There are tons of new operas popping up throughout the United States right now! With that comes more opportunities to make new music happen which is so exciting! This week, Ellen and Alyssa break down five show options to choose from (including both of their favorites) when picking out your contemporary American opera rep for your package this year. Want some other options? Check out the list of honorable mentions below! Be sure to check out the summer rep series playlist to listen and follow along with all five parts of our summer rep series!

RESOURCES: 

Summer Rep Series Spotify playlist

Learn Your Music The Right Way Workbook

Summer Reset Bundle

MUSIC RESOURCES:

• https://modernsingermag.com/?q=careers-resources/5-modern-operas-add-your-repertoire

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cipullo#Glory_Denied

• https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/products/Glory-Denied-2-Arias-Catalogue-Aria-Congregation-Aria-101607.html

• https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/products/Glory-Denied-2-Arias-My-Darling-Jim-After-You-Hear-Me-101606.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Shut_Up_in_My_Bones

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fellow_Travelers_(opera)

• https://issuu.com/bostonlyricopera/docs/fellow_travelers_r3_v2_single_481a786f5154d2

• https://mnopera.org/season/2017-2018/fellow-travelers/synopsis/ 

• https://www.jakeheggie.com/works/deadman 

• https://stageagent.com/shows/opera/2501/dead-man-walking-opera/ 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Man_Walking_(opera)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_(opera) 

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REP LIST:

SOPRANO

My Darling, Jim - Glory Denied

Leave it in the road - Fire Shut Up in My Bones

MEZZO-SOPRANO

This Journey - Dead Man Walking

Minskwoman’s Aria - Flight

COUNTERTENOR

Dawn, Still Darkness (or the Refugee’s Aria) - Flight

TENOR

Last Night - Fellow Travellers

BARITONE

Catalogue Aria - Glory Denied

Everybody hear that? - Dead Man Walking

Our Very Own Home - Fellow Travellers

BASS-BARITONE

Peculiar Grace - Fire Shut Up in My Bones

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Little Prince

• Dark Sisters

• Marnie

• Akhanatan

• Billy Budd

• Ghosts of Versailles

• Fantastic mr fox

• Little women

• Shining Brow

• Amelia

• Emmeline

• Handmaid’s Tale

• Everest

• Dr. Atomic