GEORGE CORDES, Artistic Director                     ELIZABETH CORDES, Music Director

“Non Piu Andrai”

(First Night Saranac Lake)

The 2010-2011 season was the busiest yet for High Peaks Opera! It began with HPO soloists performing Messiah with the Tri-Lakes Community Orchestra, followed by a program of songbook and holiday favorites at Little Italy in Tupper Lake and HPO’s first ever participation in First Night Saranac Lake to help ring in the New Year.  Spring was greeted by a songbook program at Saranac Lake at Will Rogers as part of the first annual Daffest. Summer featured 12 performances of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd with Pendragon Theatre (including two at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts), as well as Broadway/operetta programs in Essex (Essex Community Concerts) and Tupper Lake (Beth Joseph Synagogue) as part of their concert series!

First Night Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake, NY

HPO will waltz in the New Year with an elegant program of operetta and light opera, interspersed with dance music from Merry Widow, Fledermaus, and other operettas. Featuring mezzosoprano Beth MacLeod Largent, bass-baritone George Cordes and pianist Elizabeth Cordes. Refreshments provided. Programs at 8 p.m. And 9 p.m., with shuttles to other First Night venues.

Tri-Lakes Messiah Sing!

Lake Placid, NY

HPO artists join the Tri-Lakes Community Orchestra, with conductor Drew Benware, to present this joyful annual event! Bring your Messiah score and sing along with us! Hosted by the Lake Placid Sinfonietta.

Free will donation at the door to benefit

Lake Placid Sinfonietta.

High Peaks Opera presents concerts and recitals year-round, with full productions planned for the future. See below for our recent events and what’s coming up!

“Va Laissez”

(First Night Saranac Lake)

WHERE:  

Saranac Village at Will Rogers  

78 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, NY

WHEN:    

Saturday, December 31 @ 8 & 9 p.m.  

WHERE:  

Calvary United Methodist Church

State Route 30, Long Lake, NY

WHEN:    

Saturday, December 10 @ 7:30 p.m.

A Winter’s Journey in Song

Long Lake, NY

Bass-baritone George Cordes and pianist Elizabeth Cordes present selections from Handel’s  Messiah and Schubert’s Winterreise, along with some traditional holiday favorites. Part of the Long Lake Friends of Music concert series.

Free will donation at the door to benefit

Long Lake Friends of Music.

WHERE:  

Adirondack Community Church

2583 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY

WHEN:    

Sunday, December 11 @ 3 p.m.