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2009: Four Saints in Three Acts
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2008: Shaw Sings!
2007: Kiss Me Kate (Albania)
2005: A Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy
2004: A Perfect Plan
2004: West Side Story (Albania)
2003: Approaching Infinity Opera
2003: A Full Moon in March/ The End of a World
2002-2004: The Diary of Anne Frank
2001-2003: Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy
2001: Only Heaven
2000: Un Racconto Fiorentino
1998: Phaedra
1998: Venus In Africa
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1996: Transatlantic
1995: A Picnic Cantata
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1988: Carmen
1988: Tartuffe
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1984: Death in Venice
1982: Monkey Opera
1981: Der Vampyr
1980: Dark Night Special
1980: Elizabeth and Essex
1980: Postcard From Morocco
1981: Transatlantic World Premiere
1980: Tartuffe World Premiere
1979: A Thread of Scarlet
1979: Porch
1979: Regina
1979: The Wise Woman
1978: Fantasies Take Flight
1978: Hear Their Voices
1978: Machinal
1978: Pantaloon, He Who Gets Slapped
1978: St. Joan Of The Stockyards
1977: The Tender Land
1977: The Yellow Wallpaper
1976: The Mother of Us All
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Jazz Cabaret Gala 2019
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2019- Laura Benanti, Bartlett Sher
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2017 — Christine Ebersole
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2016 — Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, & Terrence McNally
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2015 — Barbara Cook & Lee Adams
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2014 — Joel Grey & Jeanine Tesori
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2011 — Composer Marvin Hamlisch
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2010 — David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr., & John Weidman
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A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2009 — Composer Maury Yeston
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2009
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2008 — Composer Jerry Bock
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HOME
ABOUT US
Our Mission
Our History
Artistic Staff
Board of Trustees
Virgil Thomson
ARTISTS
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THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE FUNDERS & PATRONS
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commitment
Events
Upcoming Events
Recent Events
PROGRAMS
47 Years of Encompass Productions
Paradigm Shifts: Music & Film Festival
Page to Stage: New American Opera Previews
A Musical Salute!
Jazz Cabaret Galas
International
New Opera Commissions
Touring American Opera
Young Artists Program
New Composer Salons
THE MARIE KRAJA INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
1976-Present: Productions List
2024: Unheard Voices: An Immigrant's Dream
2023: Angel of the Amazon on Tour
2022: Angel of the Amazon
2022: NATS Operas and Arias of Living American Composers
2022: Music For Peace
2019: Paradigm Shifts
2018: Anna Christie
2018: Ocean Dream
2018: Paradigm Shifts
2017: Paradigm Shifts
2016: Paradigm Shifts
2016: The Astronaut's Tale
2015: Paradigm Shifts
2014: A Wake or a Wedding
2014: Paradigm Shifts
2012: Singing Stein
2011: Angel of the Amazon
2010: The Theory Of Everything
2009: Four Saints in Three Acts
2009: I Tre Compagni
2008: Shaw Sings!
