Organization

Anima Mundi Productions

Conductor

Ryan Heller

Stage director

Kristine McIntyre

Executive producer

Ethan Gans-Morse

Singer

Michael Mayes

Adam/ Baritone

Lindsey Cafferky

Mara/ Soprano

Gwendolyn Brown

The Black Madona/ Contralto

Andre Flynn

John/ Bass

Rachael Buckholt

Female Angel/ Soprano

Timothy Galloway

Male Angel/ Countertenor

Librettist

Tiziana DellaRovere

Set designer

Larry Larsen

Costume designer

Susan Bonde

Lighting designer

Robert Peterson

Video designer

Omar Ramos

Chorus master

Ethan Sperry

Janet Coleman

piano

GeorgeAnn Ries

Flute

Kelly M. Gronli

English Horn/ Oboe

Louis DeMartino

Clarinet

Michael Heltwer

Horn

David Bryan

Trombone

Jack Quinby

Bass Trombone

Gordon Rencher

Percussion

Brian Gardiner

Percussion 2

Jenny Lindner

Harp

Margaret Bichteler

Violin 1

Michelle Lindberg

Bass

Colin Shepard

Rehearsal Accompanist

English

The Canticle of the Black Madonna

Portland

United States

The Canticle of the Black Madonna by Gans-Morse

Public

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

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

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Countertenor

Contralto

Soprano

Tenor

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Timothy Galloway as Male Angel, Gwendolyn Brown as the Black Madonna, Michael Mayes as Adam, Lindsey Cafferky as Mara. Rachael Marsh Photo: Jenny Graham/Anima Mundi Productions.

A quick, exciting look at the world premiere performance of The Canticle of the Black Madonna.  The Canticle of the Black Madonna is a new opera by librettist…

The Canticle of the Black Madonna (Trailer)

The Canticle of the Black Madonna: A Soldier’s Journey is an original opera by librettist Tiziana DellaRovere and composer Ethan Gans-Morse featuring six principal characters, chorus, large chamber orchestra, and elaborate masks and costumes. Set in Louisiana in 2010, this potent story chronicles the journey of an American soldier returning from Afghanistan with PTSD as he struggles with his shattered soul, his strained marriage, and the crumbling economy in the wake of the Gulf Oil Spill, while his wife faces courageous sacrifices to stand by the man she loves amidst an ecological disaster which radically changes their lives.
Through a rich combination of modern opera and ancient oratorio, The Canticle of the Black Madonna reveals the healing power of their encounter with an ancient, primal force of divine love, represented by the Black Madonna, which transforms them both forever and touches all who witness it.

The Canticle of the Black Madonna by Gans-Morse, Fri 05 Sep 2014, From (2014/2014), Directed by Kristine McIntyre,, Conductor Ryan Heller

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