Music for New Bodies at Sarasota Opera
Dates: 5/22/2026
📍 Theatre: Sarasota Opera
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Music for New Bodies, presented by Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota and EnsembleNEWSRQ, is an operatic work composed by Matt Aucoin and created in collaboration with director Peter Sellars. The piece fuses poetic texts from Jorie Graham with visceral soundscapes to create a meditation on humanity's shifting place in the natural world. Sellars' staging brings the music into visual focus, exploring themes of life, connection, and transformation.
Cast and Creative Team for Music for New Bodies at Sarasota Opera
Cast
Paulo Bordignon
Ensemble
John Miller
bass
David Bender
cello
Stephanie Block
viola
Leah Latorraca
violin
Katherine Baloff
violin
Phoebe Powell
Ensemble
Bobby Nunes
Ensemble
Creative Team
Phoebe Powell
Musician
Katherine Baloff
Musician
Leah Latorraca
Musician
Stephanie Block
Musician
David Bender
Musician
John Miller
Musician
Peter Sellars
Director
Matt Aucoin
Composer
Paulo Bordignon
Musician
Bobby Nunes
Musician
News About Music for New Bodies at Sarasota Opera
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