Anthony Roth Costanzo - “Ombra mai fu” from Xerxes (Handel)

Keith Chambers, piano When is opera a party? When is a party theater? When it’s The Opera Party, a new WQXR series in The Greene Space! Hear world-class live performances while enjoying delectable dishes created to match the music — and drinks you can take to your seat. Metropolitan Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo curates and hosts three unfettered fêtes celebrating opera in a whole new way. Opera stars will share the evening with chefs, raconteurs and genre-busting artists in a striking environment created for each event by artist Doug Fitch. For our final Opera Party of the season, loosen the laces of your corset for WQXR’s first official celebration of NYC Pride Week. Join co-host Justin Vivian Bond — performance artist, author, and cabaret artist — for a searing romp with tenor and force-of-nature Anthony Dean Griffey, a surreal confection by cake-maker Elizabeth Hodes and enticing opportunities to show off just how much pride you feel.