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

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.

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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.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew