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(Sold Out) Christina and Michelle Naughton: An American in Paris
2018-08-25 19:00 - 21:30, 2018-08-26 19:00 - 21:30, 2018-08-27 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
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The Washington Post writes of twin sister piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton, “They have to be heard to be believed.” And indeed, the pair performs with an almost inconceivably telepathic connection. For The Angel’s Share, the Naughtons will play a program bookended by Leonard Bernstein, in celebration of his 100th birthday year (and because his final resting place is but a stone’s throw from the Catacombs). In between, the sisters will alternate between American and French composers, including Ravel’s shimmering Ma mère l’Oye and Debussy’s En Blanc et Noir.
The Program: Bernstein: “Overture to Candide;” Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye; Nancarrow: Sonatine; Poulenc: Sonata for Four Hands; Bolcom: Recuerdos; Debussy: En Blanc et Noir; Copland: “El Salon” arranged Bernstein
The Performers: Christina Naughton, piano; Michelle Naughton, piano
The Angel’s Share, a new series of opera and chamber music concerts, takes place in Green-Wood’s Catacombs. One of the oldest structures in the 478-acre National Historic Landmark Cemetery, the Catacombs were built in the 1850s and are normally closed to the public. The series takes its name from the distiller’s term for whiskey that evaporates while maturing in the barrel, thus going to the angels.
Each performance includes a pre-concert reception at sunset overlooking New York harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
$75 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $80 for non-members
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Battle of Brooklyn: Commemoration
2018-08-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in 1776 on land that is now a part of Green-Wood, was the first battle of the American Revolution to be waged after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Green-Wood hosts a day of commemoration to honor all those who served to defend the young republic. See parades, cannon fire, horses, and re-enactments. This is a great event for kids and families!
(SOLD OUT) 10 – 11 a.m. – TROLLEY TOUR: Join author and historian Barnet Schecter and Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman for a tour of Green-Wood’s Revolutionary War-related sites. This is a separate, ticketed tour, not included in general registration for the Commemoration events. Please click here to join the waitlist.
11 a.m. – LIFE ON THE BATTLEFIELD: Meet soldiers, their horses, and famous colonial Americans. Historic re-enactors will demonstrate revolutionary weapons and tactics.
12:30 p.m. – BATTLE OF BROOKLYN PARADE: Grab a Revolutionary regiment flag, wave it high, and march to Battle Hill with The Regimental Band of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Begins at the main gate. Free.
1 p.m. – COMMEMORATION CEREMONY: Honor the spirit and heroes of the Battle of Brooklyn at this commemoration on Battle Hill, overlooking New York Harbor.
These events are free, excluding the trolley tour, but please register online so that we can gauge response. We encourage you to consider making an optional donation with your reservation to ensure our ability to continue to offer these events free of charge.
Please note: Attendees must stand within the designated viewing areas when the cannons are being fired. The loud noises can cause permanent damage to the ears or even hearing loss.
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Zen and the Art of Dying
2018-08-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
A conversation with funeral celebrant Zenith Virago
How might friends and family members feel more empowered with the death of a loved one? In what ways can the funeral ceremony provide a space for both celebration and healing?
Join Green-Wood’s death educator Amy Cunningham for an enlightening discussion with acclaimed death celebrant and founder of the Natural Death Centre in Byron Bay, Australia, Zenith Virago about how family-centered memorials can be the best beginning to the grieving process. She will explore how bereavement can be influenced and assisted by meaningful rituals. Virago, an advocate and educator, has been guiding the coastal region of Byron Bay for over 25 years towards a more creative, communal, and celebratory engagement with death and dying.
Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.
This program takes place in our Modern Chapel just to the right after passing through the Gothic Arches at the main entrance. All events will take place rain or shine. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Jazz at Twilight
2018-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | NY
Celebrate summer at Green-Wood! Arrive just before the sun begins to dip below the horizon to enjoy sweeping views of the cemetery, New York Harbor, and downtown Manhattan awash in dazzling golden light. Then sit back and enjoy tunes from some of the best jazz bands in New York City as they play you into the night. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and take in the ambience of Green-Wood’s magnificent landscape at sunset.

Thursday, June 28, 2018; 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Brain Cloud (Western Swing)

Thursday, July 19, 2018; 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mara Kaye (Old Time Blues)

Thursday, August 16, 2018; 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Jason Prover and the Sneak Thievery Orchestra (New Orleans Jazz)

Thursday, September 6, 2018; 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Bailsmen (Gypsy Jazz)

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

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Pollinators in Chief
2018-09-08 11:00 - 13:00 | NY
Credit: Evan Rabeck

Stroll through Green-Wood and you will certainly see (and hear) wild bees going about their daily routine. Female bees are collecting nectar and pollen, and males are busily looking for mates. Bee biologist Sarah Kornbluth of the American Museum of Natural History leads this walking tour to highlight how bees live, the resources they need, and where they make their homes across the cemetery. Learn about the diversity of wild bee species (including bumble, carpenter, miner, leaf cutter, sweat, and more) and beecome a bee expert in just two hours.