2007: Kiss Me Kate (Albania)
2005: A Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy
2004: A Perfect Plan
2004: West Side Story (Albania)
2003: Approaching Infinity Opera
2003: A Full Moon in March/ The End of a World
2002-2004: The Diary of Anne Frank
2001-2003: Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy
2001: Only Heaven
2000: Un Racconto Fiorentino
1998: Phaedra
1998: Venus In Africa
1997: Home And The River
1997: Out of The Night and Into The Light
1997: Ladies In A Maze
1996: Transatlantic
1995: A Picnic Cantata
1995: Only Heaven World Premiere
1994: Desert of Roses
1993: The Glass Woman
1989: West Side Story (Istanbul)
1988: Carmen
1988: Tartuffe
1987: Kiss Me Kate (Turkey)
1985: Lord Byron
1984: Death in Venice
1982: Monkey Opera
1981: Der Vampyr
1980: Dark Night Special
1980: Elizabeth and Essex
1980: Postcard From Morocco
1981: Transatlantic World Premiere
1980: Tartuffe World Premiere
1979: A Thread of Scarlet
1979: Porch
1979: Regina
1979: The Wise Woman
1978: Fantasies Take Flight
1978: Hear Their Voices
1978: Machinal
1978: Pantaloon, He Who Gets Slapped
1978: St. Joan Of The Stockyards
1977: The Tender Land
1977: The Yellow Wallpaper
1976: The Mother of Us All
GALAS
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2024 - Leslie Uggams
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2023 - Marilyn Maye, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2022 - Chita Rivera, Danny Burstein
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2020- Estelle Parsons, Maury Yeston
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2019
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2019- Laura Benanti, Bartlett Sher
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2018
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2017 — Christine Ebersole
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2017
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2016 — Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, & Terrence McNally
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2016
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2015 — Barbara Cook & Lee Adams
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2015
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2014 — Joel Grey & Jeanine Tesori
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2014
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2013 — Sheldon Harnick
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2013
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2012 — Alan Menken
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2012
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2011 — Composer Marvin Hamlisch
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2011
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2010 — David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr., & John Weidman
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2010
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2009 — Composer Maury Yeston
Jazz Cabaret Gala 2009
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2008 — Composer Jerry Bock
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2007 — Jerry Herman
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2006 — Charles Strouse
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2005 — John Kander
A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2004 — Sheldon Harnick
GALLERY
DONATE
MEDIA
ENCOMPASS NEWS AND NOTES
Youtube
PRESS
SOCIAL MEDIA
CONTACT
The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything | About
The Theory of Everything | Performances
The Theory of Everything | Audio & Video
The Theory of Everything | Composer
The Theory of Everything | Notes from Nancy
The Theory of Everything | Funding
The Theory of Everything | Contact
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
1976-Present: Productions List
2024: Unheard Voices: An Immigrant's Dream
2023: Angel of the Amazon on Tour
2022: Angel of the Amazon
2022: NATS Operas and Arias of Living American Composers
2022: Music For Peace
2019: Paradigm Shifts
2018: Anna Christie
2018: Ocean Dream
2018: Paradigm Shifts
2017: Paradigm Shifts
2016: Paradigm Shifts
2016: The Astronaut's Tale
2015: Paradigm Shifts
2014: A Wake or a Wedding
2014: Paradigm Shifts
2012: Singing Stein
2011: Angel of the Amazon
2010: The Theory Of Everything
2009: Four Saints in Three Acts
2009: I Tre Compagni
2008: Shaw Sings!
2007: Kiss Me Kate (Albania)
2005: A Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy
2004: A Perfect Plan
2004: West Side Story (Albania)
2003: Approaching Infinity Opera
2003: A Full Moon in March/ The End of a World
2002-2004: The Diary of Anne Frank
2001-2003: Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy
2001: Only Heaven
2000: Un Racconto Fiorentino
1998: Phaedra
1998: Venus In Africa
1997: Home And The River
1997: Out of The Night and Into The Light
1997: Ladies In A Maze
1996: Transatlantic
1995: A Picnic Cantata
1995: Only Heaven World Premiere
1994: Desert of Roses
1993: The Glass Woman
1989: West Side Story (Istanbul)
1988: Carmen
1988: Tartuffe
1987: Kiss Me Kate (Turkey)
1985: Lord Byron
1984: Death in Venice
1982: Monkey Opera
1981: Der Vampyr
1980: Dark Night Special
1980: Elizabeth and Essex
1980: Postcard From Morocco
1981: Transatlantic World Premiere
1980: Tartuffe World Premiere
1979: A Thread of Scarlet
1979: Porch
1979: Regina
1979: The Wise Woman
1978: Fantasies Take Flight
1978: Hear Their Voices
1978: Machinal
1978: Pantaloon, He Who Gets Slapped
1978: St. Joan Of The Stockyards
1977: The Tender Land
1977: The Yellow Wallpaper
1976: The Mother of Us All
NANCY RHODES STAGES
west side story
Based on a book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Nancy Rhodes Conducted by John Yaffé
In Tirana, Albania at The National Opera of Albania