Name: Blue
Start: 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts

Organization

Conductor

Michael Ellis Ingram

Stage director

Timothy Douglas

Mezzo-soprano

Krysty Swann

The Mother

Bass

Kenneth Overton

The Father

Tenor

Jonathan Pierce Rhodes

The Son

Baritone

Gordon Hawkins

The Reverend

Set designer

Tony Cisek

Costume designer

Kara Harmon

Lighting designer

Peter Maradudin

Makeup artist

Phoenix Rose

Hairstylist

Soprano

Chabrelle Williams

Girlfriend 1/Nurse/Congregant 1

Kourtney Holmes

Girlfriend 2/Congregant 2

Kendra F. Beasley

Girlfriend 3/Congregant 3

Tyrone Chambers

Policeman 1/Congregant 1

Mark Anthony Thomas

Policeman 2/Congregant 2

Ivan Griffin

Policeman 3/Congregant 3

New Orleans Opera

Orchestra

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Blue

New Orleans

United States

Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts

Blue Tesori

Public

Private

Rejected

This work was a particularly deep, conversational collaboration between composer and librettist. Composer Janine Tesori notes that in her compositions, “The text always leads.” But even more so in this case: as a Black librettist with lived experience of the characters depicted in this opera, Tazewell Thompson’s words are the framework and backbone of this work. Tesori says, “I’m visiting in this landscape as a white artist. […] The poetry in Blue comes from Tazewell’s heart.” [Source: Seattle Opera interview, 2022]

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble