Building community through the magic of Opera.

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Your friendly neighborhood opera company!

Our Mission

We at The Opera Next Door (TOND) aim towards fostering relationships with and within communities by creating immersive, site-specific opera productions in collaboration with community groups and leaders in diverse, working-class New York neighborhoods.

 

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Happy #WorldOperaDay 🎭🎫🎶 to all! Has it really been three? 🥹Here’s a look back to our productions first three productions! 🔸Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”(2021) 🔸Sunden’s “Great Moments in Human History&r
Happy #WorldOperaDay 🎭🎫🎶 to all! Has it really been three? 🥹Here’s a look back to our productions first three productions! 🔸Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”(2021) 🔸Sunden’s “Great Moments in Human History” (World Premiere, 2022) 🔸Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” (2022) 📸 @krystalconye & @ryntorn . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc
✨THANK YOU✨ To our artists, our team, our audience, our neighbors, our family…THANK YOU for believing in The Opera Next Door. It takes a village and everything is possible when we join forces towards creating unforgettable memories like these 🫶🏼💛💫 #tbt Until next time, neighbors! . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief #ittakesavillage
✨MEET THE TEAM ✨ Hello neighbors and happy Thursday!!! Jus two more days to our last performance of Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” 🎶 Meet this dynamic duo, our fabulous Staging Team! See you this Saturday, September 17t
✨MEET THE TEAM ✨ Hello neighbors and happy Thursday!!! Jus two more days to our last performance of Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” 🎶 Meet this dynamic duo, our fabulous Staging Team! See you this Saturday, September 17th in Bed-Stuy, BK! . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief
Happy Hump day, Neighbors! Did you miss our Chelsea performance of “The Old Maid and the thief”? 🎭 Fear not! We coming to Bed-Stuy, BK to bring this fabulous new production to all…so save the date! 👉🏼September 17th at 6pm | W
Happy Hump day, Neighbors! Did you miss our Chelsea performance of “The Old Maid and the thief”? 🎭 Fear not! We coming to Bed-Stuy, BK to bring this fabulous new production to all…so save the date! 👉🏼September 17th at 6pm | Willoughby Avenue between Marcy Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Leaving these photos as a teaser 😈 you cannot miss it! 📸 by Kathryn Tornelli @ryntorn . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief
✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨ Happy Tuesday, Neighbors! ☔️ We want to start this day by introducing our Musical Team! This week we’re coming to Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn to bring our newest production Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” 🎭
✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨ Happy Tuesday, Neighbors! ☔️ We want to start this day by introducing our Musical Team! This week we’re coming to Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn to bring our newest production Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” 🎭 Don’t miss it! Coming September 17th! . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief
Happy Monday, neighbors…what a weekend…We are still over the moon 🌙 There’s no words to describe the magic that we felt on our opening night ✨ …a giant THANK YOU seems suitable. September 10th, 2022. Chelsea, NY Brookl
Happy Monday, neighbors…what a weekend…We are still over the moon 🌙 There’s no words to describe the magic that we felt on our opening night ✨ …a giant THANK YOU seems suitable. September 10th, 2022. Chelsea, NY Brooklyn…we’re coming to you next September 17th! 📸 Kathryn Tornelli @ryntorn . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief
✨ MEET THE CAST ✨ Hello Neighbors! We can’t forget to introduce our fabulous Cast of singers for this upcoming production 💖👏🏼 You can catch them in Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief”, our latest production 🎭 NYC an
✨ MEET THE CAST ✨ Hello Neighbors! We can’t forget to introduce our fabulous Cast of singers for this upcoming production 💖👏🏼 You can catch them in Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief”, our latest production 🎭 NYC and BK, here we come! . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief #castreveal
#tbt to last Tuesday when we had a very successful SITZPROBE! The Old Maid and the Thief is having its opening night this Saturday, September 10th in Chelsea, Manhattan! Do not miss it, neighbors!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🗣🗣🗣🎶🎶🎶 . . . #theoperanextdoo
#tbt to last Tuesday when we had a very successful SITZPROBE! The Old Maid and the Thief is having its opening night this Saturday, September 10th in Chelsea, Manhattan! Do not miss it, neighbors!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🗣🗣🗣🎶🎶🎶 . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief
