At The Clark, joy, loud and rocking, from ‘Rome is Falling’
August 12, 2024
… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
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… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?
“It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be loud, and you’re going to love it.”
Music For New Bodies Composed & Conducted by MATTHEW AUCOINDirected by PETER SELLARS* Texts by JORIE GRAHAM* A major new work and first collaboration between AMOC* member and co-founder
Julia Bumke executive producer Julia Bumke (she/her) is a creative producer and dramaturg who collaborates with composers, librettists, and playwrights at all stages of their careers. Prior to her role
If what the world needs is love, “Comet / Poppea” proposes that love needs dialogue on more levels than anything else on stage right now. All aspects of the production
It’s a burst of imagination and creativity in an art form often governed by rigid and elitist conventions. Translating DuBois’s words into opera is a radical feat in itself.
The two constituent scores found moments of synthesis, analysis, and genuine play in counterpoint, helped along by Douglas Kearney’s ingenious blended libretto…[George Lewis’s] music is taut as ever, inserting itself
Director Yuval Sharon, Founder and Co-Artistic Director of The Industry [Sweet Land, Invisible Cities Hopscotch], never shies away from making bold choices. Certainly his desire to find a way to
“The Comet / Poppea” radically pares down a classic and blends it with a premiere by George E. Lewis for an original show that will travel widely.
… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?
“It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be loud, and you’re going to love it.”
Music For New Bodies Composed & Conducted by MATTHEW AUCOINDirected by PETER SELLARS* Texts by JORIE GRAHAM* A major new work and first collaboration between AMOC* member and co-founder
Julia Bumke executive producer Julia Bumke (she/her) is a creative producer and dramaturg who collaborates with composers, librettists, and playwrights at all stages of their careers. Prior to her role
If what the world needs is love, “Comet / Poppea” proposes that love needs dialogue on more levels than anything else on stage right now. All aspects of the production
It’s a burst of imagination and creativity in an art form often governed by rigid and elitist conventions. Translating DuBois’s words into opera is a radical feat in itself.
The two constituent scores found moments of synthesis, analysis, and genuine play in counterpoint, helped along by Douglas Kearney’s ingenious blended libretto…[George Lewis’s] music is taut as ever, inserting itself
Director Yuval Sharon, Founder and Co-Artistic Director of The Industry [Sweet Land, Invisible Cities Hopscotch], never shies away from making bold choices. Certainly his desire to find a way to
“The Comet / Poppea” radically pares down a classic and blends it with a premiere by George E. Lewis for an original show that will travel widely.
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