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