OVERVIEW
Roles:
| Role | Voice Type | Range ? | Character Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becca | high | A teen girl | |
| Lady Columbia | middle-high | ||
| Raleigh / Astronaut | middle-low | Sir Walter Raleigh / NASA Astronaut | |
| Chorus | high | SATB |
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SYNOPSIS
Content warning: colonization, death
Inspired by interviews with Houston–based NASA astronauts, scientists, and engineers, O Columbia traces a history of dreamers and explorers–from Sir Walter Raleigh journeying to the New World, to a Houston teenager experiencing communion, and later, heartbreak, with a Columbia space shuttle astronaut, to future astronauts venturing to the far reaches of the solar system–in an ode to America's pioneering spirit.
- from HoustonGrandOpera.org
Inspired by interviews with Houston–based NASA astronauts, scientists, and engineers, O Columbia traces a history of dreamers and explorers–from Sir Walter Raleigh journeying to the New World, to a Houston teenager experiencing communion, and later, heartbreak, with a Columbia space shuttle astronaut, to future astronauts venturing to the far reaches of the solar system–in an ode to America's pioneering spirit.
- from HoustonGrandOpera.org
PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Cast:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Becca | Pureum Jo |
| Raleigh/Astronaut | Ben Edquist |
| Lady Columbia | Megan Samarin |
| Ensemble | Alison Greene |
| Ensemble | Megan Stapleton |
| Ensemble | Teresa Procter |
| Ensemble | Valerie Serice |
| Ensemble | Alexander Scheuermann |
| Ensemble | Brian Yeakley |
| Ensemble | Christopher Besch |
| Ensemble | Brian Shircliffe |
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Premiere Production Team:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin Newbury |
| Music Director | Timothy Myers |
| Music Advisor | David Hanlon |
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CREATION
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Opera Tags:
16th Century21st century3 voicesAchievementAdventureAmericaAmerican HistoryBaritoneCast size of 3CatholicChorusChristianityChurchColonialismColonizationConnectionDangerDeathDramaExplorationFailureFaithFutureGriefHigh voiceHistoryKidsLossMezzo-sopranoMiddle-high voiceMiddle-low voiceModernMourningOceanSci-fiScienceScience fictionSeaSeriousSopranoSpaceSpace travelTechnologyTeenTeenagerTragedyTriumphYoung Adulthood
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