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ABOUT THE OPERA

NO MAN'S LAND tells the story of a Faustian bargain made by a young farm girl (Mezzo KAYLA RODRIGUEZ PÉREZ) during the Great Depression in Oklahoma’s panhandle. The two-act opera explores themes of desperation and resilience, set to song in high relief against the most devastating man-made climate disaster in American history.

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GEORGE’s composition is characteristically innovative, deftly weaving popular and historic elements into a contemporary and immersive soundscape with genre-bending features, and highlights Cabinet’s principal violinist ADAM VON HOUSEN. The violin takes life as a character in itself, conjuring the Devil (Tenor SHANE BROWN), who incarnates as a salesman for malevolent ends.

ORCHESTRA

ALICE JONES | FLUTES

MARA MAYER | CLARINETS

COLIN BABCOCK | TROMBONE

ADAM VON HOUSEN | VIOLIN

CHRISTINE ECHOLS | DOUBLE BASS

CHRIS GRAHAM | PERCUSSION

ANDREA CHRISTIE | PIANO

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WHITNEY GEORGE | CONDUCTOR

ANNA HEFLIN | ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

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CAST

MA | ERIN SCHWAB 

PA | BENJAMIN HOWARD 

 

TILLY | KAYLA RODRIGUEZ PÉREZ

SISSY | SARAH GOLDRAINER

SANTI | KEVIN ARRATIA-DIAZ 

THE DEVIL | SHANE BROWN

 

LORAINE JONES | MAKAYLA MCDONALD 

MISS BESSIE | ANGELA BORN 

DOCTOR CHAMBERLIN | AARON PIERCE 

EARL JONES | SHAFIQ HICKS 

ATTILIO RIGOTTI | DIRECTOR

WHITNEY GEORGE | CO-DIRECTOR & COMPOSER

LUTHER FRANK | SCENOGRAPHER 

SIERA | PROJECTION DESIGN

DUSTIN HOLTON | LIVE CAMERA DIRECTOR

BRITTNAY GOODWIN | TEXT

CREATIVE TEAM

PROJECT SUPPORT

NO MAN’S LAND is supported by generous grants from NYSCA, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Opera America’s Composer’s Discovery Award.


7PM
IRONDALE | BROOKLYN

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