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FULL HAJAR (Elisabeth Greene) Fullerton CA 2025
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Hajar
- Composer: Greene Mehl Elisabeth
- Libretto: Elisabeth Mehl Greene
- Venue & Opera Company: Recital Hall, Clayes Performing Arts Center, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton California
- Recorded: February 21, 2025
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Martina Goldring, Benjes Benjelloun, Emily Nelms, Malek Sammour, Angwie Zamarippa, Olivia Siri, Katelyn Cruz, Joshua Evans, Evan Banks, Gabriela Atkinson, Dominic Preston, Rachel Williams, Hart Chen, Adam Daruvala
- Conductor: Bryce Rivera
- Orchestra: David Bergstedt, PIANO
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Cal State Fullerton, School of Music
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
A modern tale of a Syrian refugee mother and her son trying to reach safety in America.
Performed by graduate Opera Theatre Students.
Elisabeth Mehl Greene’s new opera “Hajar” synthesizes the Jewish and Islamic stories of Hagar/Hajar into a modern tale of a Syrian refugee mother and her son trying to reach safety in America. Hajar confronts the immigration crisis in the United States and worldwide, challenging the acceptance of policies that resist compassion.
The opera was premiered by the Maryland Opera Studio students in 2019 in a semi-staged reading as the winner of their annual Opera Composition Contest, a joint initiative between the Maryland Opera Studio and Artist Partner Program to support the cultivation and performance of new works.