Internationally notorious opera diva and Broadway legend in her own mind, “Amanda Reckonwith” ends her 15-month artistic residency at Pangea on Saturdays, November 18 and December 16, both at 7 PM, prior to a new residency in sunny Puerto Vallarta from January 1 through March 28, 2024.
Since coming out of “retirement” after the pandemic, Reckonwih has reclaimed her title as the world’s most beloved “spento” soprano. And, with performances In Puerto Vallarta, with London and Nashville to follow, 2024 is shaping up to be Amanda’s best year yet!
Reckonwith first came to prominence in the title role of the highly controversial (and completely naked) staging of Lucia di Lammermoor, at the Baths of Caracalla, where she made quite a splash. Famed pianist Liberace was at the baths that night, as he often was, and immediately took her under his wing (and towel). Her rise in opera continued as she performed throughout the United States, South America, Great Britain, Spain, The Netherlands, West Berlin, and the Eastern-Bloc (when those things existed); And, with such legendary artists as soprano Vera Galupe-Borszkh, and tenor Juan Pondalinguini. However, fame was cut short when Amanda met and married her first husband, millionaire Paulo Ferdinand Castrato, who, soon after their honeymoon, was arrested as one of Columbia’s most notorious drug lords. After his untimely (and purely accidental) death, Amanda withdrew from performing in an effort to “let the dust settle.”
Now, (legally allowed to return to the stage) after a 20-year “retirement” (and rumored incarceration), Amanda is touring the world with her partner in music, Maestro Mark Hartman.
David Sabella (Amanda Reckonwith) is best known on Broadway as the original “Mary Sunshine, in Chicago, the musical (1996 revival), and as a leading countertenor in classical music, cited as one of the “originators of the new American countertenor sound.” He ias also a voice-over artist and vocal coach. He is also the 2022 MAC Award winner for “Major Male Artist,” and a 2023 MAC Nominee for “Major Artist,” for his characterization of Amanda Reckonwith.
There is a $30 music cover online TIX: https://www.pangeanyc.com/music (or Cash at the door) / $20 food/beverage min/person (credit cards accepted)
Pangea is located at 178 2nd Avenue (between 11th & 12th Street), NYC
