At the Statue of VenusJake Heggie (Music); Terrence McNally (Libretto)&Trouble in TahitiLeonard Bernstein (Music & Libretto)Opera ParallèleSteffi CheongThe familiar opening notes of West Side Story rise in a percussion-piano duet, jazzier and with more edge than the Broadway version. The evening’s prelude transitions into a probing, vibrating, and emotional … [Read more...] about “At the Statue of Venus” and “Trouble in Tahiti”
Jake Heggie
“Out of Darkness”
Out of DarknessJake Heggie (Music); Gene Scheer (Libretto)Music of RemembranceThe Cast of Out of DarknessSingle droplets of instrumental notes slowly meld into a haunting flow of melody that evokes a memory of another time, another place. The stunning music alerts that what is to follow is intimate, intense, and important. From such beginnings, two stories of … [Read more...] about “Out of Darkness”
