Florida Grand Opera's next installment of "Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places" features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.
"One of our primary objectives is to help cultivate a new operatic repertoire, so we're elated when one of our pieces get's produced by another company," remarks Rudolf Rojahn co-artistic director of Guerilla Opera.
No Exit was the second opera ever to be commissioned by Guerilla Opera and the company premiered it in April 2008 to much acclaim. Lloyd Schwartz, formerly of The Boston Phoenix, wrote that No Exit was "the best new opera of 2008," while Richard Dyer, formerly of The Boston Globe, quoted in The Boston Conservatory's STAGES Newsletter that the Guerilla Opera premiere was "a signature event of the city's 2007-2008 season."
Guerilla Opera's recent production from this past September received equal praise. Jeffrey Gantz of The Boston Globe praises the opera as "exceptional," while David Wright from the Boston Classical Review wrote that the production was "a gripping evening of music and theater."
The libretto for this highly acclaimed opera is adapted directly from Jean-Paul Sartre's well known Existentialist play of the same name. No Exit tells the story of three people, Garcin, Inez, and Estelle who are ushered by a Valet into a room in hell, only to discover that there is no greater demonic torture than each other.
FGO's production of No Exit runs from February 27 through March 1, 2014, 10 p.m. at the Arena (formerly the NoWhere Lounge) at 653 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.
Guerilla Opera's next production is the world premiere of Gallo, with libretto and music by Rome-prize winning composer Ken Ueno and directed by Metropolitan Opera stage director Sarah Meyers May 23 through 25 and May 29 through June 1, 2014 at The Boston Conservatory's Zack Box Theater, Boston, MA. For more information on Guerilla Opera's season and upcoming productions visit them online at
www.guerillaopera.com. Like Guerilla Opera on Facebook at
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ABOUT GUERILLA OPERA
Guerilla Opera is a collaborative performing ensemble, and independent 501(c)3 organization, whose mission is to commission new chamber operas written specifically for their ensemble of artists, to perform in intimate theatrical settings, and to perform in a highly collaborative environment resulting from the direct communication between performers without a conductor or formal music director. The ensemble envisions a national community where serious new chamber opera and ensemble performance are valued and enjoyed. They will bring exciting new works to Boston and beyond, connect with communities nation-wide, and reinvigorate the concert-going public's love for new opera. (
www.guerillaopera.com)
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