In this ongoing series, I imagine popular opera characters as if they were living out their lives in 2018 New York City, using actual opera singers.
Opera: La Traviata | Character: Violetta | Singer: Sarah Moulton Faux, soprano | Location: Staten Island Tuberculosis Hospital
The Barber of Seville | Figaro | Matthew Ciuffitelli, baritone | Otis & Finn Barber Shop
The Merry Widow | Hanna | Haley Vick, soprano | Gantry State Plaza
Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Alexis Cregger, soprano | Fairway Market
Pagliacci | Canio | Paolo Buffagni, tenor | Creek and the Cave Comedy Club
La Boheme | Marcello | Jesse Malgieri, baritone | The Bushwick Collective
Tosca | Tosca | Jennifer Gliere, soprano | Empire State Building
Madama Butterfly | Cio-Cio-San | Yoko Yamashita, soprano | Fleet Week