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”
Opera Parallèle
“Champion: An Opera in Jazz”
Champion: An Opera in JazzTerence Blanchard (Composer); Michael Cristofer (Libretto)SFJAZZ with Opera ParallèleArthur WoodleyA lone boxer slowly and randomly punches his bag, gradually picks up steam and style with gathered strength, and finally begins to punctuate his song in staccato beats on the bag. With that singular, opening composition, Terence Blanchard introduces … [Read more...] about “Champion: An Opera in Jazz”
