UNFINISHED: AN OPERA | 2018 CONCERT READING

October 7, 2018

On October 7, 2018 Vital Opera presented a concert reading of Joshua Groffman and Sarah Heady’s Unfinished (now Halcyon), featuring newly added material, at the National Opera Center in New York City.
On October 7, 2018 Vital Opera presented a concert reading of Joshua Groffman and Sarah Heady’s Unfinished (now Halcyon), featuring newly added material, at the National Opera Center in New York City.

Featuring:
Maggie Finnegan, soprano
Danielle Messina, soprano
Kristin Gornstein, mezzo soprano
Jose Rubio, baritone
Kristen Kemp, piano
Rale Micic, electric guitar
Daniela Candillari, conductor

Joshua Groffman, composer
Sarah Heady, librettist

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