Works & Process Unveils Fall 2025 Season
By Afton Markay(Photo credit: Ken Howard)
The 2025 fall season for Works & Process is announced.
For the purposes of this article only opera events are included.
“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Mason Bates and Gene Scheer is presented in partnership with The Metropolitan Opera.
Performance Date: September 8, 2025
Beth Morrison Projects/PROTOTYPE Festival, LA Opera, and the Aspen Music Festival and School present highlights from Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “HILDEGARD.” Nola Richardson and Mikaela Bennett are accompanied by the Contemporaneous Ensemble.
Performance Date: September 15, 2025
The Up Until Now Collective, Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, San Diego Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, and others present “Fellow Travelers” by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce. Cast members will perform highlights from the opera. Director Kevin Newbury, Jecca Barry, and opera company leaders participate in a moderated discussion exploring collaboration and new production models.
Performance Date: October 19, 2025
Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman present selections from their new opera, “Lili Elbe.” The work is the first full-scale opera about a transgender person composed for a trans opera singer in the title role. The opera tells the true story of Lili Elbe, a celebrated Danish painter who, with the steadfast support of her wife, Gerda, became one of the first to undergo gender-affirmation surgery nearly a century ago. The American premiere of “Lili Elbe” will take place at The Santa Fe Opera in 2026.
Performance Date: October 27, 2025
The Works & Process commission, “Carême: The Taster” marks an operatic first where the audience’s eating is choreographed and synchronized with the drama. This new genre of storytelling is a collaboration between Stewart Matthew, chef Rasmus Munk, dancer Daniil Simkin, and composer Jason Graves. “Carême” is co-produced by Sensable, Alchemist Restaurant, and Studio Simkin.
Performance Dates: November 13 – 17, 2025
The “Rotunda Holiday Concert” featuring Metropolitan Opera Chorus Artists and tenor and drag artist Jasmine Rice LaBeija closes out the season.
Performance Date: December 14, 2025
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