


SAS Performing Arts Celebrates our 5th Anniversary Season

SAS OPERA STUDIO:
ROLE 2025
July 6 - 27 NYC
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"combine the art of living a role with its musical form and the technique of singing"
SAS Performing Arts Presents An Afternoon at the Opera: The Radio Days

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 March 30 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






Our Cast
Lara Michole Tillotson - Mezzo Soprano
Clara Luz Iranzo - Soprano
Chris Drago Fistonich - Baritone
Monica Camafreita - Soprano
Paul Fraccalvieri - Actor
Deborah Surdi - Soprano
Daryl Glenn - Actor
Jon Audric Nelson - Music Director/Radio Program
Eric Malson - Music Director/ Collaborative Pianist - The Old Maid and the Thief.
Stephen Scovass - Director




SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios 2024 Year in Review

"Great concert. The opera singers were so good and the program was wonderful. A wonderful way to spend the afternoon.".
Our Emerald Opera Gala Sunday
March 17, 2024
"The opera gala was absolutely superb and the music was sublime. What an incredible event. I look forward to more of these."
SAS Perfroming Arts Concert Opera Wagner Gala on June 2, 2024 Honoring American Dramatic Soprano Luana DeVol.
Our program include selections from Tannhauser, Das Rheingold, Parsifal, and Die Walkure, featuring the complete first act of this masterwork. A portion of the proceeds were donated to the SAS Performing Arts Company Luana DeVol scholarship for the Dramatic Voice.
From left to right Bass Virdell Williams, Mezzo Soprano Lara Tillotson, Soprano's Gillian Watson, Monica Camafreita, Collaborative Pianist Eric Malson, Founder and Artistic Director Stephen Scovasso, Bass Alex Adams-Leytes, Soprano Kirsten Chambers, Tenor: Jon Janacek and seated is Dramatic Soprano Luana DeVol.

"The pianist was amazing with the singers one better than others, I hope they will have more performances like that, really appreciated by me and my friends."
"For a person who does not want to sit through hours of full length Wagner operas, this Gala provided attendees with a group of exerpts from Wagner's various operas performed by gifted singers.”
Bernstein - Trouble in Tahiti and a Century of Puccini
Sunday September 29, 2024




SAS Performing Arts Concert Opera presented a double bill of Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti paired with a remembrance of the centennial of the death of Giacomo Puccini.
The first half of our double bill presented a unique opportunity to explore Bernstein's 'Americanness' through his 1952 opera Trouble in Tahiti. This opera, a portrayal of a dysfunctional married couple, Dinah and Sam, in the 1950s, a reflection of Bernstein's own parents, takes us through a day in their life. Sam's obsession with money and superiority and Dinah's struggles as a wife and mother are beautifully depicted in the score, infused with Jazz, a testament to Bernstein's musical genius.
The second half of the program, we payed a reverent tribute to the centennial of Puccini's death with excerpts from all his famous operas Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West, La Rondine, and Turandot.
The exciting cast gave an incredible performance and the near capacity audience were very appreciative.
Participating Artists: Sopranos Rebecca Kidnie, Kirsten Chambers, Gillian Watson, Monica Camafreita and Melanie Spector Mezzo Soprano Annie Chester Tenors: Eric Sebek and Christopher Trapani Baritones Jonathan Green and Muir Inglis, and Collaborative Pianists Mary Pinto and Nick Stamatakis.
Maestro Stephen Scovasso conducted the Bernstein work and Jenna Stewart co-directed the Bernstein work with Stephen Scovasso.
Trouble in Tahiti is presented by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Agent for Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC, publisher and copyright owner.
The Reviews are in..
"Wonderful!”
L. M.
"Puccini for a solid hour! What a treat! Really really enjoyed it. Singers were superb.”
Harry T C., NYC
"Both "Trouble in Tahiti" and the Puccini arias and duets from his various operas were well sung. Everyone was in good voice.”
Dennis Rager, Bronx
"The Gala was wonderful. All the opera singers were so talented and sang beautifully. The program was exciting. Can’t think of a more enjoyable way to spend an afternoon”
S. R., New York, New York. USA
"This concert was fantastic! From beginning to end- the singing talent was incredible! I was really impressed. Thank-you!!”
Joanne Green
"This program included 2 parts. In the second part, which was also my favorite, opera singers performed Puccini compositions from about 8 different operas. Thoroughly enjoyable! The voices were exquisite! The first part of the program included some of the same singers performing Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti.” For this opera, the singers also acted out the scenes which made it very comparable to seeing the actual opera.”
J. G., N
"Loved it. All of it.”
Barbara Ellin, NYC