THE FACE - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHAMBER OPERA BY DONALD CROCKETT

Please visit the website for this project www.thefaceopera.com

Events for this project extend from July 2011 to August 2012

Firebird Ensemble will give the World Premiere of The Face, an 80 minute multi-disciplinary chamber opera composed by Donald Crockett and based on the novella in verse by David St. John. The Face will be featured in a special "Visions and Voices" event at USC in April, 2012 and then receives it’s fully staged World Premiere run in late August 2012. The Face includes an exceptional international cast and artistic team.

CAST:

Daniel Norman (United Kingdom) - Tenor as Raphael 
Thomas Meglioranza (New York) - Baritone as Memphis
Janna Baty (New York) - Mezzo Soprano as Infanta
Jane Sheldon (Australia) - Soprano as Cybele and Marina

ARTISTIC TEAM:

Donald Crockett (Los Angeles) - Composer
David St. John (Los Angeles) - Poet/Libretto
Kate Vincent - Producer
Lester Grant - Associate Producer/Technical Director 
Yano Iatrides (Heliotrope - Paris, France) - Stage Director and Choreographer
Paul Desveaux (Heliotrope - Paris, France) - Concept, Film and Set Design
Amaya Lainez (Heliotrope - Paris, France) - Assistant Stage Director
Laurent Schneegans - Lighting Designer
Gil Rose - (BMOP and Opera Boston) - Conductor 

MUSICIANS:

Members of Firebird Ensemble and special guests:
Linda Osborn-Blashke (Boston) - Piano
Brian Head - (Los Angeles) - Guitars
Whitacre Hill - (Boston) - French Horn
Scot Fitzsimmons - (Boston) - Double Bass 

EVENTS:

July 18-23, 2011: Vocal Workshop and recording, Boston, MA
February, 2012: "An evening about The Face", Pacific Palisades, CA
April 23-27, 2012: Residency at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
April 25, 2012: "Visions and Voices" event, Bovard Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
July 23, 2012: Production period begins, Boston, MA
August 25, 2012: Opening night, Japan American Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Late August, 2012: Boston concert performance, MA