Despite their mostly victorious season, the Cyclones aren’t the only game in town this summer. Beginning on Aug. 25, “The Summer King,” a jazz opera telling the story of 1930s Negro League star Josh Gibson — who is rumored to be the only player to ever hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium — is coming to stages across the borough.
“Brooklyn was such an epicenter for the Negro League,” said Matt Grey of American Opera Projects. “[The Summer King] is one of the few operas we could really take outside here and get a very unique audience response.”
And if that isn’t enough motivation, Major League Baseball merchandise will be raffled off at each performance. “This is our first chance to get this music out to neighborhoods and communities that we believe will connect strongly with the material,” said AOP Executive Director Charles Jarden. “[And who] might be seeing live opera for the first time.”
“The Summer King” will be performed at 2:30 pm on Aug. 25 in front of Five Myles Gallery (558 St. Johns Pl., at Classon Avenue in Prospect Heights). For information and additional engagements, call (718) 398-4024 or visit www.operaprojects.org.
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