A Way Home
Ethan Frederick Greene, Composer and Irene Keliher, Librettist
PERFORMANCE DATES:
National Hispanic Cultural Center
School Performances: April 25 and 26, 2012
Public Performances: April 27 and 28, 2012 (Tickets available online)
Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
School Performances: April 30 and May 1, 2012
Public Performance: April 30 (Tickets available at the door)
A Way Home is a contemporary opera for middle and high school students, as well as families, exploring the roots of cultural identity. Gracie and her father travel from Texas to Mexico to scatter her mother’s ashes in the Oyamel firs in Michoacan. The spirit of Gracie’s mother in the form of a monarch butterfly helps guide them on their epic journey. This is a scary trip for both since Gracie and her father must meet her angry grandfather for the first time and find a suitable place for the ashes in an unknown forest. As a result of the journey Gracie finds, internalizes and comes to honor her roots in Mexican culture. She and her mother find their way home. In English and Spanish, this is an opera intended for middle and high school students funded by the Brabson Library and Educational Foundation.
Audio clips:
¡Compre!
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Closed Wings
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Composer: Ethan Frederick Greene
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
Stage Director: David Bartholomew
Scenic and Lighting Design: John Malolepsy
Augustin – Paul Bower
Graciela (Gracie) – Cecilia Duarte
Thomas – Seth Hartwell
Karani – Elizabeth Hott
Marisol – Cammy Cook