FULL Odyssey: A Youth Opera (Moore) New York 2017 Brian Vu Meroë Khalia Adeeb

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Odyssey: A Youth Opera  
• Composer: Moore Ben  
• Libretto: Kelley Rourke    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Matropolitan Museum of Art, New York  
• Recorded: 2017
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Brian Vu, Meroë Khalia Adeeb
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra:
• Chorus: Members of the Young People's Chorus of New York City ,  
• Chorus Master: Francisco Núñez  
• Choreographer: Eric Sean Fogel  
• Stage Director: Eric Sean Fogel  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: The Met  
• Date Published: 2021  
• Format: DVD
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

This original adventure story is presented in a new musical setting that returns the epic to its roots as a tale meant to be sung (“Sing in me, Muse”). Odysseus faces storms, shipwrecks, monsters, and the gods themselves on his journey home from war and to his wife. Featuring “an ebullient, lyrical score” and a “witty, tightly rhymed libretto,” this Odyssey is “more than just an opera for young audiences … it’s an opera for all ages” (Opera News). Performed in 2017 by members of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, the LiveArts Digital Premiere features visuals drawn from The Met’s stellar collection of ancient Greek art and artifacts.