Sarah Van Sciver
Birth Place: Hackettstown, NJ
Latest News on Sarah Van Sciver:
GIRONDINES West Coast Premiere to be Presented at Mission Opera (Nov 6, 2024)
Mission Opera to Present THE MERRY WIDOW: MADONNA in June (May 31, 2024)
Mission Opera Presents The West Coast Premiere of GIRONDINES (Aug 30, 2023)
GIRONDINES West Coast Premiere to be Presented at Mission Opera (Nov 6, 2024)
Mission Opera to Present THE MERRY WIDOW: MADONNA in June (May 31, 2024)
Mission Opera Presents The West Coast Premiere of GIRONDINES (Aug 30, 2023)
BIO
Sarah Van Sciver is a composer-performer musician and multimedia artist. She writes, arranges, records, and produces scores, songs, sounds, images, and videos for concert, opera, film/TV, theatre, and studio album productions. A vocalist, pianist, harpist, ukulele player, technical director, and conductor/music director, Sarah also proudly teaches and mentors aspiring, emerging, and established artists. Selected credits include crafting score, songs, and sound for the film Strange as Angels (Born Lucky Studios), composing music for operas Shadow House (Philadelphia Opera Collective) and RUBBISH (CalArts New Works Festival) and for stage plays The Magnus Effect and Fifty Days at Iliam (Greenfield Collective); releasing three EP albums of original music, Ophelia’s Song, Overture to an Adventure, and Puzzle Pieces; and premiering the opera she composed, Girondines, with a libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle.
News
GIRONDINES West Coast Premiere to be Presented at Mission Opera
Mission Opera is presenting the West Coast video premiere of Girondines, a powerful opera by Mvskoke opera singer Kirsten C. Kunkle and Sarah Van Sciver. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Mission Opera is presenting the West Coast video premiere of Girondines, a powerful opera by Mvskoke opera singer Kirsten C. Kunkle and Sarah Van Sciver. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Mission Opera to Present THE MERRY WIDOW: MADONNA in June
Mission Opera will present a unique 1980s-themed version of THE MERRY WIDOW at the OPERA America National Conference and World Opera Forum in Los Angeles. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Mission Opera will present a unique 1980s-themed version of THE MERRY WIDOW at the OPERA America National Conference and World Opera Forum in Los Angeles. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Mission Opera Presents The West Coast Premiere of GIRONDINES
On October 28 and 29, Mission Opera will present the West Coast Premiere of Girondines, by Kirsten C. Kunkle (librettist) and Sarah Van Sciver (composer) at Canyon High School Performing Arts Center. Weaving together six French Revolution women's true stories, Girondines combines elements of theater, film, dance, fine art, literature, music, and the macabre to capture the tragedy, sacrifice, and eerie intrigue these remarkable heroines experienced during their lives.
On October 28 and 29, Mission Opera will present the West Coast Premiere of Girondines, by Kirsten C. Kunkle (librettist) and Sarah Van Sciver (composer) at Canyon High School Performing Arts Center. Weaving together six French Revolution women's true stories, Girondines combines elements of theater, film, dance, fine art, literature, music, and the macabre to capture the tragedy, sacrifice, and eerie intrigue these remarkable heroines experienced during their lives.
GIRONDINES Original Wilmington Concert Opera Cast Recording Out Now
In 2022, Wilmington Concert Opera premiered Girondines, an opera written in English accompanied by piano and strings, with libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle and music by Sarah Van Sciver. The Original Wilmington Concert Opera Cast Album is now available!
In 2022, Wilmington Concert Opera premiered Girondines, an opera written in English accompanied by piano and strings, with libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle and music by Sarah Van Sciver. The Original Wilmington Concert Opera Cast Album is now available!
Wilmington Concert Opera to Present GIRONDINES This Month
Wilmington Concert Opera will present the world premiere of “Girondines,” a two-act ensemble chamber opera for six women, and scored for piano, violin, cello, and electronics. Composer Sarah Van Sciver set the libretto by WCO's co-founder and artistic director, Kirsten C. Kunkle.
Wilmington Concert Opera will present the world premiere of “Girondines,” a two-act ensemble chamber opera for six women, and scored for piano, violin, cello, and electronics. Composer Sarah Van Sciver set the libretto by WCO's co-founder and artistic director, Kirsten C. Kunkle.
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