Radio Broadcasts. The long-standing commitment of the Metropolitan Opera company, in particular, played a crucial role in sparking a passion for opera in countless hearts nationwide, shaping the history of opera as we know it today.
Furthermore, exceptional programs like the Bell Telephone Hour and The Menotti Radio Hour have not only entertained but also educated. They have showcased remarkable performances by icons such as Marian Anderson, Ezio Pinza, and Helen Traubel, and focused on American operas, offering invaluable resources for vocal enthusiasts, voice students, and young conductors to witness the evolution of opera performance.
SAS is proud to celebrate these remarkable eras with An Afternoon at the Opera: The Radio Days. We are transforming our stage into a nostalgic radio studio, recreating the atmosphere of those golden days. The two-part program pays tribute to The Bell Telephone Hour and presents Gian Carlo Menotti's comic radio opera, The Old Maid and the Thief, promising an unforgettable afternoon of opera that resonates with history, comedy, and nostalgia.
Join us on Sunday February 16 at 3:00pm at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church 120 W 69th Street NYC, NY Tickets on sale from $12 - $20.
For tickets and more information: https://our.show/sundayopera

01/07/2025

On December 10, the monthly meeting of the membership of NYOA joined together at Opera America for the first time since the before the pandemic begin. It was wonderful getting acquainted and reacquainted with member who we have only known as a face on Zoom.
We shared what we have been doing and identified various topics which were important to members such as audience development, funding, and grant writing.
NYOA will continue with live meeting once a quarter, in between we will continue on the zoom platform.
Our January meeting will be on Tuesday January 14 6:00pm. Membership is open to companies who promote the art of opera in New York City. If you are not a member and are interested in attending, please email us at [email protected] and a zoom invitation will be sent.