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Imaginative New Opera to Debut at New York's Symphony Space
The After Dinner Opera Company presents the world premiere of Jordan Wentworth Farrar’s The Day Boy and the Night Girl, an operatic re-imagining of the classic Victorian fairy tale by George MacDonald. Wentworth Farrar’s new three-act opera debuts at Symphony Space on December 29, 2009.
The Day Boy and the Night Girl follows the lives of Phytogen and Nycteris, both of whom have been imprisoned by the sorcery of Watho, the she-wolf. The boy, Phytogen, has been cursed never to see night while Nycteris, the girl, is doomed never to see the light of day. This retelling of the fairy tale was adapted by Wentworth Farrar from her memory of reading the story as a child. “I wanted to take the premise of the book and make it my own,” she says.
According to Curator Magazine, “Wentworth Farrar’s music is tonal, with haunting melodic themes interspersed with tightly stacked vocal harmonies... a new and unusual work.”
DigitalCity notes "an eerie yet beautifully melodic chorus adorned with splendid vocal harmonies reverberates out from a fantastical scene of dancing fireflies, mystical mermaids and other apparitions."
The Village Voice calls it "An enchanted evening."
The opera also marks the 60th anniversary of the After Dinner Opera Company, which commissioned The Day Boy and Night Girl to celebrate its milestone birthday. Since 1950, the After Dinner Opera has produced hundreds of American chamber operas by more than 70 composers, including Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein.
For more information about THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL by JORDAN WENTWORTH FARRAR please visit http://www.dayboynightgirl.com.
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Hall at Symphony Space December 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025 Tickets: $12 students and seniors, $15 general admission, $10 each for groups of 10 or more. Call 212-864-5400 or go to symphonyspace.org.
The Day Boy and the Night Girl follows the lives of Phytogen and Nycteris, both of whom have been imprisoned by the sorcery of Watho, the she-wolf. The boy, Phytogen, has been cursed never to see night while Nycteris, the girl, is doomed never to see the light of day. This retelling of the fairy tale was adapted by Wentworth Farrar from her memory of reading the story as a child. “I wanted to take the premise of the book and make it my own,” she says.
According to Curator Magazine, “Wentworth Farrar’s music is tonal, with haunting melodic themes interspersed with tightly stacked vocal harmonies... a new and unusual work.”
DigitalCity notes "an eerie yet beautifully melodic chorus adorned with splendid vocal harmonies reverberates out from a fantastical scene of dancing fireflies, mystical mermaids and other apparitions."
The Village Voice calls it "An enchanted evening."
The opera also marks the 60th anniversary of the After Dinner Opera Company, which commissioned The Day Boy and Night Girl to celebrate its milestone birthday. Since 1950, the After Dinner Opera has produced hundreds of American chamber operas by more than 70 composers, including Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein.
For more information about THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL by JORDAN WENTWORTH FARRAR please visit http://www.dayboynightgirl.com.
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Hall at Symphony Space December 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025 Tickets: $12 students and seniors, $15 general admission, $10 each for groups of 10 or more. Call 212-864-5400 or go to symphonyspace.org.
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