The Harbingers at Howard N May Chapel

The Harbingers: an unaccompanied opera in one act
Music by Rossa Crean
Libretto by Kendra Leonard

On a quiet Halloween night, several spirits of death convene in a cemetery to debate over the fate of the soul of a recently departed doctor. Is she an angel of mercy, or are there more sinister reasons for her actions when she was alive? Rossa Crean and Kendra Leonard’s beautiful and evocative unaccompanied opera “The Harbingers” reflects on the concepts of good and evil, and what that means for us in the afterlife.

Approximate runtime: 70 minutes
Content warning: this opera contains themes of violence, death, and sexual assault.

This piece is presented as an independent work produced and shared by members of the Chicago operatic community.

Please note: The Horatio N May Chapel was built in 1899 and is not wheelchair accessible. 

CAST (in alphabetical order)

Atropos - Katherine Dalin
Azrael - Jessie Lyons
Clotho - James M. Brown
Donn - Keaton Payne
Erlik - Kevin Wheatle
Hel - Joelle Kross
Lachesis - Charles Anderson
The Morrigan - Mary Lutz Govertsen
Sekhmet - Jordan Harris
The Soul - Sarah Thompson Johansen

Azrael cover - Anna Caldwell

Directed by Ross Matsuda

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