Chamber Opera
Desire
WORLD PREMIERE
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 8pm
Music by Hannah Lash
Libretto by Hannah Lash, with Cori Ellison
Commissioned by Miller Theatre at Columbia University
© 2018 Schott Helicon Music Corporation
A flowering garden sets the scene for the world premiere of award-winning composer Hannah Lash’s newest chamber opera. Written for a cast of three singers and string quartet, Desire grapples with the human, personal struggle of trusting oneself in the midst of doubt. The score paints a lush sonic landscape, performed by the adventurous JACK Quartet, and transports audiences to this metaphoric garden of creativity.
Performers
- Hannah Lash composer
- Hannah Lash, with Cori Ellison librettist
- Rachel Dickstein director
- Daniela Candillari music director
- Kristen Robinson scenic designer
- Kate Fry costume designer
- Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew lighting designer
- Kirsten Sollek Woman
- Daniel Moody Man 1
- Christopher Herbert Man 2
- JACK Quartet
Additional Information
Major support for Desire is provided by Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts.
Additional support provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Photo by Kyle Dorosz for Miller Theatre.
