AND HERE WE ARE

On May 6 2018, Experiments in Opera premiered this opera at a sold-out show at Brooklyn NYC's National Sawdust. This opera is composed by co-founder Matthew Welch with libretto by Daniel Neer and it is based on the memoirs of Matthew’s great uncle Edgar.. This 90-minute work for 4 vocal soloists and mixed ensemble is staged using an updated take on traditional Javanese shadow puppetry and will feature Welch’s long-time ensemble Blarvuster with Mantra Percussion.

COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY: MATTHEW WELCH

LIBRETTO AND PERFORMED BY: DANIEL NEER, BARITONE

FEATURED ARTISTS

  • ELYSE KAKACEK, SOPRANO

  • KATE MARONEY, MEZZO-SOPRANO

  • JOE CHAPPEL, BASS

  • BEN HOLMES, TRUMPET

  • JOE BERGEN, PERCUSSION

  • CHRIS GRAHAM, PERCUSSION

  • MARK UTLEY, PERCUSSION

  • EMILY MANZO, PIANO

  • IAN RIGGS, BASS GUITAR

  • JOE TUCKER, DRUMS 

DRAMATURGY BY: AMY JENSEN

ASSISTANT DIRECTING AND DESIGN: TOMAS DEL VALLE

VIDEO DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING: CHRIS CARCIONE

TOY THEATER OF TOWN HALL BY: ERIC (JIAYING) ZHANG

ADDITIONAL DESIGN: TOM LEE

PUPPETEERS: EMMA WISEMAN, MEGHAN WILLIAMS, MARIA CAMA, JUSTIN PERKINS, LEAH OGAWA