Altamura Center For the Arts

10/24/2019

Inter-cities Performing Arts Voice Competition Final

Live from the National Ooera Center in New York Center, the finalists of the Altamura/Caruso Competition: https://youtu.be/ksOcXmohj4M

10/24/2019

Inter-cities Performing Arts Voice Competition Final

The 16th and final edition of the Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition of Inter-Cities Performing Arts will be live streamed at the National Opera Center YouTube channel below at 6:30pm this evening Thursday, Oct.24th. Tune in!

https://youtu.be/ksOcXmohj4M

08/17/2019

Altamura Center For the Arts updated their business hours.

Altamura Center For the Arts updated their business hours.

08/17/2019

Masterclass by Carmela Altamura - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

You are invited to a MASTERCLASS by Carmela Altamura
Reg. $15 and 4 hour class $85
Date: Monday, October 21 2019
Time: 11 AM to 4 PM
Location: OTELLO ROOM, 5th Floor, 2067 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Phone: (201) 863-8724 | (212) 362-6415

Participating Coach, Roger Malouf – Metropolitan Opera

Bring water, snack and comfortable shoes, sneakers not allowed.

“dream your dreams, do your best. Never doubt, never rest …until the dream is yours” You are invited to a MASTERCLASS by Carmela Altamura Reg. $15 and 4 hour class $85 DateMonday, October 21 2019 Time: 11 AM to 4 PM Location: OTELLO ROOM, 5th Floor, 2067 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 Phone: (20...

08/17/2019

XVI ALTAMURA/CARUSO INTERNATIONAL - VOICE COMPETITION 2019 - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

$30,000 CASH GRANTS
Audience Award $1000
Registration: $100

CONCERT FOR WINNERS WITH ORCHESTRA DELLE MARCHE, OSIMO, ITALY, IN SUMMER 2020, INCLUDING ROUND TRIP AIRFARE AND ACCOMMODATIONS, PLUS, MASTER CLASS WITH FOUNDER, CARMELA ALTAMURA

PRELIMINARIES:

Oct. 22-23, 2019 – 11 am – 7 pm
OTELLO ROOM, 2067 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY – Phone: (212) 362-6415

FINALS’ CONCERT

National Opera Center (Opera America)
Oct. 24, 2019 – 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
330 Seventh Avenue | New York, NY 10001
Phones: (212) 796-8630 or (201) 863-8724

$30,000 CASH GRANTS Audience Award $1000 Registration: $100 CONCERT FOR WINNERS WITH ORCHESTRA DELLE MARCHE, OSIMO, ITALY, IN SUMMER 2020, INCLUDING ROUND TRIP AIRFARE AND ACCOMMODATIONS, PLUS, MASTER CLASS WITH FOUNDER, CARMELA ALTAMURA PRELIMINARIES: Oct. 22-23, 2019 – 11 am – 7 pm OTELLO ROOM...

06/24/2019

Street Naming Celebration - ALTAMURA WAY - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Street Naming Celebration - ALTAMURA WAY - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

RE: STREET NAMING CELEBRATION “ALTAMURA WAY” When: June 27, 2019 Time: 6 PM Where: 4000 Bergenline Ave, Union City, New Jersey 07087 Concert and entertainment, 7 pm. RAIN OR SHINE Refreshments are available Dear Friends, All of our friends are cordially invited to the above described event. Your...

05/04/2019

This past May 2 we celebrated soprano Carmela Altamura’s 50 Years anniversary of her service to the International Arts Community. During the celebration at the Rockleigh Country Club, NJ State Senator and Mayor of Union City Brian Stacks announced that henceforth May 1st is proclaimed as Leonard and Carmela Altamura Day, in addition to naming 40th street in Union City after them, in honor of the civic duty performed by the Altamura’s these past 50 years.

04/19/2019

50 Years of Service to the Arts - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

50 Years of Service to the Arts - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- February 2019 Contact: Anna Tonna Opera Industry Innovator and Arts Leader, Carmela Altamura Celebrates 50 Years of Service to the Arts In 2019, Carmela Altamura, operatic soprano and visionary founder of multiple arts organizations, celebrates 50 years of service to the arts....

