"A hip and adventurous event! A focus of the new music scene every year." -The New York Times
An annual one-of-a-kind festival for new opera. Each year, VOX presents previously un-produced works from both emerging and established composers. The program strives to demonstrate the rich diversity and potential of contemporary American opera and continues to whet the appetites of the opera community.
Over the last five years, submissions for VOX from composers around the country have more than doubled, and audiences for the festival's back-to-back performances have reached capacity. With the close of VOX 2009, on the program's 10th anniversary, a total of 100 new works have been presented with the full resources of America's preeminent company for original opera. Of those 100 works, more than one-third have gone on to a future beyond VOX at national and international opera houses and theaters. Preview What's Next in opera at VOX 2010.
Friday, April 30
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Panel Discussion: Writing for the Voice
VOX Producer Beth Morrison leads a panel that will include composers David T. Little, Paola Prestini, Missy Mazzoli, Julian Wachner, and Scott Davenport Richards in a discussion about encouraging composers and singers to develop mutually beneficial relationships.
7:30pm - 8:40pm
With Blood, With Ink
Daniel Crozier, composer; Peter M. Krask, librettist
Zolle
Du Yun, composer & librettist
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Song from the Uproar
Missy Mazzoli, composer & librettist
A Star Across the Ocean
Scott Davenport Richards, composer & librettist
10:20pm - 11:00pm
Dog Days
David T. Little, composer; Royce Vavrek, librettist
Saturday, May 1
12:00pm
Panel Discussion: Why Write an Opera?
General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel leads VOX composers Du Yun, Brian Current, Daniel Crozier, Anthony David and Dafnis Prieto in a discussion of why opera remains a relevant art form and its future.
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Inventory
Brian Current, composer; Anton Piatgorsky, librettist
Evangeline Revisited
Julian Wachner, composer; Alexis Nouss, librettist
3:20pm - 4:40pm
Revolution of Forms
Anthony Davis & Dafnis Prieto, composers
Alma Guillermoprieto & Charles Koppelman, librettists
Oceanic Verses
Paola Prestini, composer & librettist
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Acquanetta
Michael Gordon, composer; Deborah Artman, librettist
