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Join us for a semi-staged reading of Anthony T. Buck’s new opera, “Le Roman de Silence”! This new opera, with music and libretto by SLC composer Dr. Anthony T. Buck, is based on writings from the first half of the 13th century by Heldris of Cornwall (which may have been King Arthur using a pseudonym).
The story of Silence, a woman raised as a man in medieval Europe, will draw you in with magic, dragons, adventure, and love. This opera asks us to rethink our assumptions about gender roles and identity, sexual identity, and whether Nature and Nurture are friends or foes.
The performance will be sung in concert style in English and short portions of French, with projected supertitles in English, and will be performed with chamber orchestra. Suggested rating of PG-13 for language, violence, and gender content.
The producing organization, Opera Contempo, is a non-profit chamber opera company located in Salt Lake. Founded in 2020, our vision is to commission new works, promote new voices, and produce new settings of opera and vocal works. www.operacontempo.com
Featuring
Julia Gershkoff, Silence
Mandi Barrus, Nature
Michael Shoaf, Nurture
Court Thomas, Jean
Tyler Oliphant, The Old Man
Charity Johansen, King Euan/Mother
Ricky Parkinson, Queen Eufeme/Father
Anthony Buck, Heldris/Nun
Kahli Dalbow, Soprano 1
Hilary Koolhoven, Soprano 2
ShaRee Larsen, Alto 1
Natalie Easter, Alto 2
Alexander Harrelson, Tenor 1
Brian Tanner, Tenor 2
Michael Rasmussen, Bass 1
Gerta Wiemer, piano
String quartet
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Salt Lake City, 261 S 900 E,Salt Lake City,UT,United States