10/12/2017

International Voice Competition 2017 - Finals - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

PRELIMINARIES: OCTOBER 25 & 26, 10 AM TO 6 PM 2017
FINALS, OCTOBER 28, 2017 4:00
152 West 66th St., New York, NY Bet. Broadway and Amsterdam

ALTAMURA-CARUSO
INTERNATIONAL VOICE COMPETITION 2017
$30,000 CASH GRANTS + PERFORMANCES IN US AND ABROAD

WINNERS IN CONCERTS: NEW YORK, ROME, KATOWICE, KRAKOW, BYTOM

INTER- CITIES PERFORMING ARTS, INC. Leonard and Carmela Altamura, Founders ALTAMURA-CARUSO INTERNATIONAL VOICE COMPETITION 2017 $30,000 CASH GRANTS + PERFORMANCES IN US AND ABROAD WINNERS IN CONCERTS: NEW YORK, ROME, KATOWICE, KRAKOW, BYTOM JURY: CARMELA ALTAMURA, PRESIDENT, FOUNDER/DIRECTOR, ICPA,…

04/19/2017

INTER-CITIES PERFORMING ARTS, INC.
PRESENTS

G. VERDI

IN SEARCH OF DESDEMONA

“Truth Surfaces From The Unexpected”

Music Drama by Carmela Altamura – Director, Mauricio Trejo
Accompanist, Pianist, David Maiullo – Choral Conductor, Diane Sare

Featuring Winners Of The Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition

Good Shepherd Church – 152 West 66th Street, New York, New York 10023
April 29, 2017 4:00

04/19/2017

In Search of Desdemona - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

In Search of Desdemona - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

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02/28/2017

International Voice Competition 2017 - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

ALTAMURA-CARUSO
INTERNATIONAL VOICE COMPETITION 2017
$30,000 CASH GRANTS + PERFORMANCES IN US AND ABROAD

INTER- CITIES PERFORMING ARTS, INC. Leonard and Carmela Altamura, Founders ALTAMURA-CARUSO INTERNATIONAL VOICE COMPETITION 2017 $30,000 CASH GRANTS + PERFORMANCES IN US AND ABROAD WINNERS IN CONCERTS: NEW YORK, ROME, KATOWICE, KRAKOW, BYTOM JURY: Carmela Altamura, President, Founder/Director, ICPA,…

02/14/2017

In Search of Desdemona - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Saturday, April 29, 2017 - 4:00PM
152 West 66th Street
New York, New York 10023

INTER-CITIES PERFORMING ARTS, INC. PRESENTS IN SEARCH OF DESDEMONA Music Drama by Carmela Altamura Featuring Winners Of The Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition Good Shepherd Church 152 West 66th Street New York, New York 10023 Sunday, April 30, 2017 4:30 201-863-8724 [email protected]...

01/28/2017

Intro to Opera for Children - Bronxville, NY - Manhattan Lyric Opera

Intro to Opera for Children - Bronxville, NY - Manhattan Lyric Opera

Intro to Opera SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CHILDREN SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Join us for a family friendly intro to opera course. Four arias from classic operas will be performed which involve participation from children. There will be sign-up sheet ahead of time so each child can be assigned a...

10/25/2016

Enrique Pina Tenor - La Donna e' Mobile - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Concert at the Altamura Center for the Arts at Round Top, New York. Pianists David Maiullo and Helena Bagniewska.

Enrique Pina Tenor – La Donna e’ Mobile October 24, 2016/in Altamura Center, Event, News & Press Releases /by Dror NavaroShare this entryShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google+Share on PinterestShare on LinkedinShare on TumblrShare on VkShare on RedditShare by Mail http://altocanto.org/wp-...

10/12/2016

Mozart’s Women - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Mozart’s Women - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Altamura Center for the Arts 404 Winter Clove Road, Round Top, NY 12473 Sunday, October 23, 2016, 2 p.m. Mozart’s Women Pathos, Passion, Love, Joy, Intrigue, Triumphs Gudrun Bühler, soprano/actor/playwright   David Maiullo, pianist Guest Artists: Grossman Family Musicians     $45 per person Includes...

10/12/2016

Rev. Robert P. Mitchell - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Rev. Robert P. Mitchell - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Dear Carmela, Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of you. Why? You may remember several years ago I came to your apartment to sing for you, and you turned it into a voice lesson. You told me to open my mouth — wide. Drop your jaw, you said. Loosen up. After that …

02/25/2016

Oscar Peterson - "A Little Jazz Exercise"

I'm excited to invite you to a concert that I am co-presenting and performing in on Monday, March 28 at 6 p.m. I will collaborate with violinist. Francisca Mendoza, in her series, Sunset Concerts on the Hudson, in the Hudson Room at Waterside Restaurant (North Bergen, NJ), overlooking the Hudson River and stunning New York skyline.

