Love and Heresy
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We had the distinct pleasure of attending two recent opera premieres, the World Premiere of Heresy in Dublin by Roger Doyle and the Met\\u2019s premiere of L\\u2019Amour de Loin by acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho.
\\nBoth operas explore universal themes in strikingly different ways, from Doyle\\u2019s setting of the infamous heresy trial of Giordano Bruno, to Saariaho\\u2019s mythic setting of idealized love.
\\nWe\\u2019ll hear from Eric Fraad, the director of Heresy on what it\\u2019s like to adapt to experimental music and storytelling. We\\u2019ll also talk with both composers and feature music from the operas.
\\nHosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music
\\nAt the Court of Elizabeth I Pt. 2 by Roger Doyle
\\nDaire Halpin, soprano; Robert Crowe, male soprano
The Divine Sophia by Roger Doyle
\\nDaire Halpin, soprano; Catriona O\\u2019Leary, mezzo soprano
L\\u2019Amour de Loin Overture by Kaija Saariaho
\\nMetropolitan Opera Orchestra; Susanna M\\xe4lkki, conductor; Eric Owens, bass-baritone
The Cell \\u2013 Hallucination by Roger Doyle
\\nIestyn Morris, counter tenor; Ahmad Alkaran, guest tenor; Caitriona O\\u2019Leary, mezzo soprano; Alex Smith, boy soprano
L\\u2019amour de Loin, Act II by Kaija Saariaho
\\nMetropolitan Opera Orchestra; Susanna M\\xe4lkki, conductor; Susanna Phillips, soprano; Tamara Mumford, mezzo soprano
Death by Fire by Roger Doyle
\\nMorgan Crowley, tenor
L\\u2019Amour de Loin, Act IV by Kaija Saariaho
\\nMetropolitan Opera Orchestra; Susanna M\\xe4lkki, conductor; Susanna Phillips, soprano; Eric Owens, bass-baritone
L\\u2019Amour de Loin, Act V by Kaija Saariaho
\\nMetropolitan Opera Orchestra; Susanna M\\xe4lkki, conductor; Susanna Phillips, soprano