Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill
Sun, Sep 29
|Philadelphia
Presented by Alter Ego Chamber Opera, as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, “Of Fiercer Origins” features the Philly Premiere of A PREGNANT PAUSE by Garth Baxter; Libretto by Alize Rozsnyai, + World Premiere songs, poetry by Adrienne Rich, composers Tori Lavan; Cerulean S. Payne-Passmore.
Time & Location
Sep 29, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
About the event
Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill features the Philadelphia Premiere of A PREGNANT PAUSE, the opera & further reflection through song: Two World Premiere songs set to poems by Adrienne Rich, and a set of songs from Libby Larsen's The Birth Project. Music for A PREGNANT PAUSE is by Garth Baxter, with Libretto by Alize Francheska Rozsnyai. Music for "What Is Possible” is written by Philly-based Cerulan S. Payne-Passmore, and “Heroines” is by LA-based composer Tori Lavan. Both works are from Adrienne Rich's "A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far." A PREGNANT PAUSE takes us inside the mind of Serena, as she waits for the results of a pregnancy test. She is met by two doppelgängers: one who extols the wonders of motherhood; the other who advocates for remaining child-free. A short opera about the decisions women face when their bodies cease to be their own, for three sopranos, sung by…