FULL THE STONEWALL OPERAS (various composers) New York 2019 Four short operas
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Stonewall Operas
- Composer: various, see below
- Libretto: various, see below Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: The Stonewall Inn, New York City
- Recorded: 2019
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: various, see below
- Conductor:
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: OPERA America
- Date Published: 2019
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Four 30-minute operas that premiered in March at NYU and The Stonewall Inn on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
Originally recorded on September 12, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at OPERA America’s National Opera Center in New York City.
Presented by The American Opera Project and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
OUTSIDE
Bryan Blaskie, composer
Seth Christenfeld, librettist
Kelly Horsted, music director
Joan: Sara Couden
Kenny: Jordan Rutter
Davey: Matthew Gamble
Mark: Christopher Carbin
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, in another bar somewhere else in the Village, a young man struggles with a pair of intertwined decisions: how to live as his authentic self and whether or not to go outside and join a revolution that has been drawing ever closer.
THE COMMUNITY
Kevin Cummines, composer
Shoshana Greenberg, librettist
Jillian Zack, music director
Jade: Amy Justman
The High Priestess: Kathryn Krasovec
Rubes: Jordan Rutter
Thyst: Clayton Graves Williams
It’s 400 years in the future, and humanity has rebuilt itself after an apocalyptic event that sent the survivors into another dark age. The only artifact they have from the previous civilization is a book on the history of the Stonewall Uprising. This madcap dystopian comedy asks, “What happens when a society is built on the story of Stonewall,
and what happens when someone wants to deviate from the norms?”
NIGHTLIFE
Tyler J. Rubin, composer
Deepali Gupta, librettist
Jillian Zack, music director
Chick: Sara Couden
Punk: Errin Duane Brooks
Hep Cat: Clayton Graves Williams
Daddy-O: Matthew Gamble
On June 28, 1969, a jazz quartet finishes a gig at the Village Vanguard and embarks on an odyssey around the corner to arrive at the Stonewall Inn. In a sonic landscape awash with Lynchian blue notes and surreal motives, four musicians strive for self-acceptance among the dissonance.
THE POMADA INN
Brian Cavanagh-Strong, composer
Ben Bonnema, librettist
Kelly Horsted, music director
Holly: Amy Justman
Tara: Kathryn Krasovec
Alek: Errin Duane Brooks
Igor: Christopher Carbin
In Kiev, Igor wants to go to the bathhouse, but Alek fears a police raid; in New York, Holly and Tara don’t have to worry about such things. The Pomada Inn throws these modern-day couples together across time and space to explore the global legacy of Stonewall and the work that still needs to be done.