Comfortable footwear recommended. Brightly colored clothes are discouraged; you’ll get mistaken for a source of nectar.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

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Dead Distillers Trolley Tour
2018-09-08 14:00 - 17:00 | NY
Green-Wood is teaming up with our friends at Kings County Distillery to delve into the storied past of distilling in Brooklyn. The afternoon kicks off with a trolley tour of the cemetery’s “permanent residents” with whiskey connections, including the one and only casualty of the Brooklyn Whiskey Wars of the late 1860s and early 1870s. Afterward, the trolley will head to Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard where visitors will see first-hand how whiskey is made and enjoy a tasting of four delectable varieties.

This tour is based upon the newly published book “Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws who Made American Spirits” by Colin Spoelman, co-founder and Master Distiller at Kings County Distillery. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the distillery.

You must be 21 or older to participate in this tour; I.D. required.

$35 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $40 for non-members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Birding in Peace
2018-09-09 06:30 - 08:00, 2018-09-23 06:30 - 08:00, 2018-10-07 07:15 - 08:45 | NY
Before our gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads these peaceful Sunday morning walking tours to discover the birds that make Green-Wood their home – at least temporarily. By September, offspring of these nesting birds will be on their own. Returning warblers will be in their less flamboyant fall plumage. Large numbers of blackbirds, flycatchers, sparrows, vireos, and swallows will also be passing through. By October, waterfowl are returning, and we’ll look for raptors heading south. November will bring back our overwintering feathered denizens from the north.

$10 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $15 for non-members

For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance.

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Death Café
2018-09-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-09-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-10-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
The Death Café is inspired by the centuries-old European salon (or café), an informal gathering to discuss philosophical, political or scientific ideas. In 2011, British entrepreneur Jon Underwood brought this concept to discussions of the most universal topic of all: death. Underwood’s intention was to provide an opportunity to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” Today, there are over 4,400 Death Cafes in 26 countries around the world.
Green-Wood is proud to host monthly gatherings of the Death Café here in our beautiful, modern chapel. Amy Cunningham, death educator and creator of the Brooklyn-based blog TheInspiredFuneral.com, invites participants to share their thoughts and feelings on death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges, without an agenda. Tea and light snacks are provided.
“A place for people to discuss our inevitable fate.” – Gothamist
“It’s a reversal for American culture, which for a long time has shied away from these conversations.” – Village Voice
“[E]ncouraging people to talk about death more freely and naturally.” – Haaretz
Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.
This program takes place in our Modern Chapel just to the right after passing through the Gothic Arches at the main entrance. All events will take place rain or shine. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Brooklyn and the Civil War
2018-09-15 10:00 - 12:00 | NY
During the Civil War, Brooklyn was the third largest city in the Union, and more than 30,000 of its residents enlisted as soldiers and sailors. Join Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman and writer Matthew Dellinger as they share the stories of Brooklynites who took up arms: Clarence D. MacKenzie, the 12 year-old drummer boy who became the first casualty of the Civil War from Kings County; Colonel Edward Fowler who led the 14th Brooklyn Infantry at Gettysburg; Brooklyn native “The Gallant Samuel Sims,” who died at the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia; and many others. The tour will also explore the crucial role of women on the home front, namely those who organized The Brooklyn Sanitary Fair of 1864, which raised funds for clothing and medical supplies for the troops.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Check-in will take place by the Gothic Arch at our Main Entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Become a Citizen Pruner
2018-09-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-09-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-10-04 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-10-11 18:30 - 20:30 | NY
Stewardship and pruning hugely reduce a tree’s vulnerability to common urban threats such as pedestrian and vehicular traffic, drought and storms. In New York City, where there is limited funding for tree maintenance but significant need, Citizen Pruners provides a great asset to our urban environment. Join fellow nature lovers and urbanists to become licensed to take care of NYC’s street trees.
The 12-hour Citizen Pruner Course consists of 5 sessions – 4 in the classroom and 1 field outing.
Price: $100, or $15 for residents of Sunset Park (zip codes 11232 and 11220)
Visit TreesNY website, www.treesny.org, for more information and to reserve your space.
GIVE TREES A CHANCE
Environmental Justice in South Brooklyn

