Organization

Cincinnati Opera Summer Festival

Conductor

Joseph Young

Wig & Makeup Designer

James Geier

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Megan Graves

Rumer

Lauren McAllister

Vesta

Projection Designer

Jessica Drayton

Costume designer

Samantha Reno

Soprano

Antonio Cruz

Troll 1

Wendy Hill

Troll

Baritone

Indra Thomas

Troll 3

Ms. Lee-Adler

Mary

Jackie

Margaret

M Andrew Jones

John

Stage director

D Lynn Meyers

Set designer

Lighting designer

Thomas Hase

Victoria Ellington

Nyomi

Alicia Russell

Morgan

Tenor

Troll 2

Cincinnati Opera

Orchestra

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Béarla

Fierce

Cincinnati

United States

School for Creative and Performing Arts

Corbett Theater

Fierce: Fierce Menefield

Public

Private

Approved

What makes you fierce?
Four teenage girls gather for a workshop on writing an effective college essay. The teacher asks, “Tell me who you are,” prompting each young woman to share her story. One mourns the loss of a special friend, while another hides behind her popularity. The third feels constrained by her parents’ expectations, and the last faces a troubled homelife. Despite the chorus of trolls that taunts them, the girls unite, embarking on a transformative journey toward empowerment and self-assurance. With authenticity and sensitivity, Northern Kentucky-based novelist Sheila Williams interviewed local teens to inspire the opera’s libretto, while Cincinnati native William Menefield employs jazz, modern, and classical music styles in its high-energy score.

Fierce is presented in collaboration with community partners WordPlay Cincy, The Music Resource Center—Cincinnati, and i.imagine.

English

Fierce by Menefield, Ó (2022/2022), Faoi stiúir D Lynn Meyers,, Seoltóir Joseph Young, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, United States

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Cast & Crew )

Caitheadh

Criú

Ensemble

Comhléiritheoir

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid