# Event Details - **Event Name**: Summer Opera Extravaganza - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: escape to an oasis of musical drama with Vira + FriendsAbout this EventSUMMER OPERA EXTRAVAGANZAa concert of beautiful moments in operaEscape to an oasis of musical drama with Vira + Friends. Let soprano Brooke Schooley, contralto Vira Slywotzky, bass Isaiah Musik-Ayala and pianist David Sytkowski be your guides on a journey through the tragedy, comedy, chaos, peace and great humanity that the world of opera encompasses.Questions? Email hello@viraandfriends.orgAbout the performers:After a triumphant debut with the LA Phil in 2024 under the baton of Thomas Adès, American bass has since made debuts with Virginia Opera, Anchorage Opera, the Greenville Symphony, Opera In The Heights in Houston, Opera Modesto, and Festival Opera and Pocket Opera in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a voice that the New York Times has described as “burly and resonant,” and the San Francisco Classical Voice has called “commanding and compelling,” Isaiah has been gaining recognition as a performer to watch.Isaiah performs throughout the United States, with companies including Opera San Jose, Sarasota Opera, Opera Tampa, Savannah Opera, New Amsterdam Opera, New York City Opera, Heartbeat Opera, Chautauqua Opera, West Bay Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Loft Opera, Opera San Luis Obispo, Tel Aviv Summer Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Syracuse Opera, On Site Opera, and the Opera Company of Middlebury.Recent highlights include Melisso in Alcina, Angelotti in Tosca, Vodnik in Rusalka, First Soldier in Salomé, Alidoro in La Cenerentola, Orgon in Tartuffe, Lodovico in Otello, Haly in L’Italiana in Algeri, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, the Bonze in Madama Butterfly, Rocco in Fidelio, Banquo in Macbeth, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin, the Archbishop in The Maid of Orleans, Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Colline in La bohème, Elmiro in Otello, Oroveso in Norma, Phanuel in Hérodiade, the French General in Silent Night, and The Groundskeeper in the new opera Last Days, as well as numerous festival and concert appearances.Coloratura soprano Brooke Schooley has been singing professionally for 15 years, mostly in classical venues in the Northeast. She regularly performs leading coloratura roles with regional opera companies and has appeared with Bronx Opera, Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre, Light Opera of New York, Empire Opera, Delaware Valley Opera and The Martina Arroyo Foundation. She has performed the following roles: Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), Madame Herz (Der Schauspieldirektor), Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Adina (L’Elisir d’Amore), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro), Angelina (Trial by Jury), Monica (The Medium), Lucy (The Telephone), Miss Pinkerton (The Old Maid and the Thief) and Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance).In 2024, Brooke performed her one woman cabaret show, Who Knows Where or When, about the roller coaster of caring for parents with dementia. She is currently working on a new show about her Wall Street career.“SCHOOLEY SHINES…her voice expertly trills and soars as her character fauns, cajoles, argues and laughs, sometimes like a comical singing hyena.” Schmopera“SUCH AN INCREDIBLE VOICE, and the acting chops to go with it. She was a delight…her performance of “Glitter and Be Gay” was out of this world.” Sullivan Valley Democrat“A MARVELOUS LYRIC AS WELL AS SOARING VOICE.” Times Herald-Record has performed principal roles with Seattle Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Chelsea Opera, Center for Contemporary Opera, Sarasota Opera and Boston Midsummer Opera. She has sung concerts, recitals and cabarets in New York City venues from The Duplex to Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and on tour all over the United States. Internationally Slywotzky has been heard in Canada, France, Hungary, Sweden and Wales.A champion of new music, she has workshopped and premiered more than 30 works including songs, full scale opera and narration with orchestra.Since February 2022 Slywotzky has been serving as a cultural ambassador and fundraising for Razom for Ukraine and other organizations providing aid to and supporting Ukraine. Her performances have collected over $275,000.Participant in numerous competitions and winner of awards, most significantly Slywotzky was the sole representative of the USA at the 2009 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.She runs the multiform concert series Vira + Friends and is Member Emeritus on the Board of the Berkshire Opera Festival.“Vira Slywotzky is an immensely talented, charismatic performer who transforms herself, and captivates her audience with her songs and tales.” - The Village ViewDavid Sytkowski is a sought-after pianist, vocal coach, and music director in opera, art song, cabaret and musical theater. He has appeared at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub and Feinstein’s San Francisco, among others. He often collaborates with legendary cabaret artist Justin Vivian Bond.As Artist in Residence at Bard College, he is Music Director for Opera Workshop, leads the Musical Theater Performance Workshop and coaches singers and pianists.He is co-creator of VOWEL MOVEMENTS, a subversive classical/cabaret/drag project with Pretty Lamé, made possible by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. It premiered at Hudson Hall in June 2023 and remounted at ICA Miami in February 2024.Other recent 2025 projects include the production premiere of Steven Schoenberg’s and Richard Michelson’s Dear Edvard at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse; Woo Girl Miracles! with Justin Vivian Bond (Joe’s Pub); Giulio Cesare with director RB Schlather (Hudson Hall); Assassins (Fisher Center at Bard); recitals with contralto Vira Slywotzky (NYC, Boston and New Hampshire).Vira Slywotzky founded in May 2018 with the intent of bringing people together to enjoy the live performance of music written for voice and piano. Since that time Vira + Friends has become a multiform concert series with the expanded missions of developing audiences for classical music and providing a platform for composers traditionally neglected by the Western canon. Vira + Friends is a nonprofit corporation under the auspices of the Ukrainian American Educational Center of Boston, a 501(c)(3). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/summer-opera-extravaganza/100001987969672806 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, art, performances, theatre, concerts, festivals, live-music, contests, workshops, comedy, charities, jazz - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 25, max: 25, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Saint John’s in the Village - **lat**: 40.73628019999999 - **long**: -74.00209679999999 - **full address**: Saint John’s in the Village, 218 West 11th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Summer Opera Extravaganza - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Summer+Opera+Extravaganza&date=Tue%2C+30+Jun%2C+2026+at+07%3A30+pm&bg=2 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Summer Opera Extravaganza being held? - **A:** Summer Opera Extravaganza takes place on Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Saint John’s in the Village, 218 West 11th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Summer Opera Extravaganza? - **A:** Summer Opera Extravaganza is organized by Vira & Friends. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Summer Opera Extravaganza is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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