Below are media samples from past Sotto Voce productions, as well as other related work done by our team.
OPERAS
SOTTO VOCE PRODUCTIONS
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Sotto Voce’s first canonical opera production was W.A. Mozart’s The Magic Flute, presented on February 23rd and 25th 2024 at the UU Church of Buffalo. You can watch the full show at the link below.
You can also check out previews of the show HERE and excerpts from our 2023 relaunch gala “Incantations” HERE.
THE SECOND SIGHT: Sotto Voce’s very first operatic production was the premiere of Jessie Downs’s The Second Sight in 2021. Watch the ‘teaser’ of this production below, or watch the full show HERE.
OTHER OPERAS FROM OUR TEAM
DIDO AND AENEAS: Another recent production by Sotto Voce’s Core Team members Jessie Downs and Alex Huddleston was Dido and Aeneas produced by the UU Church of Buffalo in 2023. Watch the famous Lament below, or view the full opera HERE.
L’Elisir D’Amore: Also in 2023, Jessie and Alex worked with New Jersey’s Opera Magnifico to produce the performance and recording of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. Listen to the famous tenor aria “Una furtiva largrima” below, or watch the full opera HERE.
OTHER PAST EVENTS
Originally, Sotto Voce was founded as a contemporary chamber music ensemble. Examples performances from this repertoire can be found below.
“From the Grammar of Dreams” by Kaija Saariaho, performed on our Rustbelt Tour in Oberlin, OH – 2018
“Selbstbildnis als Laute” by James Weeks, performed at The Cass Project – 2017
“Concealed Imaginings” by Jamie Leigh Sampson – 2018, performed at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
“Buddha” by Julius Eastman, performed at the Burchfield Penney Art Center (Buffalo, NY) – 2017
“Broadloom” by Kala Pierson, performed at Daily Planet Coffee Company with Cleveland’s The Syndicate for the New Arts – 2017
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