Hello lovely Neighbors 😍💛🎶 September is here and our Opening Show is just around the corner and WE ARE ECSTATIC!!!🤩🤩🤩 FIRST SHOW: September 10th at 6pm | West 21st between 9th Ave. & 10th Ave. None of this would be possible without the
Hello lovely Neighbors 😍💛🎶 September is here and our Opening Show is just around the corner and WE ARE ECSTATIC!!!🤩🤩🤩 FIRST SHOW: September 10th at 6pm | West 21st between 9th Ave. & 10th Ave. None of this would be possible without the collaboration of our fabulous host @mbanikarim and the community in Chelsea. Shout out to Jim @heyjimsaylor and Ron for welcoming us with open arms to their beautiful block #ittakesavillage ❤️ . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief #neighbors #chelsea
It’s almost the weekend, neighbors! Swipe 👈🏼 for a few #funfacts 🤪🤪🤪 about our upcoming opera production The Old Maid and the thief…you curious what it’s about?Do not miss it to find out! Performances on September 10th and
It’s almost the weekend, neighbors! Swipe 👈🏼 for a few #funfacts 🤪🤪🤪 about our upcoming opera production The Old Maid and the thief…you curious what it’s about?Do not miss it to find out! Performances on September 10th and September 17th…more details on the LINK in our BIO! 😉 . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #radioopera #theoldmaidandthethief
Happy Monday, neighbors! ☕️ Photo dump of last week’s staging rehearsals at both locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn…it’s looking great!!! Will you join us in our upcoming September performances? Do not miss Menotti’s The O
Happy Monday, neighbors! ☕️ Photo dump of last week’s staging rehearsals at both locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn…it’s looking great!!! Will you join us in our upcoming September performances? Do not miss Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief on September 10th and 17th 😎😎😎 🔗 IN BIO . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #rehearsal #staging ##production
Happy Friday!!! 🌤 Have you ever caught us in the middle of rehearsal on a stoop? Let us know in the comment section! On site staging rehearsals have began and our amazing musical, staging and production teams have been getting ready to welcome ou
Happy Friday!!! 🌤 Have you ever caught us in the middle of rehearsal on a stoop? Let us know in the comment section! On site staging rehearsals have began and our amazing musical, staging and production teams have been getting ready to welcome our singers to our “stage”! If you ever catch us rehearsing, stop by and say what’s up 🤗 we love meeting all of you and we’re happy to have you have a sneak peek. . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #rehearsal #staging ##production
#tbt #fromthearchives Wow, neighbors! 🐶🐶🐶 Today we are walking down memory lane and we ran into this very touching moment from last year’s production Così fan tutte in Bed-Stuy, BK. It is common in the theater world for performers to have a little pre-performance ritual to hype and support each other right before stepping “on stage”…so sharing this moment really gives us all the feels🥹❤️ Do not miss our upcoming performance of our second production The Old Maid and the Thief by Gian Carlo Menotti, coming to you this September! *LINK IN BIO* Happy Thursday! 🌟 . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #preperformanceritual #operasingersofinstagram #teamwork
✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨ Well hello there, neighbors! We are so happy to share the dates for our upcoming performances in both Manhattan and Brooklyn! SEPTEMBER 10th | Chelsea, NY West 21st St between 9th Ave & 10th Ave 6pm SEPTEMBER 17th | Bed-Stuy
✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨ Well hello there, neighbors! We are so happy to share the dates for our upcoming performances in both Manhattan and Brooklyn! SEPTEMBER 10th | Chelsea, NY West 21st St between 9th Ave & 10th Ave 6pm SEPTEMBER 17th | Bed-Stuy, BK Willoughby Ave between Nostrand Ave & Marcy Ave 6pm So don’t forget to bring your chair, snacks and to enjoy the show! 🤩👏🏼🎹🎭 WE ARE ECSTATIC!!! 🌟🌟🌟 Much love neighbors!!! 💖💖💖 P.S. Shoutout to the fabulous @zumbambico 🐛 for creating this poster (and another two!) for our second production…CHECK OUR STORIES to see the other two!!! . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #theoldmaidandthethief #illustration #operasingersofinstagram
Happy Tuesday neighbors! 🙌🏼 We’ve been MIA due to an overwhelming amount of work…isn’t it a shame? 😵‍💫 BUT! Rehearsals for our upcoming production of The Old Maid and the Thief are on full speed! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 We are working hard to make this an awesome experience for you and all of our artists 🥰💛 Here’s a sneak peek of one of our music rehearsals! Hope you can join us in our upcoming performances coming soon in September! . . . #theoperanextdoor #tond #meetopera #operaisopen #operacompany #brooklyn #nyc #bedstuy #classicalmusic #opera #music #follow #mysecretnyc #theoldmaidandthethief #rehearsal #operasingersofinstagram
