Modern Opera
Tom Johnson - The Four-Note Opera
April 26, 2023 & April 28-29, 2023 Experimental Theater / Conrad Prebys Music Center |
The Four-Note Opera
(music director, on-stage pianist, répétiteur, vocal coach, musical preparation)
April 26, 2023 & April 28-29, 2023 / Experimental Theater / Conrad Prebys Music Center
"Tom Johnson’s clever ‘Four Note Opera’ shines in the hands of kallisti ensemble...
The singers were joined by a host of collaborators, notably by pianist Kyle Adam Blair, whose impressive touch, concentration and technique tethered the singers to their music and to each other."
(Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune)
music by Tom Johnson
libretto by Tom Johnson
produced by kallisti
directed by Samantha Fox
music direction by Kyle Adam Blair
featuring:
Mariana Flores-Bucio
Natalia Merlano Gómez
Jonathan Nussman
Miguel Zazueta
scenic design by Michael Wogulis
costume design by Natalie Barshow
lighting design by Elba Emicente
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An hour long opera for voices and piano that only uses four pitches, and is full of variety, expression and hilarious to boot - too good to be true, right?
Not at all!
Tom Johnson’s The Four Note Opera has been an underground favorite since its premiere in 1972. Supremely well-crafted for the vocalists and written in the minimalist style, Johnson’s tale is a joyous and bouyant look at idosyncracies (!) of beloved genre of opera, as well as the charming foibles of those who perform it.
(from UCSD Music)
(music director, on-stage pianist, répétiteur, vocal coach, musical preparation)
April 26, 2023 & April 28-29, 2023 / Experimental Theater / Conrad Prebys Music Center
"Tom Johnson’s clever ‘Four Note Opera’ shines in the hands of kallisti ensemble...
The singers were joined by a host of collaborators, notably by pianist Kyle Adam Blair, whose impressive touch, concentration and technique tethered the singers to their music and to each other."
(Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune)
music by Tom Johnson
libretto by Tom Johnson
produced by kallisti
directed by Samantha Fox
music direction by Kyle Adam Blair
featuring:
Mariana Flores-Bucio
Natalia Merlano Gómez
Jonathan Nussman
Miguel Zazueta
scenic design by Michael Wogulis
costume design by Natalie Barshow
lighting design by Elba Emicente
- - -
An hour long opera for voices and piano that only uses four pitches, and is full of variety, expression and hilarious to boot - too good to be true, right?
Not at all!
Tom Johnson’s The Four Note Opera has been an underground favorite since its premiere in 1972. Supremely well-crafted for the vocalists and written in the minimalist style, Johnson’s tale is a joyous and bouyant look at idosyncracies (!) of beloved genre of opera, as well as the charming foibles of those who perform it.
(from UCSD Music)