Feel free to stay and dine in the lower level after the concert.
Hope to see many of you there!

Cristina Altamura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gINqXpg9egA#t=21

"I paired this etude with J.S. Bach's Prelude in D Major (linked below) because they contain strikingly similar ideas. Although each piece seems to be showin...

02/24/2016

Stony Hill Inn Benefit Gala - Altamura Center For The Arts & Cultures

Announcing our new benefit event on May 6th at the Stony Hill Inn, a super concert event not to be missed!
http://altocanto.org/event/stony-hill-inn/

STONY HILL INN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK 231 POLIFLY ROAD, HACKENSACK, N.J. RESERVE THE DATE Fri, May 6, 2016 6:30 pm Excellence in Cuisine….joins….Excellence in Performance A package out of your dreams! Memorable gift for MOTHERS!! The Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition Winners Plus T…

02/24/2016

Reserve the date for the Benefit event dinner and super concert
Peace Tour "Reverence for Life" in Poland
STONY HILL INN
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
231 POLIFLY ROAD, HACKENSACK, N.J.

RESERVE THE DATE
Fri, May 6, 2016 6:30 pm

Excellence in Cuisine....joins....Excellence in Performance
Memorable gift for MOTHERS!!
The Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition Winners
Plus Thrilling International Voices, Violinist, Song and Dance
$125 p/p Call 201-863-8724 -
Tax Deductible, N.J. 222 879-137

08/22/2015

Cast of Il matrimonio segreto, August 23 at the Altamura Center for the arts in Round Top, NY

08/21/2015

Soprano Anne Tormela writes about the role of Carolina in Cimarosa's Il matrimonio segreto:

"I am enjoying playing sch a down to earth character who always says what she means and means what she says. She is the straight serious character among all the comedic ones. Even though she is the younger sister she acts more mature and ironically her actions and secret marriage ultimately puts everything in order as it should be."

08/21/2015

Il Matrimonio Segreto, a chamber opera by Domenico Cimarosa

https://roundtown.com/event/9170752/Il-Matrimonio-Segreto-a-chamber-opera-by-Domenico-Cimarosa-Round-Top-NY

Il Matrimonio Segreto, a chamber opera by Domenico Cimarosa - 2:00pm Sun, Aug 23 @ Altamura Center For the Arts, Round Top, NY

08/21/2015

Altamura Center for the Arts rehearsal fotos

08/20/2015

The artists are now in Round Top, NY rehearsing for Il Matrimonio Segreto! pictured here is soprano Anne Tormela.

08/20/2015

Thor Arbjornsson - Tenor

We announce with great pleasure the appearance of Icelandic tenor Thor Arbjonsson in the role of Paulino in the Altamura Center for the Arts in Round Top, NY in its upcoming production of D. Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto on Sunday August 23.

http://www.thorarbjornsson.com/index.html

This webpage is for Opera Singer Thor Arbjornsson.

08/20/2015

I asked Icelandic tenor Thor Arbjornsson to tell us something about the role of Paolino, who is one of the characters in Cimarosa's Il Matrionio Segreto: Thor is part of this production of Cimarosa's masterpiece, which will be performed on Sunday, August 23 at the Altamura Center for the Arts in Round Top, NY. For more information please see www.altocanto.org:

"Paolino is the secretary of Geronimo and also his son law, without his knowledge. He secretly married Carolina without her fathers permission and is trying to get her older sister Elisetta married to the count, for two reasons. One reason is that they believe it will be less of a blow to Geronimo to find out about them if his older daughter Elisetta is already married. Secondly, Paolino will also receive part of the dowry for arranging the marriage for the count.

Paolino is a young intelligent guy that let's his heart sometime make the decision for him. He doesn't quite understand the complications of his actions until after he's made them. There are two sides of him, the secretary that takes his job very seriously and Paolino that's madly in love and makes rash decision."

08/18/2015

Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown trailer Almodovar

I asked baritone/stage director STEFANOS KORONEOS to tell us about "Il Matrimonio Segreto" and what he thinks this work is all about:

"The main theme of Il Matrimonio Segreto are unfulfilled desires and the effect this has on the characters: the tenor wants the soprano; the soprano wants the tenor; the father wants to advance his social status; the baritone wants the soprano who has already married the tenor; the mezzo wants the same tenor too and last but not least, the second soprano wants the baritone (the Count) for the wrong reasons since she is on a mission to become a Countess.
Nothing seems to go their way. Everyone is on the verge of a nervous break down and through out the opera, both the audience experience and characters experiences several breakdowns along the way!