Green-Wood’s own neighborhood, Sunset Park, is one of the fastest growing and most diverse neighborhoods in all of New York City. Yet, it also faces serious environmental challenges. Car and truck exhaust from the Gowanus Expressway and industrial emissions from its small manufacturers create higher than average levels of harmful air pollution. Street trees to the rescue! They’re nature’s miracle workers: they intercept and absorb storm water runoff, provide oxygen, fight climate change, and lower air temperatures.
The 6,500 street trees of Sunset Park have a job to do. And they need all the help they can get! Together with TreesNY, Green-Wood’s horticulture staff is training a team of tree advocates! If you care about the environment, join us. TreesNY works with both youth and adult volunteers and works throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
Funding for this project is provided by the NYS Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant Program of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

"Bridging Two Worlds" Opening Party
2018-09-21 18:30 - 20:30 | NY
Credit: Shannon Taggart

Enjoy a special preview celebration of “Bridging Two Worlds” with the exhibition curators, participating artists, and collectors.

PLEASE NOTE: This event takes place at the Fort Hamilton Gatehouse NOT the main entrance of Green-Wood. The Gatehouse is located at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place, easily accessible on the F and G trains at Fort Hamilton Station. The exhibition and library space are not handicapped accessible.

Refreshments will be served.

$5 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $10 for non-members

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Black in Nineteenth-Century Brooklyn
2018-09-22 11:00 - 15:00 | NY
In 1838, just eleven years after New York State abolished slavery, a free Black man named James Weeks made his first purchase of land in Brooklyn. In the same year, Green-Wood Cemetery was established as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States.
This tour begins with a survey of the many prominent Black New Yorkers and abolitionists laid to rest at the Cemetery, including Margaret Pine (1778–1857), the last woman to have lived as a slave in New York, Susan Smith McKinney Steward (1847–1918), whose family owned land in Weeksville and who became first black female doctor in the state, and the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1959–1988), among many others. Then we head to Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights to learn about its history (one of America’s largest free Black communities prior to the Civil War) through the stories of its residents.

$35 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $40 for non-members
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.
This trolley tour begins and ends at Green-Wood. A box lunch will be provided. Please email events@green-wood.com with any food allergies. Check-in will take place by the Gothic Arch at our Main Entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street.
Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Day of Remembrance
2018-09-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Sean Sime
Remembrance is a unifying force when the pain of separation is validated and shared. This special evening embraces both the sadness and wisdom that stems from the loss of a loved one. With carefully selected poetry and music, we will share a beautiful series of rituals designed to heal and restore. The evening will conclude with the lighting of memorial lanterns at sunset and launching them onto Valley Water, a glacial pond near Green-Wood’s historic chapel.

Whether you have experienced loss recently or years ago, and whether your loved one is interred at Green-Wood or not, you are warmly invited to join us. Family members and friends may attend together, although everyone will find companionship with the others in attendance.

Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.

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Victorian Fads
2018-09-23 15:30 - 17:30 | NY
From arsenic complexion cream and electric corsets, to séances and spirit photography, the Victorians missed no opportunity to jump on the bandwagon of wacky and sometimes outrageously dangerous fads. On this tour, discover complex and compelling figures behind these crazes, such as the curious lengths to which Victorian women went to achieve ultra-white skin and the strange and dangerous obsession with green dye in the fashions of the day.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Check-in will take place by the Gothic Arch at our Main Entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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(SOLD OUT) The JACK Quartet: Modern Medieval
2018-09-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
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The JACK Quartet were called “superheroes of the new music world” by The Boston Globe, and there could be no more apt description for this endlessly adventurous ensemble. They’ve played pieces completely in the dark, performed on a raft in the middle of a lake, and more. For The Angel’s Share, they will play an extraordinary program that follows a musical thread from medieval plainsong through to the present day, drawing sonic similarities from wildly divergent works and echoing the timelessness of the space surrounding them.
The Program: Solage – Fumeux Fume part Fumee; Rodericus – Angelorum Psalat arr. Christopher Otto; Thomas Morley – Cristes Crosse; Chaya Czernowin – String Quartet; Brian Ferneyhough – Dum Transisset; Marc Sabat – Jean-Phillipe Rameau
The Performers: Christopher Otto, violin; Austin Wulliman, violin; John Pickford Richards, viola; Jay Campbell, cello
The Angel’s Share, a new series of opera and chamber music concerts, takes place in Green-Wood’s Catacombs. One of the oldest structures in the 478-acre National Historic Landmark Cemetery, the Catacombs were built in the 1850s and are normally closed to the public. The series takes its name from the distiller’s term for whiskey that evaporates while maturing in the barrel, thus going to the angels.
Each performance includes a pre-concert reception at sunset overlooking New York harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
$75 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $80 for non-members
PLEASE NOTE: Ticketholders must be 21 years or older.
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Sculpture in Gotham
2018-09-26 18:30 - 19:30 | NY
Art historian and Stony Brook professor Michele Bogart’s new book, Sculpture in Gotham: Art and Urban Renewal in New York City, explores how The Big Apple became an epicenter for public art in the second half of the twentieth century. Her research tracks the ways artists and civic leaders respond to the turbulent political and social climate to make dynamic and aspiring projects.

