NEW YORK CITY OPERA PRESS RELEASE
Parallel Perceptions
Emerging Artists Illustrate the 2009-2010 City Opera Season
Featuring Christopher Morris
Exhibition of Contemporary Photography at the David H. Koch Theater November 5 - 22, 2009
Opening Reception for the General Public
Friday, November 6 from 5-8pm

(New York, NY, October 17, 2009) This fall, beginning on November 5, New York City Opera will be showcasing the work of photographers Elinor Carucci, Christopher Morris and Rachel Papo, whose work will amplify the images representing the company's productions of the 2009-10 season. The exhibition, Parallel Perceptions, will occupy all four rings of the newly renovated David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center and will be displayed from November 5-22, 2009.In addition to showcasing the work of these three photographers, the additional photographs illustrating the New York City Opera 2009-10 season will be on show, including images by Nikki Lee and Ryan McGinley. The exhibition was curated by Naomi Ben-Shahar.
On Friday, November 6, from 5-8pm, there will be a special open event for the general public for one night only where Rachel Papo, Christopher Morris, and Elinor Carucci will be in attendance. The artwork can be viewed by ticket-holders at all performances throughout the fall season.
During New York City Opera’s 2009-10 season, the company will also celebrate its return to the newly renovated David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center with a second visual arts offering, , and of a site-specific installation by artist E.V. Day in the theater’s Promenade. A series of dynamic sculptures made from a selection of vintage City Opera costumes and costume accessories will be dramatically suspended overhead in exuberant simulated motion. On view beginning November 5 (the night ofAmerican Voices, the company’s opening gala), the installation will remain in place throughout City Opera’s fall and spring seasons. On Friday, November 6, from 5 to 8pm, in conjunction with the company’s exhibition of contemporary photography, the E.V. Day installation will be open to the public, free of charge.
“The visual arts are an intrinsic part of City Opera’s mission, whether as costume design, set and lighting design or graphics,” stated George Steel, General Manager and Artistic Director of New York City Opera. “As we begin our new season, we are proud to encourage and support artists not only on the stage but in the studio.”
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