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Joined June 2008
Last October, we held the inspiring online panel “Climate and Opera: Opening the US Conversation” aimed at inspiring other performing arts organizations to take action against #climatechange & put sustainability at the heart of their strategic planning.👇🏽 youtube.com/watch?v=o6OGCbEv…
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This year has been eventful and rewarding for us. At CCO, we are proud of the shows we have staged so far and we are committed to continuing producing and promoting new #opera in the US and abroad. CCO wishes you all a very happy holiday season!
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Tomorrow we will come together through generosity! Please donate to CCO this #GivingTuesday. Your support will help us and all the artists involved in our productions to continue producing and reviving new #opera in 🇺🇸 and abroad. 🙏🏿Make a donation at bit.ly/3EcUi6X.
Such a year! Thanks to our donors we have been able to resume our live productions with two incredible shows in the 🇺🇸 and in 🇪🇺. Consider making a special contribution to support us and all the artists involved in our productions at bit.ly/3TAcOf8.
Such a night! On 10/21, we were privileged to co-present with @NationalSawdust We, The Innumerable by 🇮🇷 female composer @Nilou_Nour. The performance was sold out and featured several artists making CCO debuts. More photos 👉🏾bit.ly/3fgba4k. #IranRevolution #MahsaAmini
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3 reasons why you should join us at @NationalSawdust for the We, The Innumerable tonight 10/21 at 7.30 pm: 🔴 It’s a fantastic production 🔴 You would unite with us in solidarity with the women of 🇮🇷 🔴 You would support contemporary opera Tickets bit.ly/3MTONxS.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE BACK REHEARSING IN NYC! This week, we have been so excited to be back in Manhattan and start the rehearsals for the workshop premiere of We, The Innumerable, on stage on 10/21 at 7:30 pm at @NationalSawdust. Tickets are on sale bit.ly/3EI3tyc.
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“The right thing for me is to be the voice of the people in Iran who are putting their lives on the street." Check @Nilou_Nour’s interview on @vanmusicmag👉🏾bit.ly/3T3Ja2N. Niloufar’s We, The Innumerable, on stage on 10/21 at @NationalSawdust👉🏾bit.ly/3Sc4kLi.
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“Women, life, liberty” - CCO ideally participates in the worldwide protests in solidarity with the Iranian women by staging 🇮🇷 composer @Nilou_Nour's We The Innumerable. More on the story of Roya and her husband Siavash at bit.ly/3Sc4kLi. #IranRevolution #MahsaAmini
#MahsaAmini's name must be a rallying call to us all. No woman should comply with a compulsory dress code or experience any repressive acts. We the Innumerable by 🇮🇷 @Nilou_Nour explores one woman’s courage to resist the distorted reality of despotism👉🏻bit.ly/3DyFFfy.
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In response to @AlinejadMasih's call, CCO share the story of #MahsaAmini, killed by 🇮🇷 police for 'improper hijab'. We, The Innumerable by Iranian composer @Nilou_Nour tells a story of one woman’s courage to demand freedom in the face of state-violence👉🏿bit.ly/3DyFFfy.
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