East Village Opera Co.

Saturday, April 12- 7:30 p.m.

Leather pants and violins
Arias and electric guitars. No one puts a fresher, bolder contemporary spin on opera's greatest hits than the East Village Opera Co. Consisting of a powerhouse five-piece band, a string quartet and two outstanding vocalists, The company embraces "the poposity of rock and the pomposity of opera" and blends them into something completely new and intriguing. This live stage concert features popular arias with a rock and roll twist. "We have a profound love and respect for the opera," co-founder Peter Kiesewalter insists. "But it's so dramatic... you need a little bit of irreverence in it."

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