Long, awesome quote here from Opera News, heres the video as well. We are talking to LOTS of opera companies about world premiering the entire three-act opera. Hats off to Walker Lewis as well for his expert directing. Ear Heart Music, American Modern Ensemble, and American Opera Projects added its name to the list of companies repaving the landscape for new opera in New York City. Composer Robert Paterson and librettist David Cote have created an effortlessly funny, clever and deeply resonant opera, in which the music and the story fuel one another to create an entertaining and meaningful theatrical experience. The Companion tells a near-futuristic story of a successful career woman, Maya, and her male companion, Joe, an android programmed to fulfill her every desire. Maya is so fixated on having the perfect man that she is oblivious to the advances of Dax, the human service provider who does repairs and runs upgrades on android companions. The thirty-five minute opera is expertly structured and paced. Arias that peer into the universal psychology of each character—and received hearty applause from the audience—while recitative propels the action forward. Paterson amplifies the humor and heartache of Cotes libretto with a bright and magnificent score, replete with deadpan musical retorts and soaring melodies straight out of Bellini, Puccini or Strauss. The stellar trio of soprano Nancy Allen Lundy as Maya, tenor Brandon Snook as Joe and baritone Kyle Guglielmo as Dax, was each completely invested in the music and the story, which in turn convinced the audience to emotionally invest in The Companion. Under the leadership of Tyson Deaton, the American Modern Ensemble played these contrasting works with assurance, precision and a full sound. – Opera News https://youtube/watch?v=DUYCJL5JWkQ
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:30:43 +0000
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