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Contemporary Opera Premiere Explores Biological Warfare,
Mind Control, and Famous 1950's CIA Misdeed
Man: Biology of a Fall, a new full-length opera with music by Evan
Hause and a libretto by Gary Heidt, will have a four-performance
world premiere run on October 4, 5, 6 and 7 at Kumble Theater, the
new cutting-edge performance space of the Brooklyn Campus of Long
Island University (1 University Place, Brooklyn).
The opera, presented in chamber orchestra version and utilizing live
electronics, will feature a cast of 10 male singers, 2 female singers
and 2 actors. The opera stars Lyric Tenor Steven Ebel supported by a
large cast consisting of Darren Lougée, San-ky Kim, Mark Peters,
David A. Gordon, Mary Ellen Assue, Raemond Martin, Jeffrey
Mandelbaum, C. David Morrow, John Schenkel, Kamala Sankaram, actors
Christopher Burris, Miriam Tabb and Yuval Boim. It will be directed
by Jyana S. Gregory with lighting design by Matthew Richards,
costumes by Jessica Ford, and sets by Rumiko Ishii. Conducted by the
composer.
The opera deals with Frank Olson (1910-1953) who was one of the first
American scientists to study biological weapons, such as anthrax, for
the Army. He also witnessed violent interrogation techniques used on
ex-Nazi POWs in post-war Europe, some ending in death. He observed
first-hand accounts of fighter pilots returning from the Korean War
who reported the use of biological weapons on enemy soldiers. He was
ultimately drugged with LSD and subjected to interrogation himself
when he began having reservations about his work. Then he went out a
hotel window in New York City. Suicide or murder? – The opera is a
fictional account of the final mysterious days of his life.
This opera, Man: Biology of a Fall, is the third and final opera of
what composer and librettist call the "Defenestration Trilogy
(written between 2000 and 2007) of which two already-produced operas
are The Birth and Theft of Television concerning the suicide of F.M.
inventor Edwin Armstrong and Nightingale dealing with the last days
of James Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense who went out a
hospital window under unknown circumstances. In reviewing the work,
Opera News called it “fresh and dramatic" and the Village Voice
called it "dramatic and haunting."
Performances: Thursday, October 4, 7:30 PM, Friday, October 5, 7:30
PM, Saturday, October 6, 7:30 PM, Sunday, October 7, 3:00 PM at
Kumble Theater (1 University Place, Brooklyn). Tickets $35 & $25; $15
Students and Seniors. Kumble Theater Box Office: (718) 488-1624 or
www.KumbleTheater.org. Directions: 2/3/4/5 trains to Nevins Street; B/
M/Q/R trains to DeKalb Avenue; A/C trains to Hoyt-Schermerhorn; G to
Fulton; LIRR to Flatbush Terminal.
Ralph's dessert: Opera Gateau with coffee crema and cocoa nib coulis at the Metropolitan Opera's Grand Tier restaurant.
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You must give appropriate credit providing the name of the creator: LiveRiga
Recently restored salon in the old opera house. Taken at interval of the ballet La Fille Mal Gardee.
Large Mosaic of the Sydney Opera built by the visitors of the ExpoLorraine exhibition in Nancy (France). The picture makes 480 pixels times 224 pixels and the mosaic is built using 420 16x16 basplates fixed magnetically on a four panels stand.
The picture shows the status after the first day of the exhibition.
Flight - Jonathan Dove - Opera Holland Park - 6th June 2015
Conductor - Brad Cohen
Director - Stephen Barlow
Designer - Andrew Riley
Lighting - Richard Howell
Refugee - James Laing
Controller - Jennifer France
Bill - Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
Tina - Elli Laugharne
Older Woman - Lucy Schaufer
Stewardess - Kitty Whately
Steward - George von Bergen
Minskman - Nicholas Garrett
Minskwoman - Victoria Simmonds
Immigration Officer - John Savournin
Performed by the Telok Blangah Senior Citizens Centre Cantonese Opera Interest Group at the Telok Blangah Community Club Hall.
One of my personal favourites, shot with the trusty Fuji 1400. A very cold day on the parvis of the Sacre Coeur, with some heavy pollution obscuring the view of the city.
"OPERA"
Candied Marcona Almonds, Manjari Chocolate Mousse,
Almond Ice Cream and "Whiskey Tonic"
Another outstanding dessert - I felt Per Se desserts were actually superior to the savory dishes.
Please enjoy the entire Per Se (Dinner) picture set and consider Overall Impression.
J.&P. Coats® Opera™ Crochet Thread, Size 10
colors: 582 Aqua
6 inches
using a size 6 (1.80mm) steel hook
Since today, Opera Mini users in China are greeted with this message.
"Better browsing experience" meaning: your browsing data is stored in China, accessible to the Chinese government.
See my blog post here: bloggingullrich.blogspot.com/2009/11/opera-betrays-its-ch...
The Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna, Finland. Building started in 1475. Now houses the famous opera festival.
Info links:
On the castle itself: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olavinlinna
On the opera festival: www.operafestival.fi