Happy #WorldOperaDay 🎭🎫🎶 to all! Has it really been three? 🥹Here’s a look back to our productions first three productions! 🔸Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”(2021) 🔸Sunden’s “Great Moments in Human History&r
✨THANK YOU✨ To our artists, our team, our audience, our neighbors, our family…THANK YOU for believing in The Opera Next Door. It takes a village and everything is possible when we join forces towards creating unforgettable memories like thes
✨MEET THE TEAM ✨ Hello neighbors and happy Thursday!!! Jus two more days to our last performance of Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” 🎶 Meet this dynamic duo, our fabulous Staging Team! See you this Saturday, September 17t Happy Hump day, Neighbors! Did you miss our Chelsea performance of “The Old Maid and the thief”? 🎭 Fear not! We coming to Bed-Stuy, BK to bring this fabulous new production to all…so save the date! 👉🏼September 17th at 6pm | W ✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨ Happy Tuesday, Neighbors! ☔️ We want to start this day by introducing our Musical Team! This week we’re coming to Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn to bring our newest production Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief” 🎭 Happy Monday, neighbors…what a weekend…We are still over the moon 🌙 There’s no words to describe the magic that we felt on our opening night ✨ …a giant THANK YOU seems suitable. September 10th, 2022. Chelsea, NY Brookl ✨ MEET THE CAST ✨ Hello Neighbors! We can’t forget to introduce our fabulous Cast of singers for this upcoming production 💖👏🏼 You can catch them in Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief”, our latest production 🎭 NYC an #tbt to last Tuesday when we had a very successful SITZPROBE! The Old Maid and the Thief is having its opening night this Saturday, September 10th in Chelsea, Manhattan! Do not miss it, neighbors!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🗣🗣🗣🎶🎶🎶 . . . #theoperanextdoo Hello lovely Neighbors 😍💛🎶 September is here and our Opening Show is just around the corner and WE ARE ECSTATIC!!!🤩🤩🤩 FIRST SHOW: September 10th at 6pm | West 21st between 9th Ave. & 10th Ave. None of this would be possible without the It’s almost the weekend, neighbors! Swipe 👈🏼 for a few #funfacts 🤪🤪🤪 about our upcoming opera production The Old Maid and the thief…you curious what it’s about?Do not miss it to find out! Performances on September 10th and Happy Monday, neighbors! ☕️ Photo dump of last week’s staging rehearsals at both locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn…it’s looking great!!! Will you join us in our upcoming September performances? Do not miss Menotti’s The O Happy Friday!!! 🌤 Have you ever caught us in the middle of rehearsal on a stoop? Let us know in the comment section! On site staging rehearsals have began and our amazing musical, staging and production teams have been getting ready to welcome ou
#tbt #fromthearchives Wow, neighbors! 🐶🐶🐶 Today we are walking down memory lane and we ran into this very touching moment from last year’s production Così fan tutte in Bed-Stuy, BK. It is common in the theater world for performers
✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨ Well hello there, neighbors! We are so happy to share the dates for our upcoming performances in both Manhattan and Brooklyn! SEPTEMBER 10th | Chelsea, NY West 21st St between 9th Ave & 10th Ave 6pm SEPTEMBER 17th | Bed-Stuy
Happy Tuesday neighbors! 🙌🏼 We’ve been MIA due to an overwhelming amount of work…isn’t it a shame? 😵‍💫 BUT! Rehearsals for our upcoming production of The Old Maid and the Thief are on full speed! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 We are wor
 
 

The Opera Next Door

On May 22nd and 23rd of 2021, against all odds, The Opera Next Door presented Mozart’s Così fan tutte on the stoops of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

 

Saturday Cast-May 22nd, 2021

Sunday Cast- May 23rd, 2021

“Overjoyed…from the music, the artists, the experience, and the company I shared it with. I’ve been a singer and lover of classical music for so long, but never would I imagine that my very first time seeing Opera live would take place on a stoop in Brooklyn.”

— Lia Robertson, Professional dancer and coach

“The Opera Next Door single-handedly opened my eyes to the beauty, storytelling, and transcendence of opera. With clever supertitles, modern references, and a stellar cast, TOND welcomed me into Mozart’s world, and provided me with a deeper understanding and appreciation for this art form. I’ll never forget those summer performances, sitting on the block with New Yorkers from every walk of life - it was pure magic.”

— Kristina Dominick, Host of With the Band podcast

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