Name: Omar
Start: 2022-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Organization

Spoleto Festival USA

Direction d'orchestre

Kazem Abdullah

Mise en scène

Kaneza Schaal

Décors

Amy Rubin

Costumes

April M. Hickman

Micheline Russell-Brown

Video

Joshua Higgason

Chanteur

Ténor

Jamez McCorkle

Omar Ibn Said

Jacqueline Echols

Julie Laquita

Baryton-basse

Daniel Okulitch

John Owen

Baryton

Norman Garrett

Omar's Brother

Barry Banks

Auctioneer

Briana Hunter

Katie Ellen

Lumières

Pablo Santiago

Direction de choeur

Jeremy Frank

Chorégraphie

Kiara Benn

Assistant choreographer

Yusuf Nasir

Christopher Myers

Mezzo-soprano

Amanda Lynn Bottoms

Fatima, Omar's Mother

Soprano

Deepa Johnny

Little Daughter

Ashley Faatoalia

Amadou

Cedric Berry

Olufemi

Patrick Blackwell

Suleiman

Alan Williams

Jermaine McGhee

Principal dancer

LA Opera

anglais

Omar

Los Angeles

États-Unis

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Omar Giddens

Public

Private

Valide

Accordionist

Instrument

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Autre

Choeur

Chorus Director

Coach vocal

Coiffure

Compositeur

Danse

Diffusion

Dramaturgie

En charge de la production

Extra

Illustrator

Livret

Maquillage

Orchestra Operations

Orchestre

Photographer

Poet

Prof

Répétiteur

Stage Manager

Traduction

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contre-ténor

Basse

Contralto

Alto

Continuo

Rôle muet

Rôle parlant

Voix d'enfant

Omar Ibn Said's life and Muslim faith are remembered and retold in this inspirational West Coast premiere inspired by his remarkable 1831 autobiography. The ...

In 1807, a 37-year-old scholar living in West Africa was captured and forced aboard a slave ship bound for Charleston, South Carolina. Omar Ibn Said's life and Muslim faith are remembered and retold in this inspirational West Coast premiere inspired by his remarkable 1831 autobiography (the only known surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic).

Set in the shifting darkness of memory and imagination, Omar follows his compelling journey from a peaceful life in his homeland to enslavement in a violent, foreign world. Lost in the wilderness of his thoughts and his stolen life, he's haunted by memories of his family and the people he encounters along the way. Through it all, he somehow remains true to himself and his faith, against all odds. The luminous score—composed by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels—incorporates distinctive West African traditions with traditional opera instrumentation.

Tenor Jamez McCorkle makes his company debut in the title role, with bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch in a double role as two very different slave masters. Norman Garrett makes his company debut as Omar's brother, with Barry Banks as the auctioneer and Jacqueline Echols as Julie, an enslaved woman who gives Omar the key to a better life.

English

Omar by Giddens, sam. 22 oct. 2022, Du (2022/2022), Dirigé par Kaneza Schaal,, Chef d'orchestre Kazem Abdullah, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, États-Unis

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