June 28th & June 29th

The Tin Angel Opera World Premiere was produced by TEATRO GRATTACIELO and premiered at La Mama Experimental Theater in New York City on July 28th and 29th, 2025 to a sold-out audience.

The Tin Angel Opera, written to a libretto by Paul Pines and based on his widely acclaimed novel of the same name, with music by award-winning composer Daniel Asia, is set in the edgy world of a NYC downtown Bowery jazz club, where a unique cast of characters play out their dramatic story as a call for redemption.

The inspiration behind the story is The Tin Palace, the real-life New York City jazz mecca of the 70s, founded by Paul Pines in 1973.