Hudson Valley Friends featuring Jacob Brackman, Mindy Jostyn, ArtSong Nouveau, and Carly Simon
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004
Saturday, August 28, 8:00pm
Many know Carly Simon as the singer/songwriter of such hits as You’re
So Vain, Anticipation, Let the River Run, and I Haven’t
Got Time for the Pain. Fewer know her as the composer of an opera.
Romulus Hunt (named after its 12-year-old protagonist) is a family
opera about divorce. Its characters—Rom’s straitlaced Park Avenue
mother, his narcissistic choreographer of a father, his father’s performance
artist girlfriend, and Rom’s discus coach and imaginary friend, a Rasta
shaman—will be not merely sung, but uncannily brought to life by the classical
ensemble Art Song Nouveau.
This unique evening opens with scenes from the opera, followed by an informal
discussion with Carly. She will be joined onstage by Jacob Brackman, her long-tme
collaborator and co-librettist of Romulus Hunt and Fisher Center Director
Jonathan Levi, the
dramaturg and one of the orginial producers of Romulus Hunt, when it
was presented in 1993 to great acclaim by The Metropolitan Opera Guild and The
Kennedy Center.
The second half of the program will be a one-of-a-kind pop/rock set, with Ms.
Simon and an acoustic band, featuring Peter Calo,
guitar; Mindy Jostyn, violin, harmonica, accordion; Paul Ossola, bass; Peter
Valentine, piano and keyboards; and Sam Zucchini, drums and percussion, as well
as singers from ArtSong Nouveau.
Hudson Valley Friends is a New Vaudeville entertainment,
Jacob Brackman, producing director; Mindy Jostyn, musical director; and featuring
Art Song Nouveau, Emily Weiss Upham, founding director.
Tickets $250 (includes invitation to a private party with the artists following
the show), $75, $40
now on sale, call the box office at (845) 758-7900.
All seats reserved