Organization

Spoleto Festival USA

Wideo

Wideo (+1)

Joshua Higgason

Dyrygent

Dyrygent (+1)

John Kennedy

Reżyseria

Kaneza Schaal

Kostiumy

April M. Hickman

Micheline Russell-Brown

Reżyseria światła

Reżyseria światła (+1)

Pablo Santiago

Przygotowanie chóru

Przygotowanie chóru (+2)

John Keene

Tenor (+2)

Jamez McCorkle

Omar Ibn Said

Sopran (+1)

Brittany Renee

Julie Laquita

Bas - baryton (+3)

Daniel Okulitch

John Owen

Baryton (+1)

Norman Garrett

Omar's Brother

Tenor (+3)

Barry Banks

Auctioneer

Mezzosopran (+3)

Laura Krumm

Eliza

Scenografia

Amy Rubin

Mezzosopran (+4)

Taylor Raven

Fatima, Omar's Mother

LA Opera

Lyric Opera of Chicago

San Francisco Opera

Chorus

San Francisco Opera Chorus

Orchestra

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Scenografia (+1)

Christopher Myers

Mezzosopran (+2)

Rehanna Thelwell

Katie Ellen

Writing is the preservation of identity in the new opera Omar from Grammy award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens and composer Michael Abels. A true story of an indomitable faith enshrined in a two-hundred-year-old autobiography in an opera acclaimed by The New York Times as a “sweeping achievement.”

In the early 1800s, Islamic scholar Omar Ibn Said is forcibly taken from his village in West Africa and sold into slavery in Charleston, South Carolina. Attempting to flee, he is imprisoned in Fayetteville and taken to the plantation of another slaveholder, eager to convert him to Christianity. There Omar records his story in Arabic, transforming his world into an expansive canvas of text and faith, profoundly realized in Kaneza Schaal’s transcendent production.

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Omar

San Francisco

Stany Zjednoczone

Omar Rhiannon Giddens

Opera

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 luminous score—composed by Rhiannon Giddens in collaboration with Michael Abels—incorporates distinctive West African traditions with traditional opera instrumentation.

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 in collaboration with 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.

For tickets and information go to www.LAOpera.org/Omar

Approved

Omar, GiddensAbels

Obsada

Omar Ibn Said

Julie Laquita

John Owen

Omar's Brother

Auctioneer

Eliza

Fatima, Omar's Mother

Katie Ellen

Załoga

Reżyseria

Dyrygent

Scenografia

Kostiumy

Przygotowanie chóru

Reżyseria światła

Wideo

Instrumentacja

Producent

Producent

Ensemble

Orkiestra

Chór

Współproducent

Współproducent

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