Name: Tales from the Briar Patch
Start: 2023-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lesher Center for the Arts

Organization

Admin

Festival Opera

Conductor

Matilda Hofman

Stage director

Omari Tau Williams

Singer

Marcus J Paige

Br’er Rabbit

Br’er Fox

Shawnette Sulker

Sister Sparrow

Aisha Campbell

Sister Robin

Leberta Lorál

Madame Partridge

inglise

Tales from the Briar Patch

Walnut Creek

United States

Lesher Center for the Arts

Hofmann Theatre

Tales from the Briar Patch Okoye

Public

Keerthi Raj

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

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

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Bass

Baritone

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

This short opera is family friendly and full of fun, while paying tribute to the African tradition of storytelling for all ages. Sister Sparrow, Sister Robin, and Madame Partridge retell the antics of Br’er Rabbit and his nemesis Br’er Fox. The music blends African American musical styles of jazz, blues, and gospel with contemporary concert music sounds.

 

The stories in Tales from the Briar Patch are derived from African folk tales. The character “Br’er Rabbit” is a parallel to the trickster, “Anansi the Spider,” of ancient Ghanaian folklore. While many people associate him and his friends with Joel Chandler Harris’ Uncle Remus stories, the stories predate Harris. The creators Okoye and Moore updated the language, using animals to portray the story, with a trio of spirited birds narrating.

English

Tales from the Briar Patch by Okoye, P 02 apr 2023, Alates (2023/2023), Juhatatud Omari Tau Williams,, Dirigent Matilda Hofman, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, United States

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