Portland Opera Receives NEA Grant to Support ‘Thumbprint’

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Portland Opera has announced that it will receive a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of “Thumbprint.” The opera by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz tells the story of Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani activist who fought for freedom after surviving government-sanctioned sexual violence. “We are so grateful for the support from the National Endowment for {…}

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Q & A: Composer Steven Mackey on His New Opera ‘Moon Tea’

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Credit: Kah Poon Not “afternoon tea,” but “aftermoon tea” is the subject of a new 25-minute opera by GRAMMY-winning composer Steven Mackey and Obie Award–winning librettist Rinde Eckert. Composed in under two months, it premieres June 10 as part of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s “New Works, Bold Voices Lab,” which supports contemporary storytelling by American composers and librettists. Artistic {…}

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Steven Mackey & Rinde Eckert Complete ‘Moon Tea’ for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

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GRAMMY-winning composer Steven Mackey and Obie Award-winning librettist Rinde Eckert have completed a new opera for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. The work was written in less than two months and will be entitled “Moon Tea.” The work tells the story of the historic moment when Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, invited the Apollo 11 astronauts {…}

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Portland Opera Receives NEA Grant to Support ‘Thumbprint’

Q & A: Composer Steven Mackey on His New Opera ‘Moon Tea’

Steven Mackey & Rinde Eckert Complete ‘Moon Tea’ for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis