#TeatroGrattacielo

Part of our commitment to our mission is educating youth. We believe that one of the most significant and powerful ways of reaching out to young students is to expose them to the world of painting and opera through filmography and technology.
TEABLEAUX OF AMICO FRITZ aims to tell a story about acceptance, happy coexistence, self discovery and love through the voices of our young singers and the paintings of celebrated artist Lolita Valderrama Savage.
The project was filmed on August 25th 2021 at Latea Theatre in NYC with a specially prepared score reduction for Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon and Harp.
ENSEMBLE
Stephanie Lorenz | Suzel *
Pedro Sequera | Fritz *
Hyunsoon Kim | David *
Athena Cristine Palombi | Beppe *
David Santiago | Federico *
Rick Agster | Hanezo
Kiena Williams | Caterina *
CREATIVE TEAM
Felipe Tristan | Conductor
Stefanos Koroneos | Director
Lolita Valderrama Savage | Artist
La Cuarta Productions | Video
Nectarios Leonidas and La Cuarta Productions | Editing
Matthew Deinhart | Lighting and Projections
Francisco Miranda | Score Reduction
​Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra
Filming Location: TEATRO LATEA , NEW YORK CITY
* Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy Young Artist
TEATRO GRATTACIELO
Teatro Grattacielo’s mission is to promote the performances of those works in the operatic repertoire that are rarely heard in the United States. Through performances at Alice Tully Hall and other venues, educational outreach and informal lecture-concerts, Teatro Grattacielo provides emerging artists and music lovers with the opportunity to become familiar with lesser-known repertoire and performance styles, thus promoting the expansion and appreciation of operatic traditions with an eye on innovation and multi-media arts.
LOLITA VALDERRAMA SAVAGE
Born in Manila, Philippines, Lolita received her degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, the oldest Catholic university in Asia founded in 1611. In 1973 she was granted a scholarship by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study at the
Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence where she received her Licenza in Pittura.
Lolita’s first international group art exhibit was presented at the Palazzo Strozzi in 1975, followed by many one- woman and group art shows in Italy and Sweden where she lived until her move to USA in 1980. She now lives and paints in New York City, Stamford, CT, and Florence, Italy actively
continuing to exhibit in Europe and Asia.
CULTURAL EQUITY STATEMENT
Teatro Grattacielo is devoted to creating a vibrant arts world in which diversity is respected and celebrated. Teatro Grattacielo believes that we have an obligation to be reflective of our multicultural community. We commit to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment, which we believe enhances our overall work and industry while we promote and enhance the work of women creatives within the opera industry.
Teatro Grattacielo believes that it is the role of artists to help see the world in new ways. We believe that diverse, multicultural perspectives, as depicted through art, help us to understand where we have been, wrestle with where we are, and imagine where we might go from here. Teatro Grattacielo recognizes that multicultural perspectives help add to the overall experience of art and increases innovation within our art form.
Over the past 27 years,Teatro Grattacielo has presented many US Premieres, while doing our best to ensure that the scope of that achievement has included the vast diversity of artistic voices, cultures, disciplines, and traditions found within our own New York Community, and around the world. Teatro Grattacielo will continue to build our productions with a particular eye on innovation, filmography, digitalization, and multimedia arts, while ensuring that our casts are always diverse and multi-ethnic.
We recognize the leadership of Opera America in the field of professional opera and subscribe to their definitions of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
FELIPE TRISTAN
Felipe Tristán is quickly establishing himself as one of the most sought-after conductors from Mexico. He has conducted performances in China, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and in cities across the US, including Chicago, Houston, Washington DC, San Diego, New Orleans, Minneapolis, and in some of the foremost stages in New York, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Merkin Hall, DiMenna Center, and the Brooklyn Museum. In 2018, he was honored for his conducting by being awarded the 1st Prize at the International Conductors Workshop & Competition in Atlanta. In 2019, he won the 1st Prize at the Klangkraft Dirigierwettbewerbs Conducting Competition.