Guerilla Opera
Guerilla Opera is an opera company in Boston, Massachusetts founded in 2007 specializing in accessible contemporary chamber operas, several of which have been commissioned by the company.[1] As of 2010 its Artistic Directors are Mike Williams and Rudolf Rojahn, its General Manager is Aliana de la Guardia and its director of design and production is Julia Noulin-Mérat. Guerilla Opera performs in the Zack Box Theater at the Boston Conservatory, where it is a resident ensemble.
Productions
- September 2007.[2]
- Heart of a Dog by Rudolf Rojahn (adapted from the novella, Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov)
- directed by Copeland Woodruff
- April 2008
- No Exit by Andy Vores (adapted from the play, No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre)[3]
- September 2008
- We Are Sons by Rudolf Rojahn (to an original libretto by Rojahn )
- directed by Sally Stunkel
- May 2009
- Rumpelstiltskin by Marti Epstein (adapted from the Brothers Grimm story, Rumpelstiltskin)[4]
- directed by Greg Smucker
- September 2009
- Say It Ain't So, Joe by Curtis K. Hughes (adapted from public records of the 2008 United States vice-presidential debate)[5][6]
- directed by Nathan Troup
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat,
- September 2010
- Heart of a Dog by Rudolf Rojahn (adapted from the novella by Mikhail Bulgakov)[7]
- directed by Copeland Woodruff
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, costumes by Neil Fortin
- September 2011
- Loose, Wet, Perforated by Nicholas Vines
- directed by Jeremy Bloom
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Christopher Brusberg, costumes by Neil Fortin
- May 2012
- Bovinus Rex by Rudolf Rojahn
- directed by Copeland Woodruff
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, costumes by Neil Fortin
- May 2013
- Giver of Light by Adam Roberts (libretto Adam Roberts)
- directed by Andrew Eggert
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, costumes by Neil Fortin
- September 2014
- No Exit by Andy Vores
- directed by Nathan Troup
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Daniel Chapman, costumes by Lara De Brujin
- May 2014
- "Gallo" by Ken Ueno
- directed by Sarah Meyers
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights and video by Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, costumes by Annie Simon
- September 2014
- "Let's Make A Sandwich" two chamber operas
- "Rarebit" by Curtis K. Hughes
- Ouroboros by Rudolf Rojahn
- directed by Copeland Woodruff and Giselle Ty
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights and video by Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, costumes by Neil Fortin
- May 2015
- Pedr Solis by Per Bloland (libretto Paul Schick)
- directed by Laine Rettmer
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Daniel Chapman, costumes by Neil Fortin
- September 2015
- Troubled Water by Mischa Salkind-Pearl (libretto Frederick Choi)
- directed by Allegra Libonati
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Daniel Chapman, costumes by Neil Fortin
- May 2016
- Beowulf by Hannah Lash
- directed by Andrew Eggert
- set design by Julia Noulin-Merat, lights by Daniel Chapman, costumes by Neil Fortin
Awards
2015- Arts Impulse - Best Opera Production "Gallo"
2015- Boston Classical Review - Best World Premiere :Troubled Water"
See also
- Boston Lyric Opera
- Opera Boston
- Boston Opera Collaborative
- Opera Company of Boston
References
- ↑ guerillaopera.com, About Guerilla Opera Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ↑ Production information in this section from guerillaopera.com, Repertoire. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ↑ Schwartz, Lloyd, "On (and off) track", The Boston Phoenix, April 29, 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2010
- ↑ Weininger, David, "Rumpelstiltskin goes to the opera", Boston Globe, May 29, 2009. Retrieved via subscription 16 September 2010.
- ↑ Weininger, David, "In this opera production, the pitch is political", Boston Globe, September 18, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ↑ Shea, Andrea, "‘Say It Ain’t So, Joe!’ — Palin And Biden Face Off Again, Opera-Style", WBUR, September 25, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010
- ↑ Classical Voice of New England, "Guerilla Opera Announces its Fourth Season", June 15, 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010
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