About HOT
Hunter Opera Theater (HOT) is dedicated to presenting outstanding productions of new works. HOT also nurtures new opera through its Richard Burke Pocket Opera at Hunter College where student composers are mentored by faculty composers Suzanne M. Farrin, David Fulmer, and Shafer Mahoney.
The Hunter Opera Theater is proud to partner with The American Opera Project (AOP) and is a member of the New York Opera Alliance (NYOA), & The National Opera Association (NOA).
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HOT News!
Fall 2025
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Creating Opera: A Workshop for Singers
This project has been a collaboration with internationally recognized composer, Luc Baiwir. The opera is a work-in-progress and will be a two-act opera with twelve characters. The class will stage and assist in shaping the libretto and musical elements for this opera in English. We will work on developing the vocal tessitura, voice type, and character development of each role. The goal of this project is to workshop and continue to develop The Lost Melody, culminating in a staged workshop with Hunter Opera Theater in Fall 2025 in Lang Recital Hall.
HOT Student News!
Yichen Xue was the bass soloist in Maestro Huang Ruo’s Angel Island Oratotio at Santa Fe Opera.
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He also recently made his Kennedy Center debut this spring as the bass soloist in Maestro Huang Ruo’s A Moonlit Night at the Spring River Concert. The concert was part of Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival.
HOT on Broadway!
Members of the Hunter Opera Theater made their Broadway debuts in Kristin Chenoweth's performance of "My Love Letter to Broadway" at the Lunt-Fontaine Theater.
