This is a music & video montage of, The War Bride, a headphone opera by composer Nathan Felix, follows a WWII bride, Jean Groundsell Contreras, from Britain as she faces new challenges as an immigrant in the USA in the 1940's. The opera follows Jean as she migrates to America by entering New York via the SS Saturnia and then down to the border of Texas & Mexico via train where she witnesses the beautiful landscapes the country has to offer. Jean faces challenges of a new culture in Nuevo Laredo and she worries if her children and grandchildren will face the discrimination she endured. The opera premiered on November 10th in San Antonio Texas at Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival.
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ACT 1: Britain Declares War...
i. This Country is at War with Germany
ii. Neville Chamberlain
ACT 2: S.S. Saturnia
i. FDR
ii. The Dance
iii. War Bride Ship
iv. Letters from Germany
v. The Atlantic to New York
ACT 3: New York
i. The City
ii. Newfoundland
ACT 4: The Bride Train
i. The Appalachian Range
ii. Carolinas to the Mississippi
iii. Texas to Laredo
ACT 5: Nuevo Laredo
i. Bien Venido a Laredo
ii. El Primo de Joe
ACT 6: I Stand on the Rio Grande
i. Culture Shock
ACT 7: Voices from the Rio Grande
i. Voices have Power
CAST
Elise Miller (soprano) plays...
Jean Groundsell Contreras
James Dykman (tenor) plays...
Joe Contreras, Neville Chamberlain, grandchild
Jeremiah Drake (baritone) plays...
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Shipman, US Customs Officer, Juan
written by Nathan Felix
directed by Shane Howard
set design by Chris Sauter
audio engineering by Erik Wofford
poster artwork by Ben Humphreys
THE ORCHESTRA
Richard Castillo (conductor)
Michael Tijerina-Cho (oboe)
William Colangelo (clarinet)
Jacob Kolodziej (trumpet)
Joseph McLemore (trombone)
Florian Love (violin)
Gabriella Baez (viola)
Luke Bonecutter (cello)
Jaime Ramirez (piano)
Ben Humphreys (percussion)
Steph Huskin (soprano)
Nancy Poffenbarger (soprano)
Chancey Blackburn (alto)
Madeline Elizondo (alto)
JonRay Watson (tenor)
Gregory Hillard (baritone)
Special thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio
11 сен 2024
