JUN 21
7 PM

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JUN 26
2 PM

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AT UNIVERSAL PRESERVATION HALL

RUNNING TIME: 80 min

DRIFT, by composer Alyssa Weinberg (Founding Director of Composers Institute, Lake George Music Festival) and librettist J. Mae Barizo, is an opera about motherlands, migration, and memory set amidst the pressing crises of our time. Opera Saratoga will produce a piano / electronics workshop of the piece this summer, conducted by Laurie Rogers and directed by Caili Quan (NYC Ballet, Choreographer of OS' She Loves Me and Guys and Dolls.)
Two workshop performances: June 21 at 7:00pm & 26 at 2:00pm. Sung in English.
In a glacial landscape scarred by catastrophic war, archivists aim to preserve remnants of the past. They discover Marie, a mysterious young woman whose memory they are trying to map. After her mother’s disappearance, Marie and her childhood friend James navigate landscapes both toxic and ethereal, trying to find keys to both their future and past. Drift weaves a kaleidoscopic narrative, necessitating a radically new examination of identity, geography and the places and people we call home.

OPERA INSIGHTS (JUNE 26 at 1PM)
Gather in the lobby an hour before the performance to learn about the piece from the artists involved.

POSTSHOW TALKBACK (JUNE 21)
Stay in the theater for a special conversation with the performers and creative teams.

team

DIRECTOR

CAILI QUAN

LAURIE ROGERS

COMPOSER

ALYSSA WEINBERG

ELECTRONICS

CAST

CONDUCTOR

LIBRETTIST

J. MAE BARIZO

CONNER SIMMONS

pianists

PARKER KONKLE
MICHAł SKOWRONEK
JESSE WONG

CHORAL PREPARATION

STEPHANIE BEATRICE

MARIE

SARAH RACHEL BACANI

MOTHER

KAYLA SCONIERS

JAMES

CHRISTOPHER KIRBY-SAUNDERS

CALANDRA DAMOURAS
CALEB EICK
MICHAEL GONZALEZ
SAVANNAH GORDON
ALEC HICKS
JILIAN REILLY
SYLVIA STONER-HAWKINS MATTHEW VITTI

ENSEMBLE

MARIE

SARAH RACHEL BACANI
MOTHER

KAYLA SCONIERS
JAMES

CHRISTOPHER KIRBY-SAUNDERS

Opera Saratoga was supported by New Music USA’s Organization Fund, with support in part by Fifth House Ensemble; support for organizations in New York State are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; support for organizations in New York City are funded in part by public funds form the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation.