When the curtain closed on the Amato Opera earlier this year, it also closed on a piece of Bowery history: After 61 seasons, the feisty company—squeezed in next to the former CBGB—succumbed to land sharks when impresario and conductor Tony Amato announced he was retiring and selling the 107-seat house. With the company’s final bow in May, though, came news of a promising coda, as several company members announced the formation of the Amore Opera Company.
And you can read the rest of my breaking news over at The Volume…and thanks to Opera Chic for pointing out (way earlier in the year) this fabulous set of award-winning Amato photographs. I kind of want one of these for my wall.
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In case you were wondering, the photo is taken in the Amato dressing room (obviously) during a performance of Carmen (when, I can’t recall). And in case you were wondering who is in the photo, from left to right, it’s:
Ralph Augsberger
Graeme Biervliet Schranz
Yours truly and
Angel Vail in the dress and wig.
Cheers!