Organization

Singer

Bass

Kenneth Kellogg

The Father

Mezzo-soprano

Briana Elyse Hunter

The Mother

Tenor

Aaron Crouch

The Son

Stage director

Tazewell Thompson

Conductor

Glenn Lewis

Costume designer

Jessica Jahn

Chorus master

Mark Trawka

Pianist

James Lesniak

Baritone

Gordon Hawkins

The Reverend

Set designer

Donald Eastman

Lighting designer

Eric Norbury

Assistant Lighting Designer

Todd Nonn

Assistant Stage Director

Cindy C Oxberry

Yazid Gray

Policeman 3/Congregant 3

Andrew Turner

Policeman 1/Congregant 1

Soprano

Adrianna Cleveland

Girlfriend 2/Congregant 2

Ariana Wehr

Girlfriend 1/Nurse/Congregant 1

Amanda Lynn Bottoms

Girlfriend 3/Congregant 3

Ernest C Jackson Jr

Policeman 2/Congregant 2

Kimwana Doner

Pittsburgh Opera

English

Blue

Pittsburgh

United States

Bitz Opera Factory

Public

Approved

As the boy grows into a young man, he becomes a student artist and activist. His mother worries for his future, while his father tries to prepare him for the harsh realities of 21st-century America. The father also wrestles with his own identity as a police officer, a "Black man in blue", and the friction that causes within the family. 

When their deepest fears come true, the grieving parents must navigate the turbulent waters of loss at the hands of police, while seeking answers and support from their church and community. 

Tony Award®–winning composer Jeanine Tesori and NAACP Theatre Award–winning librettist Tazewell Thompson’s new opera is inspired by contemporary events and Black literature. Exploring race, violence, and reconciliation, Blue places timely issues at the forefront of modern opera and invites audiences to the emotional epicenter of their impact.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew