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Lilith: Mother of Dreams -- A Musical Celebration for a New American Opera
You are cordially invited to the SoHo Gallery for Digital Art from 6pm-10pm on September 12, 2012.
We will be celebrating a new original opera premiering later this fall, LILITH: MOTHER OF DREAMS. Get to know the artists who will bring this work to life!
ADMISSION: $20
Purchase advance tickets here on Brown Paper Tickets (Admission will also be payable at the door; cash and credit accepted.)
THE CELEBRATION WILL FEATURE:
* LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES by composers and performers from the opera, Demetrius Spaneas, Christina Rohm, and James Siranovich
* poetry reading by librettist Alexandra Honigsberg
* REFRESHMENTS, included in the admission price, featuring HIGH END TEAS courtesy of HARNEY AND SONS, as well as wine and snacks
* On-site silent auction of original Lilith-related art by Lissanne Lake, hand-crafted jewelry by Janet Kofoed, and upscale boxed delicacies from New York cafe, Kyotofu
* GUESTS will be served by the young gentlemen members of the SOHO HOST CLUB
(Note: This ticket is for the PREVIEW PARTY only.
The Opera Itself premieres at Flushing Town Hall on October 28, tickets TO BE RELEASED SEPARATELY.)
ABOUT THE OPERA:
Mystery
Before there was Eve, there was Lilith -- Adam's first lover, once human, made from the same dust: sensuality's queen, bride of the Angel of Death, mother of opposing cosmic forces, strong, willful, unstoppable. She rules the storms of the skies and the heart -- night owl, holy woman of power. From ancient tales of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, to Greece's Lamiae and Daughters of Hecate, to Native American lore and Victorian Gothic Horror, Lilith looms large in the minds of men and women, when the lights go out and they enter dream time. Some call her demon, vampire, child killer -- others, mother, lover, elder, friend. But whatever the appellations, she persists in the realms of our imaginations, from holy books and high literature to popular feminist concert series, TV shows, and Japanese anime. Child of Light? Daughter of Darkness? Both? Neither? You decide.
Join composer-clarinetist Demetrius Spaneas, poet-violist Alexandra Honigsberg, dramatic soprano Christina Rohm, and pianist James Siranovich on a journey that will reveal just what a powerful actor-singer and creative instrumental trio can do. The Lilith Project is conceived as a modern American suitcase opera, a chamber monodrama: intense, human, universal, compact in form and forces, accessible. Long-time colleagues in many configurations over the years, Lilith marks this creative team's debut.
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LocationThe SoHo Gallery for Digital Art
138 Sullivan Street (between Houston and Prince Streets)
New York, NY 10012
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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