We’re expecting that the performance of Puccini’s Il Tabarro by the Vertical Player Repertory at sunset on PortSide New York’s Mary A. Whalen docked in Red Hook will be one of the cool events of the post-summer season. (Not to mention that it may be only opera ever to be hosted by a company with “stevedoring” in its name, IE American Stevedoring.) To that end, tickets are now on sale for the performances, which will run from Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 16. (The general admission tickets are $25.) Here’s the official verbiage about the performances:

Vertical Player Repertory (VPR), in collaboration with PortSide New York, presents Il Tabarro, Giacomo Puccini’s steamy maritime opera about adultery and murder, in a site-specific production on the Brooklyn waterfront. The opera will be staged on the deck of the Mary A. Whalen, a retired oil tanker docked at the Red Hook Marine Terminal. The event is hosted by American Stevedoring Inc., operator of the Red Hook container port.

Surrounded by views of gantry cranes, containers, the lumber port, passing vessel traffic and a spectacular view of Governor’s Island and the lower Manhattan skyline, this will be an unforgettable on-site experience for audience and performers alike.

The opera will start at sundown, approximately 7:00 PM.

There will also be a pre-performance reception each evening to benefit PortSide. Tickets for the reception + opera are $60 and can also be purchased by clicking here.