FULL THIS HOUSE (Ian Ricky Gordon) Works & Process Documentary Opera Theatre of Saint Louis New York 2025 Briana Hunter, Jorell Williams, Christian Pursell

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: THIS HOUSE  
• Composer: Gordon Ricky Ian  
• Libretto: Lynn Nottage, Ruby Aiyo Gerber  
• Venue & Opera Company: Peter B.Lewis Theater, Guggenheim, New York City, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis  
• Recorded: April 6, 2025
• Type: Other
• Singers: Briana Hunter, Jorell Williams, Christian Pursell
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra: Eric Sedgwick, PIANO  
• Chorus: Daniella Brancato, Brea Marshall, Daria Tereshchenko, Thomasluke Florez-Mansi, Marc Cioffi, Bass  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Works & Process  
• Date Published: 2025  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  A house is more than four walls and a roof — it is a keeper of memories and a witness to legacy. The Walker family has lived in the same Harlem brownstone since the 1920s, and they have fought hard to keep what they have. When Zoe returns home after many years away, she asks her mother Ida and her brother Lindon to let her renovate the dilapidated building. But Ida and Lindon cannot let go of the past. The house is their whole world, and every room is full of ghostly voices and painful memories. As hidden truths about the family’s legacy come to light, Zoe begins to realize that the secrets harbored within these walls are deeper and more profound than she ever dared to imagine.

  This House offers a score by acclaimed composer Ricky Ian Gordon (The Grapes of Wrath, Intimate Apparel) and a libretto jointly crafted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and her poet-author daughter Ruby Aiyo Gerber in their first-ever collaboration together. Gordon and Nottage previously created the opera Intimate Apparel for Lincoln Center Theater, which they previewed at Works & Process on February 9, 2020.

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