Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt
Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt is an opera in one act by Missy Mazzoli with a libretto by Royce Vavrek and Mazzoli. It is inspired by the life of Swiss explorer and writer Isabelle Eberhardt.
The work was commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects and premiered in February 2012 at downtown New York venue The Kitchen.[1]
The work was initially written for mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer.[2]
Roles[edit]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, February, 2012 (Conductor: Steven Osgood) |
|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Eberhardt | mezzo-soprano | Abigail Fischer |
Productions[edit]
- Beth Morrison Projects at The Kitchen (2012)[3]
- Los Angeles Opera (Beth Morrison Project Production) (2015)[4]
- Milwaukee Opera Theatre (2016)[5]
- Chicago Fringe Opera (2016)[6]
- Cincinnati Opera (2017)[7]
- Opera Ithaca (2018)[8]
- Independent student production at Wesleyan University (2020)[9]
Critical reception[edit]
The Los Angeles Times praised Mazzoli's score, calling it "seductive, meditative, spiritually elusive and subversive. With it, we can welcome a new natural for the art form."[10]
For The New York Times Steve Smith wrote that "in the electric surge of Ms. Mazzoli’s score you felt the joy, risk and limitless potential of free spirits unbound."[2]
Lauren Alfano of I Care If You Listen called it a "masterpiece of modern opera."[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Review: Song from the Uproar". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Crackling Vignettes From an Adventurer's Life". The New York Times. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Waleson, Heidi (28 February 2012). "Staying in Character". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Song From the Uproar". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Song from the Uproar : Chicago Fringe Opera". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Song from the Uproar". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Song from the Uproar, performance details May 2018". Opera Ithaca. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Song from the Uproar". YouTube. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Swed, Mark (9 October 2015). "Mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer overcomes all challenges in 'Song From the Uproar'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Alfano, Lauren (19 March 2012). "Missy Mazzoli's Song from the Uproar: A Masterpiece of Modern Opera". icareifyoulisten.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
