Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group Present DARK SISTERS

Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group present DARK SISTERS.

Music by Nico Muhly
Libretto by Stephen Karam

Co-Commissioned & Co-Produced by
Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre Group, Opera Company of Philadelphia
WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
November 9-19, 2011

Dark Sisters is a suspenseful, emotional, and lyrical depiction of one woman's struggle with life and faith and the universal dilemma of whether to stay or leave. The opera opens a window into the lives of Eliza and her sister wives, members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamous sect based in the southwestern United States. Creators Muhly and Karam have drawn inspiration from the crush of media attention surrounding two of the many raids on FLDS compounds (the 2008 raid at the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, TX and the 1953 raid at Short Creek, AZ), as well as from the stories of the more than 80 wives of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.

Conductor: Neal Goren
Director: Rebecca Taichman
Set Design: Leo Warner, 59 Productions
Video Design: Leo Warner and Mark Grimmer, 59 Productions
Costuem Designer: Miranda Hoffman
Lighting Design: Donald Holder
Choreography: Annie-B Parson

Featuring: Caitlin Lynch, Eve Gigliotti, Jennifer Check, Margaret Lattimore, Jennifer Zetlan, Kevin Burdette, Kristina Bachrach

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
524 West 59th Street, New York City
Tickets $30-$125 at 212-279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com
www.gothamchamberopera.org