ICARUS - A Premier Opera Workshop
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Join the Big Blue Opera Initiatives and our partners Early Music City and the Lute Society of America-Nashville Chapter on Sunday, November 8th for the premiere opera workshop performance of Laudon Schuett’s ICARUS.
Performance Details:
Sunday, November 5th, 5 PM
Eddie T. Goins Recital Hall
Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State University
This performance is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome in support of the Nashville Black Music Association’s Collegiate Young Artist Fund here - https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/collegiate-artist-fund
About ICARUS:
ICARUS is a staged musical work that combines the classic tale of Icarus’ fall with a modern family dealing with the ravages of schizophrenia. The work is based upon my own family and was born of a sense of helplessness and hopelessness that so many families experience dealing with this disease. Like Icarus’ fall, the progression of the illness can feel inevitable. When medications and treatments don’t work, families are left feeling like there is nothing they can do. Mixing early music idioms, a Greek-style choir, and modern musical conventions, ICARUS tells a story to which we all know the ending, but in a new way. This performance features a main cast of local professional singers and emerging collegiate artists from Tennessee State, Fisk, and Cumberland Universities.
ICARUS Cast:
• Cat mask/Brother - Charles Edward Charlton, bass-baritone
• Eagle Mask/Mother- Alysha Nesbitt, soprano
• Daedalus/Father - Jorian Johnson, baritone
• Icarus/Son - Bruce Bean, tenor
• Icarus/Son (cover) - William Hazel, tenor (TSU)
• Guard 1 - Kayla White, mezzo-soprano (Cumberland)
• Guard 2 - Anna Sims, soprano (Fisk)
• Guard 3 - Brandon Hill, baritone-(TSU)
• Guard 4 - Chris Miller, tenor (TSU)
Directions to the TSU Performing Arts Center:
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37209
Make a left on to 33rd Ave N. Pass the plane on right and pass Gate 2 at Alameda St. Make a right onto Albion St. Pass by Mt. Olive Baptist Church on the left. The campus entrance for the TSU Performing Arts Center is at Clare Ave. and Albion St. Please have an ID on hand in case you are asked. The gate attendant can direct you to parking and best entrance for the building.
Performance Details:
Sunday, November 5th, 5 PM
Eddie T. Goins Recital Hall
Performing Arts Center, Tennessee State University
This performance is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome in support of the Nashville Black Music Association’s Collegiate Young Artist Fund here - https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/collegiate-artist-fund
About ICARUS:
ICARUS is a staged musical work that combines the classic tale of Icarus’ fall with a modern family dealing with the ravages of schizophrenia. The work is based upon my own family and was born of a sense of helplessness and hopelessness that so many families experience dealing with this disease. Like Icarus’ fall, the progression of the illness can feel inevitable. When medications and treatments don’t work, families are left feeling like there is nothing they can do. Mixing early music idioms, a Greek-style choir, and modern musical conventions, ICARUS tells a story to which we all know the ending, but in a new way. This performance features a main cast of local professional singers and emerging collegiate artists from Tennessee State, Fisk, and Cumberland Universities.
ICARUS Cast:
• Cat mask/Brother - Charles Edward Charlton, bass-baritone
• Eagle Mask/Mother- Alysha Nesbitt, soprano
• Daedalus/Father - Jorian Johnson, baritone
• Icarus/Son - Bruce Bean, tenor
• Icarus/Son (cover) - William Hazel, tenor (TSU)
• Guard 1 - Kayla White, mezzo-soprano (Cumberland)
• Guard 2 - Anna Sims, soprano (Fisk)
• Guard 3 - Brandon Hill, baritone-(TSU)
• Guard 4 - Chris Miller, tenor (TSU)
Directions to the TSU Performing Arts Center:
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37209
Make a left on to 33rd Ave N. Pass the plane on right and pass Gate 2 at Alameda St. Make a right onto Albion St. Pass by Mt. Olive Baptist Church on the left. The campus entrance for the TSU Performing Arts Center is at Clare Ave. and Albion St. Please have an ID on hand in case you are asked. The gate attendant can direct you to parking and best entrance for the building.
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Where is it happening?
Tennessee State University, 3500 John A Merritt Blvd,Nashville,TN,United States
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Host or PublisherBig Blue Opera Initiatives at Tennessee State University
