Upcoming Performances
OFF WITH HIS HEAD: a concert of excerpts from Donizetti's Roberto Devereux
April 21st, 2023, 7:00pm
location: St. John's in the Village (218 West 11th Street (corner of W. 11th and Waverly) New York, NY 10014)
Join composer/pianist Felix Jarrar for "OFF WITH HIS HEAD: a concert of excerpts from Donizetti's Roberto Devereux".
Donizetti's Roberto Devereux is the last work he wrote as part of the so-called 'Donizetti Queens' trilogy, a series of three operas that dramatize important icons in Tudor history. One of his finest operas, this work is a dramatic (and mostly fictitious) representation of the downfall of the Earl of Essex and the love triangle that leads to his tragic fate. Acclaimed soprano Natalie Polito takes on the mantle of the notoriously challenging part of Elisabetta opposite rising tenor Gabriel Hernandez, who stars as the titular Roberto. Joining them in this concert are bass-baritone Andrew Dwan as Nottingham and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks, who will portray Sara. Felix Jarrar will accompany from the piano and serve as the music director/coach for this production.
"OFF WITH HIS HEAD: a concert of excerpts from Donizetti's Roberto Devereux" goes up at St. John's in the Village on Friday, April 21st, 2023 at 7pm. CLICK HERE for tickets!
April 21st, 2023, 7:00pm
location: St. John's in the Village (218 West 11th Street (corner of W. 11th and Waverly) New York, NY 10014)
Join composer/pianist Felix Jarrar for "OFF WITH HIS HEAD: a concert of excerpts from Donizetti's Roberto Devereux".
Donizetti's Roberto Devereux is the last work he wrote as part of the so-called 'Donizetti Queens' trilogy, a series of three operas that dramatize important icons in Tudor history. One of his finest operas, this work is a dramatic (and mostly fictitious) representation of the downfall of the Earl of Essex and the love triangle that leads to his tragic fate. Acclaimed soprano Natalie Polito takes on the mantle of the notoriously challenging part of Elisabetta opposite rising tenor Gabriel Hernandez, who stars as the titular Roberto. Joining them in this concert are bass-baritone Andrew Dwan as Nottingham and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks, who will portray Sara. Felix Jarrar will accompany from the piano and serve as the music director/coach for this production.
"OFF WITH HIS HEAD: a concert of excerpts from Donizetti's Roberto Devereux" goes up at St. John's in the Village on Friday, April 21st, 2023 at 7pm. CLICK HERE for tickets!

SYMPHONY NO. 1 - BANISHING GRIEF by Felix Jarrar
May 13, 2023 at 7pm
Shea Theater Arts Center
Turners Falls, MA
NERO continues its work championing the voices of diverse composers and performers with a world premiere symphony by acclaimed pianist and composer Felix Jarrar, with soloists soprano Maria Brea and tenor Gabriel Enrique Hernandez, followed by one of the most moving symphonies of the 20th Century, a true celebration of the victory of the human spirit against oppression. Cailin Marcel Manson conducts.
Felix Jarrar
Symphony No. 1, "Banishing Grief"
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5
Maria Brea, soprano
Gabriel Enrique Hernandez, tenor
May 13, 2023 at 7pm
Shea Theater Arts Center
Turners Falls, MA
NERO continues its work championing the voices of diverse composers and performers with a world premiere symphony by acclaimed pianist and composer Felix Jarrar, with soloists soprano Maria Brea and tenor Gabriel Enrique Hernandez, followed by one of the most moving symphonies of the 20th Century, a true celebration of the victory of the human spirit against oppression. Cailin Marcel Manson conducts.
Felix Jarrar
Symphony No. 1, "Banishing Grief"
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5
Maria Brea, soprano
Gabriel Enrique Hernandez, tenor
FOREVER IN A DREAM (Josephine’s Composer Showcase of music by Felix Jarrar)
May 28th, 2023, 6pm
Club Café
209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116
Join rising composer/pianist Felix Jarrar for an evening of works that celebrate love, madness, happiness, and finding your own voice. Jarrar is a composer of over 200 art songs and 13 operas and has premiered work he wrote all across the world the past year from Italy to LA. He now brings these programs of new works to Boston in a concert that solely consists of his original works. FOREVER IN A DREAM will feature Jarrar’s song cycle Mermaids Who Sing and Eclipse (with text by Bea Goodwin), in addition to his fiendishly disorientating Mad Song on a poem of William Blake. Featured guests are acclaimed sopranos Caroline Spaeth and Cynthia López Pérez.
There is NO cover or cost to attend, and all donations go to the artists on the program.
More info can be found HERE!
May 28th, 2023, 6pm
Club Café
209 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116
Join rising composer/pianist Felix Jarrar for an evening of works that celebrate love, madness, happiness, and finding your own voice. Jarrar is a composer of over 200 art songs and 13 operas and has premiered work he wrote all across the world the past year from Italy to LA. He now brings these programs of new works to Boston in a concert that solely consists of his original works. FOREVER IN A DREAM will feature Jarrar’s song cycle Mermaids Who Sing and Eclipse (with text by Bea Goodwin), in addition to his fiendishly disorientating Mad Song on a poem of William Blake. Featured guests are acclaimed sopranos Caroline Spaeth and Cynthia López Pérez.
There is NO cover or cost to attend, and all donations go to the artists on the program.
More info can be found HERE!
