Faces of the Main Stage
Host
Kory Cook
Joining us again after being a host and panel moderator last year, Kory will be guiding us through the Main Stage program.
Main Stage Feature
Suzette Emberton
Suzette joins us this year to present her work, Buried Moon.
Main Stage Feature
Trevor Shaw
A familiar face, Trevor will be presenting his own work, with text by Riley Craig, as well as performing in other works.
Main Stage Feature
Nathan Felix
Austin composer, Nathan Felix will present his opera based on a true story, which will also highlight latino performers in the lead roles.
Buried Moon
Suzette Emberton will present a 20-minute performance in the Draylen Mason Studio.
Buried Moon is an opera based loosely on a Scottish fairy tale by the same name.
Performers include
Maureen Broy Papovich: Moon Goddess
Rosa Mondragon Harris: Bard
Christa Tumlinson: Witch
Chorus: Carol Brown (S); Christa Tumlinson (S); Rosa Harris (A);
Diane Broadway (A); Trevor Shaw (T); Casey Papovich (B); Evan Blache (B)
Suzette Emberton: piano
With production staff
Carol Brown: Stage Director
Divya Emberton Panicker: props, stage manager, Carol's assistant
City of Lantern Flies
Trevor Shaw will present a 15-minute performance in the Draylen Mason Studio.
The opera, written by Riley Craig with music by Trevor F. Shaw is divided into three parts
Part 1: A Beautiful Lie
Part 2: Good Mourning/I’m Not Dead Yet
Part 3: It Still Hurts/It’s Going to Get Better
Performers include
Carol Brown, Soprano
Bethany Ammon, Mezzo-Soprano
Ben Tibbets, piano
Ribas-Dominicci
Nathan Felix Opera Productions will present a 30-minute performance in the Draylen Mason Studio.
The opera is is based on the true story of Air Force hero Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, whose fighter was shot down near Libya in April, 1986.
Performers include
Nathaniel Payan, Fernando
Lucianna Astorga, Blanca
Trevor Shaw, Conductor
James Tecuatl-Lee, piano
Zi Wang, violin
Zhe (Liam) Cao, viola
Seungyeon Oh, cello