After Struggling With Homelessness, a Chorus Sings of Gratitude
“These choristers were well acquainted with being vulnerable — and cold. All had come to join the production through their association with Breaking Ground, an organization that provides support and housing to New Yorkers threatened by, or emerging from, periods of homelessness. The space On Site Opera has chosen for ‘Amahl’ and its lyrical meditation on poverty, generosity and redemption is a resonant one: the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen on Ninth Avenue in Chelsea. Instead of paying for tickets, audience members are asked to bring food donations.”