Shirley Johnston (Stage Manager) and Diane Martindale (Artistic Director). (Rob Rich)

New York City - The Dicapo Opera Theatre ended the season on June 2, 2011, with the Dicapo Opera Children's Chorus Concert. The concert included songs of many styles, showcasing the gifted voices of the children's chorus lead by Artistic Director, Diane Martindale.

Founded in 1982 by Martindale, the Dicapo Children's Chorus offers talented children the opportunity to perform in several Dicapo Opera Theatre productions throughout the season. This season the children's chorus was featured in the productions of Puccini's "La Boheme" and Menotti's "The Saint of Bleeker Street."

The Dicapo Opera Theatre Childrens Chorus includes Jeanne-Marie Cravens, Sophie Dornbaum, Katrina Fasulo, Emmanuelle Gourier, Emma Haley, Emily Irwin, Greta Janssen, Leah Lane, Juliet LaSala, Jeremy Lipton, Andreas Marinos, Paolo Marinos, Noah Miller, Penelope Papp, Jane Priester, Olivia Romano, Amelia Ruth, Taylor Taverna and Cecilia Whitney.

This October marks the 30th anniversary of the Dicapo Opera Theatre and to celebrate, General Director Michael Capasso has programmed five main-stage opera productions for next season - Puccini's "Tosca," Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta," Frank Loesser's "Most Happy Fella," Menotti's "The Consul," and Verdi's "La Traviata." To open the season, Dicapo Opera Theatre will present a new production of Puccini's "Tosca," to be directed by Capasso and conducted by Pacien Mazzagatti.

Performers for the 30th Anniversary Gala on October 6th will be announced soon.