Modern Voices

Gallery Published: 04 Jan 2018

Modern Voices

World premieres and revivals of recent works invigorated the 2017 opera scene

Mata Hari

by Matt Marks and Paul Peers

Tomás Cruz and Tina Mitchell in PROTOTYPE’s Mata Hari, by Matt Marks and Paul Peers (photo: Paula Court)

As One

by Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed

Kelly Markgraf and Blythe Gaissert in As One, by Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, at Opera Colorado (Matthew Staver)

The Difficulty of Crossing a Field

by David Lang

David Lang’s The Difficulty of Crossing a Field at Portland Opera (photo: Cory Weaver)

Everest

by Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer

Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer’s Everest at The Dallas Opera, with Michael Mayes and Andrew Bidlack (photo: Karen Almond)

The Perfect American

by Philip Glass and Rudy Wurlitzer

Philip Glass and Rudy Wurlitzer’s The Perfect American at Chicago Opera Theater (photo: Liz Lauren)

The Grapes of Wrath

by Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie

Tobias Greenhalgh and Katharine Goeldner in Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie’s The Grapes of Wrath at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (photo: Ken Howard)

Before Night Falls

by Jorge Martín and Dolores M. Koch

Javier Abreu and Elliot Madore in Before Night Falls, by Jorge Martín and Dolores M. Koch, at Florida Grand Opera (photo: Chris Kakol)

Song from the Uproar

by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek

Abigail Fischer in Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Song from the Uproar at Cincinnati Opera (photo: Philip Groshong)

The Summer King

by Daniel Sonenberg and Daniel Nester

Alfred Walker in The Summer King, by Daniel Sonenberg and Daniel Nester, at Pittsburgh Opera (photo: David Bachman Photography)

Yo soy la desintegración

by Jean Piché and Yan Muckle

Stéphanie Lessard in Yo soy la desintegración, by Jean Piché and Yan Muckle, at Chants Libres (Yves Dubé)

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