Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein was published 200 years ago, essentially inventing the horror genre. But far from the grunting Hollywood brutishness of Boris Karloff, the original told the heartbreaking story of a living, feeling creature, brought into the world only to be forsaken by his creator and left to fend for himself. Drawing the parallels to modern society, pianist/composer Gregg Kallor will offer the World Premiere of a new suite of operatic sketches based on the monster’s harrowing tale, in partnership with the amazing folks at On Site Opera. The program will also feature other acclaimed vocal works by Kallor, as well as the premiere of a solo piano piece dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, a permanent Green-Wood resident.
There’s a monster lurking in all of us - let one of New York’s most soulful, searching composers show you the true nature of Frankenstein. The individual performance series of The Angel’s Share could not end on a higher note than this.
Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein was published 200 years ago, essentially inventing the horror genre. But far from the grunting Hollywood brutishness of Boris Karloff, the original told the heartbreaking story of a living, feeling creature, brought into the world only to be forsaken by his creator and left to fend for himself.
Drawing the parallels to modern society, pianist/composer Gregg Kallor will offer the World Premiere of a new suite of operatic sketches based on the monster’s harrowing tale, in partnership with the amazing folks at On Site Opera.
The program will also features Kallor's acclaimed setting of Edgar Allan Poe's terrifying short story The Tell-Tale Heart, as well as the premiere of a solo piano piece dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, a permanent Green-Wood resident.
Music by Gregg Kallor
Directed by Sarah Meyers
Lighting by Tláloc López-Watermann
Costumes by Fay Eva
The Singers:
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Jeremiah, baritone
Brian Cheney, tenor
The Orchestra:
Gregg Kallor, piano
Joshua Roman, cello