On Friday, September 12th at 7:00 PM, step into the warm glow of Opera After Dark, an intimate candlelit concert co-produced by 3BR Distillery and Creative OPERAtions. Enjoy an evening of iconic selections from opera, operetta, and Broadway, paired with specialty cocktails crafted by the team at 3BR. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $20.00 per seat.
All net proceeds from this event will support Feed the Soul, Creative OPERAtions' community performance initiative. Now in its fourth season, Feed the Soul brings music and meals to those in need by presenting free, high-quality concerts alongside shared meals. Inspired by the idea of
nourishing the mind, body, and soul, the initiative seeks to break down barriers to the arts and build community through accessible, joyful experiences. This year, Creative OPERAtions is partnering with the BP Food Pantry in Red Bank and the Count Basie Turner Academy of the Arts.
We are grateful to 3BR Distillery for their support of this meaningful initiative and proud to have them as a corporate sponsor.
Accessibility: Wheelchair access is available at the back of the building.
Our Performers
Jonathan R. Green, baritone
American Verdi Baritone Jonathan R. Green is originally from the south side of Chicago and now resides in northern NJ. Jonathan is an alumnus of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and studied with Richard Miller. Jonathan attended Indiana University and studied with Distinguished Professor of Voice Tim Noble. Jonathan continued his graduate studies at the University of Kentucky and studied with Dr. Everett McCorvey. Jonathan has been a soloist with the National Choral (NYC) performing as the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana. He has internationally performed at the Semperoper (Dresden), Deutsche Oper am Rein (Düsseldorf), Teatro Massimo Bellini (Catania), Teatro di San Carlo (Napoli), and most recently Teatro Regio (Torino). His operatic credits include the title roles of Rigoletto, Falstaff, and Figaro (Mozart and Rossini), Scarpia (Tosca), Renato (Un Ballo in maschera), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Marcello (La Bohème), Crown (Porgy and Bess), Count di Luna (Il Trovatore), Germont (La Traviata) and Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor).
David Maiullo, piano
David Maiullo, acclaimed by Opera News as “a pianist of sentiment, discretion, and style,” is a distinguished accompanist, coach, and conductor based in the New York City metropolitan area. With a remarkable track record of over 4,000 recitals and performances, he has graced the stages of prestigious US venues including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. His international engagements have taken him to renowned locations in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Hungary, Poland, and Japan.
Mr. Maiullo had the honor of performing the European premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti’s MASS for the composer in Spoleto with the Ars Musica Chorale and has appeared at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He completed a notable twenty-year tenure as Music Director and Chairman of the Board for Bravo Alliance of Performing Artists. Additionally, he served as Music Director for Nyack College’s opera workshop, assistant chorus director at Kean University, and Conductor/Music Director for Eastern Opera, Opera Fest NJ, and Opera Fest Italy in Tolentino, Italy.
Corinne Schaefer, soprano
Soprano Corinne Schaefer is celebrated for her versatility and dynamic performances. She performed in the German production of The Phantom of the Opera at Stage Theater Neue Flora, Hamburg, where she played Carlotta 114 times. Her roles include The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Beth in the European premiere of Little Women in Brugge, Belgium, Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Nanetta in Falstaff, Musetta in La Bohème, Clotilde in Norma, and Norina in Don Pasquale. As a concert soloist, Corinne has performed with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Polizeichor Hamburg, Bucks County Symphony, and others, with appearances across Germany, Austria, Italy, and the US.
Corinne holds a BM in Vocal Performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and is an alumni of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Corinne’s awards include 1st prize in Haßloch Meisterkurs La Primavera, 2nd place in the National Opera Association Vocal Competition, and encouragement awards from the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation, Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, and the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition.
In 2022, she founded Creative OPERAtions, a New Jersey-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit bridging classical music genres and communities who do not have regular or easy access to the art forms.
Edward Washington II, tenor
American tenor Edward Washington II was born in England and raised in Saudi Arabia. He is celebrated for his compelling tenor voice, lightning-fast coloratura, and unwavering dedication to the art form.
Mr. Washington has performed with Detroit Opera, Opera Omaha, Florida Grand Opera, Lyric Opera, Opera Orlando, Annapolis Opera, the International Festival of the Voice, Syracuse Opera, New York City Opera, and The Metropolitan Opera—earning three Grammy nominations and two Grammy wins.
His concert career includes appearances with the United States Air Force Band, Alexandria Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, Britain’s Got Talent finalist group Vox Ventura, New Philharmonic Chorus, and the American Spiritual Ensemble, among others. He has performed works by seven American composers, including numerous spirituals, art songs, one cantata, two song cycles, and two operas. Recently, he was featured as a soloist in Solange Knowles’ curated El Dorado Ballroom at Jones Hall in Houston, Texas.
A brother of Phi Mu Alpha and an accomplished clarinetist, Edward has conducted choirs, musical theater, and opera professionally. He also served as Music and Education Director of the nonprofit Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Stetson University and his Master’s degree from Morgan State University, graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
For more information please visit: www.edward2know.com
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