Tickets are free, but reservation is required as space is limited.

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The Wicker Man: Ancient Origins and Modern Revival
2018-09-27 19:00 - 20:30 | NY
Each year in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, a towering figure made of wicker known as “The Man” is ceremoniously set ablaze at the culmination of Burning Man, the iconoclastic festival of community and art. The Wicker Man, however, dates back to the ancient Celtic world, when the Druids burned these giant figures in effigy, purportedly sometimes containing human sacrifices. This lecture, led by former lawyer turned religious studies scholar Amy Slonaker, explores the history and modern revival of the Wicker Man in neo-pagan rites and pop culture events and where legend and fact diverge.

$10 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $15 for non-members

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Even More Tiffany
2018-09-29 11:00 - 14:00 | NY
Green-Wood is home to a spectacular collection of stained glass windows designed by prominent artists of nineteenth century, including Louis Comfort Tiffany and John La Farge. Join Lindsy Parrott (director and curator at the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass), Julie Sloan (a leading expert on and conservator of American stained glass), Kent Watkins (biographer of Mary Tillinghast, a little-known, but immensely talented stained glass artist who is interred at Green-Wood), and Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman for the second part of this incredibly popular tour. Your guides will share their expertise while guiding you across the Cemetery’s 478 acres in the comfort of the Green-Wood’s trolley, between stops at historic mausoleums.

For security reasons, no photography will be permitted on this tour.

$40 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $45 for non-members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Check-in will take place by the Gothic Arch at our Main Entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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A Walk Through Time
2018-09-29 13:00 - 15:00 | NY
Architectural historian and author Francis Morrone has been named by Travel and Leisure magazine as one of the thirteen best tour guides in the world. Join him for his wit, wisdom and unique perspective on Green-Wood.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

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Open Doors
2018-09-30 12:00 - 16:00 | NY
It’s back! One of Green-Wood’s most popular events returns with an afternoon of exploring some of the Cemetery’s most impressive and elaborate nineteenth-century mausoleums. Peek inside the elaborate gates of these ancient stone structures to view stunning examples of Green-Wood’s distinct architecture. At each location, docents will offer a glimpse into the lives of the personalities who now rest in these opulent edifices.

Comfortable footwear is recommended. Special maps with a recommended walking route are provided at check-in at Green-Wood’s main entrance. This is a walking tour, with occasional “hop on – hop off” trolley service along the route.

Check-in begins at 12 PM, but the tour is self-paced and continues until 4 PM. Feel free to check-in after 12 PM and tour at your leisure.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

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(Sold Out) Gregg Kallor: Sketches from Frankenstein (World Premiere)
2018-10-10 18:30 - 21:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
This event is completely sold out. Select another Angel’s Share event (Concerts in the Catacombs) in the summer series.
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Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein was published 200 years ago. But far from the grunting Hollywood brutishness of Boris Karloff, the original told the heartbreaking story of a living, feeling creature, brought into the world only to be forsaken by his creator and left to fend for himself in a hostile world. Drawing the parallels to modern society, pianist/composer Gregg Kallor will offer the World Premiere of a new suite of operatic sketches based on the monster’s harrowing tale, in a partnership with On Site Opera. The program will also feature his other acclaimed vocal works, and the premiere of a solo piano piece in tribute to Leonard Bernstein.
The Program: Kallor: Sketches from Frankenstein Suite (World Premiere), and other works
Music by Gregg Kallor
Directed by Sarah Meyers
Lighting by Tláloc López-Watermann
Costumes by Fay Eva
The Singers:
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Jeremiah, baritone
Brian Cheney, tenor
The Orchestra:
Gregg Kallor, piano
Joshua Roman, cello
The Angel’s Share, a new series of opera and chamber music concerts, takes place in Green-Wood’s Catacombs. One of the oldest structures in the 478-acre National Historic Landmark Cemetery, the Catacombs were built in the 1850s and are normally closed to the public. The series takes its name from the distiller’s term for whiskey that evaporates while maturing in the barrel, thus going to the angels.
Each performance includes a pre-concert reception at sunset overlooking New York harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
$75 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $80 for non-members
PLEASE NOTE: Ticketholders must be 21 years or older.
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New or renewing members are entitled to one free tour ticket a year! This could be a free ride: Click here for all of our membership levels and information. Free tickets must be arranged by phone. Please call (718)210-3080 to redeem.
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