Andrew Leslie Cooper, countertenor, sings the role of Clizio in Bononcini's San Nicola di Bari

In December 2022, the Academy of Sacred Drama presents holiday performances of historic significance: the New York premiere of a musical drama by Giovanni Bononcini, his oratorio San Nicola di Bari (1693). This tale of St. Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) reveals the untold story of his early life-before he became known for giving gifts in secret. It’s a musical drama you won’t want to miss.
Here, countertenor Andrew Leslie Cooper prepares the role of Clizio with Adam Cockerham, associate artistic director.
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Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM at St. James the Less Church, Scarsdale, NY
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, NYC
Tickets are $15-$60.
We have an exciting cast for St. Nicholas: Christina Kay, soprano, is cast as St. Nicholas, and Madeline Healey, soprano, plays the role of Giovanna-St. Nicholas’s mother. Andrew Leslie Cooper, countertenor, appears as Clizio-a fellow student of St. Nicholas, and Steven Hrycelak, bass, is Epifanio-St. Nicholas’s father.

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Whenever I hear this type of music, I think that the singer--and instrumentalist--are angels as depicted in the paintings of Old Masters.

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Maravilhoso!👏👏👏👏👏

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Magnificent ❤️