Guerilla Opera

Guerilla Opera
TypeOpera company
GenreOpera
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Websitehttps://guerillaopera.org/

Guerilla Opera is an opera company in Boston, Massachusetts founded in 2007 specializing in accessible contemporary chamber operas, several of which have been commissioned by the company. In 2010, its Artistic Directors were Mike Williams and Rudolf Rojahn, its General Manager was Aliana de la Guardia and its director of design and production was Julia Noulin-Mérat. Guerilla Opera performed in the Zack Box Theater at the Boston Conservatory, where it is a resident ensemble. As of 2018, its Artistic Directors are Julia Noulin-Mérat and Aliana de la Guardia. Guerilla Opera performs in Boston.

Productions

Date Production Author Director
2007 Heart of a Dog (adapted from the novella, Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov) Rudolf Rojahn Copeland Woodruff
2008 No Exit (adapted from the play, No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre) Andy Vores
2008 We Are Sons (to an original libretto by Rojahn ) Rudolf Rojahn Sally Stunkel
2009 Rumpelstiltskin (adapted from the Brothers Grimm story, Rumpelstiltskin) Marti Epstein Greg Smucker

Awards and recognition

2018- Opera America - Innovation Grant

2015- Arts Impulse - Best Opera Production "Gallo"

2015- Boston Classical Review - Best World Premiere :Troubled Water"

See also

References

  1. ↑ About Guerilla Opera Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Production information in this section from guerillaopera.com, Repertoire. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Schwartz, Lloyd, "On (and off) track", The Boston Phoenix, April 29, 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2010
  4. ↑ Weininger, David (May 29, 2009). "Rumpelstiltskin goes to the opera". Boston Globe. Boston, MA. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2010 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ↑ Weininger, David, "In this opera production, the pitch is political", Boston Globe, September 18, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  6. ↑ Shea, Andrea, "‘Say It Ain’t So, Joe!’ — Palin And Biden Face Off Again, Opera-Style", WBUR, September 25, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010
  7. ↑ Classical Voice of New England, "Guerilla Opera Announces its Fourth Season", June 15, 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010