Operas
Chop Chop!
Music by Grace Oberhofer
Commissioned + Premiered in Concert
by the Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab @ Seattle Opera
In this "biting," satirical horror opera, an Upper East Side mother has only a few hours left to cook the roast and set the table before Mr. Rochester, Papa’s boss, arrives for dinner. Good thing she has her darling twins, Bonnie and Beau, to help her decide on the special ingredient! What'll it be?
Length: approx. 25 minutes
A Stranger at the Door
Music by Daniel J.F. Wolfert
Commissioned + Premiered in Concert
by the Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab @ Seattle Opera
A post-apocalyptic chamber opera. From the safety of their small, metal ark, sisters Anna and Miriam anxiously brace for a cataclysmic flood. When they spot a stranger approaching on the horizon, Anna insists they offer them shelter – but Miriam fears letting a stranger on board.
Length: approx. 20 minutes