Joseph Dennis — "I Didn’t See You Coming" from "Grounded" | Oct. 28 - Nov. 13, 2023
Singer Joseph Dennis rehearses a song from the world premiere opera "Grounded" which is co-produced by Washington National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.
Mother. Soldier. What if both are at war?
Adapted from George Brant’s “thought-provoking” (Washington Post), “sharp-eyed” (Time Out New York), and “compelling and provocative” (San Francisco Chronicle) one-woman play, WNO presents the world premiere of Tony Award®–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s new work, Grounded.
Jess is an accomplished F-16 fighter pilot—until pregnancy grounds her to the “chair force” to target enemies via drones from a trailer in Las Vegas. This new arrangement seems ideal at first: by day, Jess uses her elite training to protect and serve America, and by night, she returns to her family. Ultimately, we see that protecting Jess from physical danger does little to shield her from the psychological trauma of war-by-proxy.
Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as a pilot and mother shaken into a downward spiral as the separation between career and home crumbles. In a first for opera stages, massive LED-screen technology will immerse audiences in the psychological and social implications of virtual warfare, suggesting that “distance” from war through technology is no distance at all.
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Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.
Developed by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater New Works Program.
Music by Jeanine Tesori / Libretto based on the stage play by George Brant
In English with Projected English Titles
#wno #grounded #opera
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Видео Joseph Dennis — "I Didn’t See You Coming" from "Grounded" | Oct. 28 - Nov. 13, 2023 канала The Kennedy Center
Mother. Soldier. What if both are at war?
Adapted from George Brant’s “thought-provoking” (Washington Post), “sharp-eyed” (Time Out New York), and “compelling and provocative” (San Francisco Chronicle) one-woman play, WNO presents the world premiere of Tony Award®–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s new work, Grounded.
Jess is an accomplished F-16 fighter pilot—until pregnancy grounds her to the “chair force” to target enemies via drones from a trailer in Las Vegas. This new arrangement seems ideal at first: by day, Jess uses her elite training to protect and serve America, and by night, she returns to her family. Ultimately, we see that protecting Jess from physical danger does little to shield her from the psychological trauma of war-by-proxy.
Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as a pilot and mother shaken into a downward spiral as the separation between career and home crumbles. In a first for opera stages, massive LED-screen technology will immerse audiences in the psychological and social implications of virtual warfare, suggesting that “distance” from war through technology is no distance at all.
_____________________________
Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.
Developed by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater New Works Program.
Music by Jeanine Tesori / Libretto based on the stage play by George Brant
In English with Projected English Titles
#wno #grounded #opera
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
Видео Joseph Dennis — "I Didn’t See You Coming" from "Grounded" | Oct. 28 - Nov. 13, 2023 канала The Kennedy Center
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