FULL Undiscovered Country – 3 short operas New York 2021
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Undiscovered Country - 3 short operas: Shadow on the Wall, The Dragon Transfer, Eternal Rest
- Composer: ZONIA TSANG, GAVIN KNITTLE, WILLEM OOSTHUYSEN,
- Libretto: ALEX HIGGIN-HOUSER, BRIANA HARRIS, TRISTEN MOSELEY
- Venue & Opera Company: Filmed on location in South Oxford Space, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York
- Recorded: 2021
- Type: Movie
- Singers: Melissa Harvey, Nicole Mitchell, Timothy Stoddard, Gideon Dabi, Kathryn Krasovec, Paul An, Timothy Stoddard
- Conductor:
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: I-Chen Wang
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: American Opera Project
- Date Published: 2021
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: https://player.vimeo.com/video/652527036?h=465d4cd6b8 FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
SHADOW ON THE WALL
MUSIC BY ZONIA TSANG
LIBRETTO BY ALEX HIGGIN-HOUSER
DESIGN BY NEW PHASE COLLECTIVE
Boy— Melissa Harvey
Sister— Nicole Mitchell
Brother— Timothy Stoddard
Jinn— Gideon Dabi
In this shadow puppet opera, a Blackwater mercenary returns to Sparta, TN to live with his sister, having received a presidential pardon for the murders he committed in Iraq. When he moves in, his sister’s loyalty is tested when a shadowy presence demands justice.
THE DRAGON TRANSFER
MUSIC BY GAVIN KNITTLE
LIBRETTO BY BRIANA HARRIS
DESIGN BY LAUREN CARMEN, NINA PAN, AND CHRISTOPHER WONG
Svetlana— Kathryn Krasovec
Celeste— Nicole Mitchell
Uri— Gideon Dabi
Jin— Paul An
The Dragon Transfer chronicles the experiences of four astronauts on the International Space Station during the Covid-19 pandemic. A newly arrived American astronaut sends a device to her college age daughter in quarantine, while an escaped spider aboard the ISS causes mayhem among the crew.
ETERNAL REST
MUSIC BY WILLEM OOSTHUYSEN
LIBRETTO BY TRISTEN MOSELEY
DESIGN BY KAREN BOYER AND ANT MA
DIRECTION BY I-CHEN WANG
Mortem— Melissa Harvey
Vainglory— Kathryn Krasovec
Fortuno— Timothy Stoddard
Fauvel— Paul An
Drawing on text and music from the Middle Ages, this show sees a horse-headed priest lead a Catholic Requiem, while those in the pews must reconcile a world situated between continual crisis and the cusp of renaissance.
Artists include:
Melissa Harvey / soprano
Kathryn Krasovec / mezzo-soprano
Nicole Mitchell / contralto
Gideon Dabi / baritone
Timothy Stoddard / tenor
Paul An / bass
Miriam Charney / music direction & piano
Designers include:
Ant Ma
Karen Boyer
Lauren Carmen
New Phase Collective
Nina Pan
Christopher Wong
Composers include:
Gavin Knittle
Willem Oosthuysen
Zonia Tsang
Librettists include:
Briana Harris
Alex Higgin-Houser
Tristen Moseley
Direction by I-Chen Wang
Audio engineering by Enzo Veiga
Filmed on location in South Oxford Space, Fort Greene, Brooklyn