American Opera Theater_season - ground


Cast:

Soprano Elizabeth Baber
Counter-Tenor Brain Cummings
Lute Charlie Weaver
Viola de Gamba Daniel Rippe
Violin Daniel Boothe

Artistic Team:

Concept / Creation / Stage Direction: Timothy Nelson
Lighting / Set / Projections Design: Kel Millionie

Dates:

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Music by Merula, Monteverdi, Ferrari, and others

After the success of its 2006 premiere, AOT remounts “Ground.” This intimate performance piece weaves intoxicating ostinato-bass compositions of the Italian 17th century into the story of a life-cycle for soprano and counter-tenor. With meaning conveyed through gesture, movement and video projections, this innovative theater piece touches the heart with its directness and simplicity. Audiences greeted the 2006 performances with uniform enthusiasm and AOT brings back the same musicians for its 2007 revival and tour. Though strikingly new in its multimedia aesthetic and dramatic perspective, the themes of Ground are eternal and human, and its effect is timeless and heartfelt.