Gertrude Stein Discussion Panel and Opera Premieres in June
By: BWW News Desk May. 27, 2005
The works of modernist writer Getrude Stein will be explored through the production of an opera inspired by her works and a panel discussion. On June 10th at 6:30 at the City University of New York's Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, A Gertrude Stein Salon will celebrate the premiere of Gertrude Stein Invents a Jump Early On. This free educational program sponsored by Encompass New Opera Theatre will include a panel discussion with
the collaborators of Gertrude Stein Invents A Jump Early On (poet
Karren LaLonde Alenier, composer William Banfield, dramaturg/director
Nancy Rhodes) and three authors who have written about Stein. Sarah
Bay-Cheng, author of Mama Dada: Gertrude Stein's Avant-Garde Theater;
Barbara Will, author of Gertrude Stein, Modernism and the Problem of
"Genius"; and Brenda Wineapple, author of Sister Brother: Gertrude and
Leo Stein. Musical excerpts from the opera will illuminate the
discussion.The opera itself will be presented for five performances from June 15th through 18th at 8 PM and with a Saturday 2 PM performance. The world premiere of Gertrude Stein Invents a Jump Early On will take place at the Leonard Nimoy THALIA Theatre at Symphony Space. The program will also include two short vocal pieces based on Gertrude
Stein texts: Virgil Thomson's Capital Capitals and Ned Rorem's Three
Sisters Who Are Not Sisters .
Principal singers include Eve Gigliotti as Gertrude Stein, Rosalie Sullivan as Alice B.Toklas, and Justin Vickers as Leo Stein. The work was co-commissioned by The Word Works and Encompass New Opera Theatre.The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center is located at 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. For more information, call (718) 398-4675 or visit steinopera.comThe Leonard Nimoy THALIA Theatre at Symphony Space is at 95th and Broadway. For box office info and discounts, call (212) 864-5400. To purchase standard price tickets, visit symphonyspace.org
and navigate to Music, June events, A Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy.
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