Family Ties
May 2nd, 7pm - 2640 St. Paul St. - Baltimore, MD
Join us for the premiere of two new operas focusing on family dynamics - coping with the death of a parent, learning to stand up for what you believe in, and understanding how to come home when both you and your family have changed.
More about the operas:
In Rabbit Season - composed by Meg Huskin with libretto by Sarah Perret-Goluboff - three adult sisters who return home for the first Easter Sunday with their father after their mother’s death. Though at first in sync, each sister’s grief manifests through opposing goals. After a shocking discovery, will this family be able to overcome their grief and move forward?
In Take Me Down - with music and libretto by Michael Mills - a young woman named Audrey returns home to a small town in Appalachia for her grandfather’s funeral. After learning about the construction of a contentious natural gas pipeline, she finds herself in the midst of intense arguments which sees her family members pitted against each other. Can Audrey have the strength to take the action she feels is right?
This performance is supported in part by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Pattis Family Foundation Emerging Artists Fund at Brevard Music Center
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM
Rhys Burgess, conductor & music director
Stephanie Baird, piano
Rabbit Season
Meg Huskin, composer
Sarah Perret-Goluboff, librettist
Sophia Sorrentino, Sophia
Kayleigh Sprouse, Zoey
Mara Yaffee, Joan
Daryl Hoder, Dad
Take Me Down
Michael Mills, composer and librettist
Tara Dougherty, Audrey
Amanda Densmoor, Savannah
Olivia Heaner, Darlene
Jake Elfner, Robert
Valerie Filloux, Virginia
Zoe Zdrojewski, Deborah
Nicole Stover, Danielle
Elise Jenkins, Dorothy
McKey Monroe, Erin
Lachlan Miller, Jimmy
Jacob Plaisted, Clark
Light and Shadow: Voices of Contemporary Resistance
What does resistance mean? What is being resisted, on an individual or systemic level? How does resistance manifest, either through bold action or in small daily practice? What can resistance look like? Join us for a chamber vocal concert featuring ten works selected in TellTale’s inaugural call for scores that present a spectrum of ways to look at resistance.
Program features works by Ali Balighi, Dermott Breault, Peter Dayton, Zygmund de Somogyi, Linda Dusman, Marie Herrington, Tim Holt, Kevin Malone, Daniel Sabzghabaei, Saman Shahi
Elisheva Pront (soprano), Meg Huskin (soprano), Marie Herrington (soprano), Mia Athey (mezzo-soprano), Jake Elfner (tenor), Ben Ross (baritone), Daniel Lin (cello), Nikki Ponticelli (viola), Kim Zhang (piano)
Sandbox Showcase
TellTale Opera Theatre presents a series of brand-new theatrical scenes that expand upon the definition of what opera can be, featuring works by Mira Huang, Julio Quiñones, Ben Ross, Meg Huskin, and Michael Mills.
An Evening of Storytelling
Join us Sunday, April 28 at 6pm for our first event “An Evening of Storytelling,” a recital performance featuring Baltimore-based opera artists as we present some of our favorite tale-telling musical works.
Tickets are $15, and can be purchased at the door or online.