Organization

Stage director

Susannah Berryman

Choreographer

Jean Marc Cordero

Conductor

Richard Montgomery

Costume designer

Anna Grigo

Lighting designer

Evan Hawkins

Singer

Soprano

Yamuna Meleth

Annu

Mezzo-soprano

Evangelia Kingsley

Mother

Baritone

John-Andrew Fernandez

Faiz

Bass

Suchan Kim

Father

Christian Henry

Shakur

Jake Stamatis

Imam

Pianist

Smitha Johnson

Mukhtar

Brian Adler

Percussion

Liz Shuhan

Flute

Linda Case

Violin

Max Buckholtz

Viola

Christian Chesanak

Opera Ithaca

Thumbprint

Ithaca

United States

Hangar Theatre

Thumbprint Sankaram

Public

Approved

The cast and creative team of Opera Ithaca's production of Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz's THUMBPRINT share what this powerful and important opera means to them...


Continuing our tradition of championing the work of women, Opera Ithaca proudly presents Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz’s contemporary opera, Thumbprint, December 2nd through 4th at the Hangar Theatre. The 90-minute contemporary opera is inspired by the experiences of Mukhtar Mai, the first female victim of gang rape to bring her male attackers to justice in Pakistan. In lieu of a financial settlement, Mai requested the construction of schools for girls, that they may be educated to help prevent the humiliation of signing their name with only their thumbprint. The work is based on interviews with Mukhtar Mai and explores the family ties and tribal traditions that lead up to an astonishing act of courage. The score is a dynamic collision of Hindustani and European opera influences with an ensemble of seven singers and six instrumentalists. The cast features Broadway’s Evangelia Kingsley, Smitha Johnson, Yamuna Meleth, John-Andrew Fernandez, Suchan Kim, Jake Stamatis and Christian Henry. Susannah Berryman directs with choreography by Mary Corsaro and musical direction by Richard Montgomery.

December 2-4, Opera Ithaca presents Thumbprint by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz, the remarkable story of Muhktar Mai and her fight for women's rights, justice, and literacy.

English

Thumbprint by Sankaram, From (2016/2016), Directed by Susannah Berryman,, Conductor Richard Montgomery, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, United States

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