FULL Creators in Concert: OPERA America’s IDEA Opera Resident Artists New York 2024
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Creators in Concert: OPERA America's IDEA Opera Resident Artists
- Composer: Laura Jobin-Acosta, Bonita Oliver, Yosvany Terry, Qian Yi
- Libretto: Kaitlin Sullivan, Sandra Flores-Strand, José Alba Rodríguez, Qian Yi, Yosvany Terry
- Venue & Opera Company: OPERA America's National Opera Center, New York City
- Recorded: April 11, 2024
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Katherine Henly, Melisa Bonetti, Juan Hernández, José Luis Maldonado, Kresley Figueroa, Winona Martin, Sergio Martínez, Jack Cotterell, Paul Whelan, Bonita Oliver, James Dargan, Regina D. Morgan
- Conductor: David Bloom, Will Healy
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: OPERA America
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Featured Works
The Curious Lady of Lyme Regis
IDEA Opera Residency workshop session at OPERA America, 2021
Mary Anning, paleontologist, reflects on the beauty and depth of her favorite pastime, discovering the bones of creatures of long ago.
Laura Jobin-Acosta, composer
Kaitlin Sullivan, librettist
Featuring:
Katherine Henly, soprano
David Bloom, conductor
Contemporaneous, ensemble
La Alcaldesa
IDEA Opera Residency workshop performance at OPERA America, 2022
Felisa arrives with upsetting news. She tells her friend and colleague Luís Muñoz Marín, a politician, and her husband, Jenaro, a lawyer, that the voters they worked so hard to register are being bribed by the opposing party. They discuss the challenges they face and dream of a new Puerto Rico.
Laura Jobin-Acosta, composer
Sandra Flores-Strand, librettist
Featuring:
Melisa Bonetti, mezzo-soprano
Juan Hernández, tenor
José Luis Maldonado, baritone
David Bloom, conductor
Contemporaneous, ensemble
A Way Forward
Workshop recording
Commissioned by Washington National Opera for the American Opera Initiative and premiered at the Kennedy Center, 2024
Clip 1 — Julia, Helena’s granddaughter, spiritually connects with her ancestors to achieve something she never thought she could do, make concha dough.
Clip 2 — Helena demands to know how her son, Gabriel, is going to solve the financial crisis at their family bakery. Gabriel flusters through a grand idea.
Clip 3 — Julia breaks the tension between her father and grandmother by proposing an idea that could help the family’s problem.
Laura Jobin-Acosta, composer
José Alba Rodríguez, librettist
Featuring:
Kresley Figueroa, soprano
Winona Martin, mezzo-soprano
Sergio Martínez, bass
David Bloom, conductor
Pei-Hsuan Lin, piano
Location: Washington National Opera rehearsal studio
A Creature from Space
Live performance
Qian Yi, composer & librettist
Featuring:
Will Healy, conductor
Jack Cotterell, tenor
Paul Whelan, bass
Adam Robinson, shakuhachi
Josh Plotner, bamboo flute
Satoshi Takeishi, percussion
Audrey Chen, cello
Ashley Li, guqin
AR Arias: Sojourner Truth “Dear Frances”
Video recording
Bonita Oliver, composer
Featuring:
Michael Scott Jones, cinematography
Drew Wesely, ambient sound design
Caitlin Edwards, violin
Dara Hankins, cello
Bonita Oliver, composer, librettist, vocalist, costume design
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Scene 1: Aponte’s Workshop. Afternoon
Live Performance
Aponte works on a carving of The Virgen de los Remedios. He pauses, goes to his library and takes a book. He flips through it, puts it back and continues with his carving.
Scene 2: Exterior. Day. Maria Sixta’s Shack
Live Performance
Maria Sixta La Inglesa is sitting outside of her shack. She is gathering medicinal herbs.
Yosvany Terry, composer
Featuring:
James Dargan, baritone (scene 1)
Regina D. Morgan, soprano (scene 2)
Andrew Boudreau, pianist
Yosvany Terry, composer