SCENIC DESIGN for
THE AMERICAN OPERA PROJECT in NYC at BAM FISHER and NYU’S PAULSON CENTER
DIRECTED BY SAM HELFRICH
LIGHTS BY KRISTEN PAIGE
COSTUMES BY AMANDA ROBERGE
COMPOSERS: ANDREW LYNCH, GAVIN KNITTLE, WILLIAM BARNETT, AND WILLEM OOSTHUYSEN
LIBRETTISTS: ANDREW LYNCH, ASHTON TIBBITT, FRED SAUTER, AND TRISTEN MOSELEY
The Climate Opera Project was a collection of four short operas celebrating Earth Day 2024 depicting unlikely heroes reeling from the cataclysm of human-influenced natural disasters. From a revengeful polar bear watching its home disappear to a water-stealing cactus, these operas tackle issues of the environment with humor and hope. It appeared at both BAM’s Fisher space and Theater C at NYU’s Paulson Center.
The Climate Opera Project was a collaboration between American Opera Projects (AOP) and the NYU/Tisch Opera Lab. The Opera Lab Directors: Randall Eng (Associate Arts Professor, NYU/Tisch's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program) & Sam Helfrich (Associate Arts Professor in the department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU/Tisch)
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THE AMERICAN OPERA PROJECT in NYC at BAM FISHER and NYU’S PAULSON CENTER
THE CLIMATE OPERA PROJECT
DIRECTED BY SAM HELFRICH
LIGHTS BY KRISTEN PAIGE
COSTUMES BY AMANDA ROBERGE
COMPOSERS: ANDREW LYNCH, GAVIN KNITTLE, WILLIAM BARNETT, AND WILLEM OOSTHUYSEN
LIBRETTISTS: ANDREW LYNCH, ASHTON TIBBITT, FRED SAUTER, AND TRISTEN MOSELEY
The Climate Opera Project was a collection of four short operas celebrating Earth Day 2024 depicting unlikely heroes reeling from the cataclysm of human-influenced natural disasters. From a revengeful polar bear watching its home disappear to a water-stealing cactus, these operas tackle issues of the environment with humor and hope. It appeared at both BAM’s Fisher space and Theater C at NYU’s Paulson Center.
The Climate Opera Project was a collaboration between American Opera Projects (AOP) and the NYU/Tisch Opera Lab. The Opera Lab Directors: Randall Eng (Associate Arts Professor, NYU/Tisch's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program) & Sam Helfrich (Associate Arts Professor in the department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU/Tisch)
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