Excerpts of “Lost in Cyprus” ~ a distillation of Handel’s Tolomeo

Alaysha Fox ~ soprano
Jeffrey Mandelbaum ~ Artistic Director and countertenor
Hans Tashjian ~ bass
Rebecca Pechefsky ~ harpsichord
Edson Scheid ~ violin
Serafim Smigelskiy ~ cello

Join Opera Essentia for a preview of “Lost in Cyprus”, the company’s new distillation of Handel’s Tolomeo (1728), opening Memorial Day weekend in Alphabet City.

Opera Essentia provides under-reached communities with a transfixing art form, for FREE. The company curates the little-known stage works of Handel into one-hour, approachable performances in New York City gardens, libraries, and other neighborhood gathering centers (Alphabet City, Crown Heights, Flushing, etc.) This diverse company presents music which reaches the pinnacle of emotion in art, delivering a transformational experience that all can enjoy.