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"Upon this Handful of Earth"

15/2/2017

 
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"Upon this Handful of Earth" is a new opera by Gisle Kverndokk and Aksel-Otto Bull. It is commissioned by The New York Opera Society, and will have its world premiere at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York, February 24., at 7:00 pm. 

In honor of the publication of "Laudato Si," Pope Francis' recent encyclical about the environment, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space and The New York Opera Society (NYOS) have commissioned a new chamber opera from renowned Norwegian composer Gisle Kverndokk and librettist Aksel-Otto Bull based on the writings of Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. 

Inspired by and featuring Teilhard’s “Mass on the World,” Kverndokk’s opera tells the stories of people whose lives have been irrevocably altered by environmental catastrophes: Chernobyl, the tsunamis, pollution and climate change. The work offers a hopeful, empowering meditation on the way forward from the human and environmental toll of these events. 

This production has been made possible by Arts Council Norway/The Audio and Visual Fund, The Norwegian Composers Fund, The Lyric Writers Fund in Norway, The Dan & Gloria Bohan Foundation and The Arthur and May Orvis Foundation.

Gisle Kverndokk, composer
Aksel-Otto Bull and Gisle Kverndokk, libretto
K. Scott Warren, conductor
Joachim Schamberger, director
Isai Jess Muñoz, assistant director
Caitlin Rain, costumes
Nathan Scheuer, lighting

Shannon DeVine, The Priest
Nadia Petrella, soprano  The Young Woman
John Tiranno, tenor  The Young Man
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano  The Wife
Kenneth Overton, baritone  The Businessman
Sarah Hawkey, soprano  The Child

Choir and Children's Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
New York Opera Society Orchestra

New York Opera Society Homepage
Tickets at Showclix

Trailer on YouTube

The Aria "God, give me faith" with John Tiranno

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