Past
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Tess Altiveros as Lulu Mae Eads |
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wolf songs, 2022
Wolf Songs, a two act piece based on Juneau's friendly black wolf, featured new works by Alaskan composers Emerson Eads and William Todd Hunt with librettists Dave Hunsaker and Nick Jans.
Alcina, 2020
La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina by Francesca Caccini was written in 1625, and is the first known opera to be written by a woman. The heroic champion Ruggiero is freed from the enchantments of the wicked sorceress Alcina through the power of Melissa, another enchantress, working on behalf of his beloved, the Christian warrior maiden Bradamante, a member of Charlemagne’s army. Melissa also liberates Alcina’s former lovers (with some of their formerly-beloved damsels), now turned into plants and trees as she tired of them. Conducted by William Todd Hunt with Director and Choreographer Hali Duran.
The Princess Sophia, 2018
The Princess Sophia tells the true story of the deadliest maritime disaster in the history of the Pacific Northwest. The S.S. Princess Sophia sank on October 25, 1918 after spending almost two days stranded on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal, taking the lives of all 350 passengers with her. Orpheus Project commissioned this opera for the 100th anniversary of the disaster.
An opera in two acts by Emerson Eads and Dave Hunsaker. Conducted by William Todd Hunt and directed for the stage by Dave Hunsaker.
An opera in two acts by Emerson Eads and Dave Hunsaker. Conducted by William Todd Hunt and directed for the stage by Dave Hunsaker.
West Side Story, 2017
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rival's sister.
L'Orfeo, 2016
Monteverdi's opera, l'Orfeo is one of the earliest operas in existence. It tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Conducted by William Todd Hunt and directed by Sarah Schaefer Calvert
Conducted by William Todd Hunt and directed by Sarah Schaefer Calvert
Cunning Little Vixen, 2015
The Cunning Little Vixen explores the connection between the human and animal worlds. It tells the story of a young fox cub who is captured by a Forester and taken home as a pet. But she is treated cruelly by the Forester’s family, and eventually manages to escape – by inciting a rebellion in the chicken coop and then slaughtering all the hens!
The Vixen then makes her home in the forest, while the Forester drinks at an inn with a Schoolmaster and Parson. As they drunkenly stumble home, the Schoolmaster sees the Vixen and mistakes her for a girl he loves, while the vengeful Forester takes a shot at her.
Vixen flees, and later meets and falls in love with a charming Fox, finds she is expecting cubs, and the two have a hasty wedding. Will it be happily ever after?
The Vixen then makes her home in the forest, while the Forester drinks at an inn with a Schoolmaster and Parson. As they drunkenly stumble home, the Schoolmaster sees the Vixen and mistakes her for a girl he loves, while the vengeful Forester takes a shot at her.
Vixen flees, and later meets and falls in love with a charming Fox, finds she is expecting cubs, and the two have a hasty wedding. Will it be happily ever after?