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West Edge Opera selects new commission with help from subscribers

Joshua Kosman January 15, 2021Updated: January 21, 2021, 11:05 am
The eight curators of West Edge Opera’s Aperture commissioning program meet on Zoom to go over entries: (Top row) Emilie Whelan, Brian M. Rosen and Mary Chun; (middle) Michael Morgan, Aléxa Anderson and Jonathan Khuner; (bottom) Mark Streshinsky and Leigh Rondon-Davis. Photo: West Edge Opera, West Edge Opera
One composer wants to write an opera based on family history, telling the story of her Korean great-aunt who went on a fatal hunger strike rather than be coerced into an arranged marriage. Other creative plans include a mythic treatment of ancient Egyptian gods, a magic-realist opus about an orphanage for fire victims and a black comedy about the misdeeds of “Florida Man” during the 2000 presidential recount. ....

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