Monday, May 27, 2019

The Stonewall Operas

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'''''The Stonewall Operas''''', are a series of four mini-[[Opera|operas]] inspired by the 50th anniversary of the 1969 [[Stonewall riots|Stonewall Riots]], the spark of the [[LGBT social movements|modern LGBTQ rights movement]], which had their world premiere in May 2019 at [[Shubert Theatre (New York City)|New York University’s Shubert Theatre]] and the [[Stonewall Inn]], as part of the June, 2019 [[Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019]] celebrations,<ref name=autogenerated1>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and the 2019 [[List of opera festivals|New York Opera Fest]], a two-month celebration of the art form.<ref></ref> The operas capped NYU’s “Stonewall at 50”, a series of events commemorating the riots and legacy.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

They are the fourth collaboration between [[American Opera Projects]] (AOP), and the “Advanced Opera Lab” at [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts|NYU Tisch School of the Arts]]’ Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program where emerging opera writers create projects on [[History of New York City|historical New York City]] locations.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Previous projects were produced about Brooklyn’s [[Fort Greene Park]], [[Judy Chicago]]’s feminist piece [[“The Dinner Party”]], on permanent display at [[Brooklyn Museum|The Brooklyn Museum]], and New York City’s [[International House of New York|International House]].<ref></ref>

The operas were performed by professional [[Opera|opera singers]] from AOP, directed by students from The New School's College of Performing Arts, [[Choreography|choreographed]] by students from the Dance Department, and [[Scenic design|designed]] by students from Tisch’s Design Department.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

The four operas include:<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref></ref>

* “''Outside''”, music by Bryan Blaskie, [[libretto]] by Seth Christenfeld, directed by Francisco Rivera Rodriguez''','''
* “''The Pomada Inn''”, music by Brian Cavanagh-Strong, libretto by Ben Bonnema, directed by Sam Helfrich,
* “''The Community''”, music by Kevin Cummines, libretto by Shoshana Greenberg, directed by I-Chen Wang,

* “''Nightlife''”, music by TJ Rubin, libretto by Deepali Gupta, directed by Nina Fry.

“Outside” and “Nightlife” are based on the Stonewall Riots themselves, while “Pomada Inn” follows two stories in present-day [[Kiev]] and New York City, and “The Community” takes place 400 years in the future,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> in a “[[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] 2418”.<ref></ref>

== See also ==

* [[2019 in classical music]]

== Reference ==


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