Manhattan
Chelsea Opera, a professional company presenting fully staged operas with chamber orchestra, was formed in 2004 by Lynne Hayden-Findlay and Leonarda Priore and has produced 10 mainstage operas. It often performs at St. Peter's Church on 346 West 20th Street.
Staten Island
The Riverside Opera Company is based on Staten Island in New York City. It performes fully and semi-staged productions with full orchestra conducted by Maestro Alan Aurelia. who has conducted in Italy as well as in the U.S. Its singers are winners of open public auditions, held in New York City. It also provides yearly workshops for professional and emerging professional singers and free opera in the schools as educational outreach.
Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre
Queens
Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre performances feature an electrifying repertoire of works by Salvatore LaRussa.
Queens
Thalia Spanish Theatre, the only Hispanic theater in the borough of Queens, produces American and world premieres of bilingual plays by Spanish, Latin-American and Hispanic-American authors performed alternately in English and Spanish, and both traditional and new music and dance pieces.
Tong Xiao Ling Chinese Opera Ensemble
Manhattan
Established in 2005, this company performs classic Beijing Opera works with a full orchestra and costuming for local communities, schools and colleges throughout the metropolitan area. A culmination of over 1,400 years of Chinese Opera, Beijing Opera is itself an art form that is 200 years old. Director Tong Xiao Ling's family has been performing Chinese Opera for four generations. The company seeks to train new artists in this form.
Manhattan
This society furthers the appreciation and performance of the works of the great composer, Robert Wagner (1813-1883). Monthly programs include lectures, films, interviews, receptions, book signings, concerts, a major annual symposium and more.