Opera
Proserpina
American Premiere
Composed by Wolfgang Rihm
Memminger Auditorium
Sponsored by the City of Isle of Palms
"Listening to Heather Buck perform the American premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's Proserpina, one could only marvel."
“Do not call it love!” Proserpina, (the Latin name of the goddess Persephone, wife of Hades) rails against her abduction to the underworld in an interpretation of Goethe’s dramatic poem set to music by Wolfgang Rihm. In the American premiere of this new opera, soprano Heather Buck embodied the goddess who laments her weakness as the chorus of the Fates, with their enticingly beautiful music, sing that she is now the queen of the underworld. Hailing Proserpina as the “World Premiere of the Year,” German opera magazine Opernwelt writes, “Rihm immerses the Goddess’monologue in an exquisite and luxurious music.”
Conductor: JOHN KENNEDY | Director: KEN RUS SCHMOLL | Set and Costume Designer: MARSHA GINSBERG | Lighting Designer: TYLER MICOLEAU
Proserpina: HEATHER BUCK | Pluto: JASON BRUFFY
Members of the Westminster Choir: JUSTINE CLAIRE ARONSON, KENDRA BODRY, ELISE BRANCHEAU, ALYSSA CALLAGHAN, ALEXA COTTRELL, MANDY GELLER, DREW ELIZABETH JOHNSTON, MIMI LANSEUR, MEGAN LARSON, ZERRIN AGABIGUM MARTIN, KATIE MATHESON, FELICIA MOORE, LINDSAY POPE, C. PAIGE PORTER, NIA RHEIN, ASHLEY ROSS
Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra
Vocal Coach: DIANE RICHARDSON | Musical Preparation: IN SUN SUH
Sponsored by the City of Isle of PalmsOpera programming is endowed by the Arthur and Holly Magill Foundation.Loading media.
This video requires the Flash 8 plugin. If you see this message for more than a brief moment while the media loads, Please click here to download this free plugin from Adobe.