My staging concept was inspired by a scene from a movie by the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar: "Women on the verge of a nervous brake down". There is a scene in which one of the main characters, after trying without success to get her girlfriends to pay attention to her and her tragic (according to her) problems, she decides that the best action to take is to do something very dramatic, like jumping from the balcony. The comedic timing of the scene and the way people relate through drama and false expectations inspired me to build a staging based on the every day drama that we as human beings put up in order to get what what we want. This has become so part of our every day experience that we are actually not always aware of it..."

https://youtu.be/PypMOEKJuh8

Almodóvar's Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown American Trailer. It's a romance, but it's not about love... It's a comedy, but not everyone laughs. It...

08/18/2015

Baritone/Stage Director of the 2015 production of Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto at the Altamura Center for the Arts: Stefanos Koroneos

Recognized internationally as a “winning baritone with comedic skills” Stefanos Koroneos has built a reputation as world-class performer. The 2014 season included performances with the Berlin Philharmonic (Captain Michaelis), the Osnabrück Theater (Fra Melitone in La Forza del Destino) . Gotham Chamber Opera (El Gato con Botas) where he "sang as pompous and portentous a monarch as any fairy tale could desire.” [Parterre] ,” perfectly cast” [NY Times] and” his pleasing baritone suited well the role of the ineffectual King” [Opera News]..He also sang Ford in Falstaff with Taconic Opera and Dulcamara with NROpera.

Extensive engagements and re-engagements throughout Italy include Teatro alla Scala (Vespre sollenae de confessor), the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (Il Viaggio a Reims), the theaters of Lucca (Madame Butterfly), Parma (Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Isabeau), Ravenna (I Vespri Siciliani, Rigoletto, Madame Butterfly), Bussetto (Vespri Siciliani, La Forza del Destino, Rigoletto, La Traviata), Piacenza (Rigoletto, Un Ballo in Maschera) and Modena (I Vespri Siciliani).

Further international engagements include the Bolshoi Opera (Traviata), Seoul Opera (Le Nozze di Figaro), Athens Concert Hall (La Traviata), Oslo’s Den Nye Opera (La Bohème), Freiburg (La Bohème, Madame Butterfly, Carmen), and the London Philharmonic.

08/17/2015

'Secret' opera, short play coming to Round Top

http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/secret-opera-short-play-coming-to-round-top/38874/

Two events with dinner – one opera, one play – fill out the remainder of the summer at the Altamura Center for the Arts in Round Top. First up: “The Secret Marriage (Il matrimonio segreto),” Domeni...

08/17/2015

Il Matrimonio Segreto (The Clandestine Marriage)

http://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/il-matrimonio-segreto-the-clandestine-marriage/Event?oid=2291407

Matrimonio Segreto in the news!

Buffet lunch and hilarious comedy opera.

08/16/2015

Intrigue, love, mayhem and a secret husband

08/05/2015

I asked Maestro Santelli to tell us a little a bit about" Il matrimonio segreto". Italian opera luminaries from the past such as Guilietta Simionato sang this opera both at the beginning and end of her career, and like Nozze di Figaro here in the US, it is part of every young singers's repertoire.

In Maestro's Santelli's words:

Il Matrimonio Segreto (The Clandestine Marriage) is Domenico Cimarosa's only work still to be regularly performed, it is considered one of the greatest 18th century comic operas or opera buffa, The Italian premiere of the opera was at La Scala in 1793. In the occasion of its premiere it is known that emperor Leopold II was so inspired by the performance that he ordered an immediate encore of the entire opera. It has beautiful music with memorable melodies and an intricate comic story centered on love relationships that ends well. The Italian libretto in poetry and rimes is a gem and must have surely played a role with it metric rhythms for Cimarosa’ s own rendition to music.

08/02/2015

Domenico Cimarosa - Il Matrimonio segreto - Fischer-Dieskau, Barenboim (Act 2, Part 2)

Here is another small taste of the marvelous music from the opera The secret marriage by Domenico Cimarosa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SS28OW777w

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) Il Matrimonio segreto (1792) Opera in two acts Libretto :Giovanni Bertati after George Colman the Elder and David Garrick Act 2...