The
New Works Sampler is a showcase of works in progress and recent premieres. Complementing the New Works Forum, this performance will feature the wide spectrum of musical styles employed by emerging and established composers creating opera today. The first half of the performance will feature a showcase of new Canadian works in development and works recently premiered by Canadian opera companies.
Video Recording: https://youtu.be/d4WBtaot__wThe featured works are:
Ours Composed by John Estacio
Libretto by Robert Chafe
Submitted by Opera on the Avalon
Stickboy Composed by Neil Weisensel
Libretto by Shane Koyczan
Submitted by Vancouver Opera
Six Revolutions Composed by Tim Brady
Libretto by Guillaume Corbeil
Submitted by Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal
M’dea Undone Composed by John Harris
Libretto by Marjorie Chan
Submitted by Tapestry Opera
As One Composed by Laura Kaminsky
Libretto by Kimberly Reed and Mark Campbell
Submitted by American Opera Projects
JFK Composed by David T. Little
Libretto by Royce Vavrek
Submitted by Fort Worth Opera Festival
Morning Star Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon
Libretto by William M. Hoffman
Submitted by Theodore Presser Company/Cincinnati Opera
The
New Works Sampler is made possible by generous and deeply appreciated grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Canada Council for the Arts.