A surrealist sci-fi drama that explores multigenerational and familial cultural conflicts.
ABOUT
This world-premiere media opera follows two Chinese-American women who meet in the afterlife and explore conflicts between their Western upbringing and Chinese culture.
With music and libretto by Emily Koh and stage direction by Mo Zhou, the opera is approximately 90 min in duration and sung in English, Mandarin and Teochew with projected subtitles.
DATE/TIME
Friday, May 12, 2023, 8:00PM **
Saturday, May 13, 3:00 PM **
Saturday, May 13, 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 14, 3:00 PM
LOCATION
Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02111
The theater is ADA Accessible.
ADMISSION
$15-55
For box office assistance, please email ashley.yung@bcnc.net.
**On Friday, May 12 there will be a post-show discussion with creators and artists from the community directly after the performance.
On Saturday, May 13 there will be a pre-show Tactile Tour (2:00 PM start time) and a post-show discussion with creators and ensemble members directly after the performance.
The tactile tour is created for members of the blind and visually impaired community, and all are welcome! Pre-registration is required for the tactile tour and can be secured through the virtual box office link or by emailing ashley.yung@bcnc.net.
ENSEMBLE
Sol Kim Bentley, soprano as HER1
Nina Guo, soprano as HER2
Jeannette Lee, mezzo-soprano as Mum
Jiayin Shi, baritone as Dad
Lilit Hartunian, violin
Stephen Marotto, cello
Philipp Stäudlin, saxophone
Mike Williams, percussion
PRODUCTION/DESIGN
Emily Koh, composer and librettist
Mo Zhou, Stage Director
Saskia Martinez, Scenic Designer
Lindsay Hoisington, Costume Designer
Marie Yokoyama, Lighting Designer
Nuozhou Wang, Projections Designer
Mike Williams, Ensemble Director
Keithlyn Parkman, Associate Producer
Sarah Schneider, Artistic Programs and Production Manager
Aliana de la Guardia, Artistic Director
Support for this opera includes a Grants for Arts Projects Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Live Arts Boston Grant award from The Boston Foundation and their partners at the Barr Foundation and Dunamis, a grant from Eastman’s Institute for Music Leadership’s funds from the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research, and an award from the New Music USA Creator Development Fund.
The commissioning of Emily Koh for HER | alive.un.dead: a media opera received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Female Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
The development of this world-premiere opera has been in partnership with the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, and Trinity Episcopal Parish of Newton Centre.
