VOX 2011

Preview the future of opera at this contemporary opera lab that offers composers and librettists the opportunity to workshop their previously unproduced compositions, hearing them performed by City Opera’s full orchestra and roster of exceptional soloists. Excerpts on this program are:

All Three Acts of a Sad Play Performed Entirely in Bed
Dag Gabrielsen, composer
Julie Larios, librettist

Faustine
Arlene Sierra, composer
Lucy Thurber, librettist

Mary Shelley
Allan Jaffe, composer
Deborah Atherton, librettist

Sun Yat-Sen
Huang Ruo, composer
Candice Chong, librettist

The Beach
Andrew Gerle, composer
Royce Vavrek, librettist

Vinkensport
David T. Little, composer
Royce Vavrek, librettist

Ticketholders to Saturday’s session are invited to attend a panel discussion, Producing Art in Alternative Spaces, beginning at 1:00 pm.

An artist talkback will follow the afternoon’s performance.