Opera Goes to Sea, Taconic Opera Gala: The Taconic Opera will host its annual fundraising gala in the ballroom of CV Rich Mansion. The evening features sumptuous cuisine and an award ceremony to honor three influential Westchester arts patrons. Above all, there will be entertainment. The Taconic Opera’s best performers will perform a program that celebrates operas with oceanic themes.

About the Taconic Opera

The Taconic Opera is Northern Westchester’s only professional opera company. They produce two fully staged operas per year, one choral concert and a summer choral sing. They also provide outreach to Westchester County schools.

Dan Montez founded the Taconic Opera in 1997 and continues as its General Director. Dan has performed in principal roles as a tenor in over 50 productions on stages including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and San Francisco Opera. He has also performed numerous oratorios and recitals throughout the United States. An acclaimed stage director, he has directed more productions than he has performed.

Mr. Montez is an accomplished composer as well who has had hundreds of his works performed for over 30 years across the United States. In fact, his seventh oratorio, Esther, will be premiered by the company in 2020. The Taconic Opera has likewise premiered a number of his oratorios in recent years. Including, David in 2017, Job in 2016; David in 2015, Jonah in 2014, and Enoch in 2013. He conducted his first oratorio, The Condescension, in California. His first opera, In bocca al lupo, debuted in the fall of 2017 to open Taconic Opera’s 20th Anniversary Season. Finally, his commissioned work “The Red Sea Trio” will premiere in the fall of 2019.