MA
OperaHub is dedicated to creating high-quality, unified musical/dramatic experiences through collaboration with local performing and design artists, focusing on innovation and experimentation in all aspects of opera production. We believe that opera performed in an intimate setting gains vibrancy and depth, and that affordable, accessible performance of opera should also be exciting, beautiful, and fresh. We take pride in presenting small, non-standard works and chamber arrangements of standard repertoire.
OperaHub was founded in 2007 by four recent college graduates and has operated under the leadership of Christie Lee Gibson, a longtime performer with the group, since 2012. Since its inception, OperaHub has produced high-quality, intimate presentations of relatively underperformed operas such as Idomeneo, Der Kaiser von Atlantis, L’Heure Espagnole, Der Zwerg, The Long Christmas Dinner, and La Hija de Rappaccini, as well as numerous themed concerts.
Some of our even more innovative offerings have included
- A new a cappella setting of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Michael Ching, which utilized a vocal choir in place of instrumental accompaniment (a “voicestra”);
- The Choose-Your-Own Opera, an hour-long revue that weaves together plot threads from beautiful and playful operatic arias and ensembles while putting the audience in the driver’s seat to make key plot choices;
- An arrangement of L’Incoronazione di Poppea for synthesizer continuo and electronic effects
- Tom Johnson’s Four-Note Opera and Erik Satie’s Socrate, both collaboratively directed by the performers.
We have two shows available for touring:
El Gato con Botas: Xavier Montsalvatge's family-oriented Puss in Boots opera. Gato is a scruffy pet cat who teaches his poor master to believe in the impossible. When he puts on boots and gets dressed for success, he leads us on an outrageous rags-to-riches adventure. Along the way we meet a beautiful and savvy princess, a nasty ogre, and a parade of magical shoes brought to life as animals. This family-friendly one-act fairy tale adventure features tuneful music and fantastical puppetry. Sung in Spanish with English supertitles. Recommended for adults and children ages 5 and up. Available in concert or fully stage versions, with piano accompaniment or an 11-person instrumental ensemble.
The Choose-Your-Own Opera is a playful one-hour revue that weaves beautiful and silly operatic arias and small ensembles into different story threads that the audience gets to choose between at key plot points. Both people who are entirely new to opera and connoisseurs with a sense of humor can enjoy this fun and innovative romp through the repertoire. The cast consists of five singers and one pianist, and the potential musical excerpts in any given show range from Monteverdi to Mozart to Bizet to Verdi and beyond.
Additional Content:
Featuring Lina Marcela Gonzalez, Music Director; Nathan Rodriguez, El Molinero; Roselin Osser, El Gato; Video by t-stop pictures
The Choose-Your-Own Opera Promo Video
Featuring Christie Lee Gibson, Artistic Director & Performer; Adrian Jones, Meghan Zuver, Jennifer Weiman, Paul Shafer, and Nick Place, Performers; Video by t-stop pictures
Institution/Business Type:
Performing Group
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2007
Institution/Business Type:
Performing Group
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2007
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Music - OperaAdditional Disciplines:
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Our productions usually have supertitles, which help both hearing and Deaf audience members understand the text and plot of our stage performances. I believe all of our performance venues have been wheelchair accessible.
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NEST Eligible Artist
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Fee Range:
$1,000 - $4,500State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
6Maximum Number of Performers:
20NEST Eligible Artist
Technical Requirements:
Fee Range:
$1,000 - $4,500State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
6Maximum Number of Performers:
20