Welcome
2022 Family Opera
A Persian Queen, a lady pirate, and an alien walk into a bar...
Bacchanalia through the Centuries and the Galaxies
Scenes from Operas Past and Future
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ACT I from The Coronation of Esther A prequel to Springtime for Haman Music and Libretto by David Bass Last performed in 2001! The King of Persia throws a boisterous bash! |
| SCENE 6 from The Cutlass Crew Music by Stuart Hancock Book and Libretto by Donald Sturrock First North American performance! The tavern tipplers tell a swashbuckling tale! |
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SCENE 4 from Space Opera The perennial Family Opera favorite! Music and Libretto by David Bass Our last pre-pandemic opera! The cantina: a sordid saloon of scum and villainy! |
Directed by David Bass and Kathy Lindsay
ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
SAT, May 7, at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
SUN, May 8, at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm
-- NO INTERMISSION --
THE PEABODY SCHOOL
70 Rindge Avenue, North Cambridge, MA 02140
General admission by donation at the door
Suggested donation: $10 adult, $5 child
COVID Protocol: Masks required, 50% capacity
Please provide proof at the door that your COVID vaccination status is up to date.
See when your family and friends are performing! (PDF / Google sheet)
Download a publicity flyer or postcard (single / 4 up)
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2022 Science Festival
NOTE: Cambridge Science Festival 2022
scheduled for October 3 to 9.
Stay tuned for NCFO Science Festival Chorus
rehearsals beginning summer 2022.
NCFO Science Festival Chorus
World Premiere Science Song of the Week
| Cambridge Public School Medley by David Haines and Cambridge Public School children |
The Power of How We Feel by Lauren Mayer |
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| The Nose Knows by Lauren Mayer |
Evolutionary Eye by David Haines and Rachael Shearmur |
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| In the Faraway Near by Daniel Kallman and Christine Kallman |
Perfect Pitch by Tim Maurice |
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| Topsy-Turvy Vision by Ruth Hertzman-Miller and Meg Muckenhoupt |
Virus: COVID Edition by David Haines |
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Our Mission
Our Mission: We provide children and adults the experience of telling stories through song, by performing original, entirely-sung operas and oratorios, with lyrics and music accessible and appealing to audiences of all ages. Below is a 3-minute introduction to what makes NCFO unique! (For more detail, here's a 12-minute version.)
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New Works
We are always interested in hearing about new operas or entirely-sung musicals which might be suitable for our group. Please click here for more details of what we are looking for in the way of a "family opera."
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