American Modern Opera Company

Congratulations to THE COMET / POPPEA! Called "exceptional in every way" by The Los Angeles Times and a "remarkable production" by ParisLA, the world premiere closed Sunday after a two-week run at the @moca in Los Angeles. If you weren't able to make it, the production will head East to @curtisinstitute in November with more performances to be announced in the coming months. The Comet / Poppea is produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC*, Curtis Institute of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. @industryopera @yale_schwarzman @arcostanzo @yuvalsharon_la_detroit @alsoanoperasinger @joellelamarre @kierajduffy @austin_thomas_richey Performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Images by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. 1. (l to r) Davóne Tines and Joelle Lamarre 2. Anthony Roth Costanzo 3. Kiera Duffy

: Just to the side of our revolving stage, a whole other meeting of worlds is happening. Bravo and congratulations to our incredible ensemble of instrumentalists led by Music Director Marc Lowenstein. DOUBLE BASS Doug Balliett PERCUSSION Matt Cook HARPSICHORD Gabriel Crist VIOLA Miranda Cuckson FLUTE Emi Ferguson VIOLIN Keir GoGwilt CELLO Coleman Itzkoff VIOLA DA GAMBA Eric Tinkerhess PIANO richard valitutto THEORBO Jason Koji Yoshida Tickets for this week are still available at MOCA.org Read interviews with the creative team in @nytimes @latimes @hollywoodreporter @bombmag @sfclassicalvoice @attache4culture Links in bio. @moca @runningamoc @arcostanzo @cathbrittan @yale_schwarzman @curtisinstitute @emiferguson @colemanplayscello @dougballiett @eric.tinkerhess @mrmhcook @mirandacmusic @keir_gogwilt @pianotutto 📷 @austin_thomas_richey Coleman Itzkoff, Emi Ferguson, and Doug Balliett (L to R), The Comet / Poppea (2024). Performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. Marc Lowenstein, The Comet / Poppea (2024). Performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. Jason Koji Yoshida, Gabriel Crist, and Eric Tinkerhess (L to R), The Comet / Poppea (2024). Performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. richard valitutto, The Comet / Poppea (2024). Performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Set design by Mimi Lien. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry.

Happy Opening to The COMET / POPPEA! Don't miss this world premiere running through the 23rd at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in LA! Click on the link in our bio to get tickets or visit moca.org The Comet / Poppea Composed by George Lewis Libretto by Douglas Kearney Conceived & Directed by Yuval Sharon Presented by MOCA & The Industry The Comet / Poppea is produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC*, Curtis Institute of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. @moca @industryopera @yale_schwarzman @curtisinstitute @arcostanzo @ elonschoenholz z@austin_thomas_richey @alsoanoperasinger @narduswill.i.ams whitney.morrison.161 1. Anthony Roth Costanzo and Nardus Williams (L to R) in The Comet / Poppea (2024), performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Elon Schoenholz, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. 2. Davóne Tines in The Comet / Poppea (2024), performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. 3. Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nardus Williams, and Whitney Morrison (L to R) in The Comet / Poppea (2024), performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Elon Schoenholz, courtesy MOCA and The Industry.

: After six years in the making, the premiere of The Comet / Poppea is right around the corner and the news is spreading. The creative team has been in conversation with The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Cultural Attaché on the development and future of this monumental work. Links in bio. Get your tickets now before they sell out! June 14-23 The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Composed by George Lewis Libretto by Douglas Kearney Conceived & Directed by Yuval Sharon Presented by MOCA & The Industry The Comet / Poppea is produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company), Curtis Institute of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. @moca @runningamoc @yale_schwarzman @curtisinstitute @arcostanzo @yuvalsharon_la_detroit @austin_thomas_richey @alsoanoperasinger @latimes @nytimes @attache4culture @sfclassicalvoice 1. Anthony Roth Costanzo and Yuval Sharon (L to R) in The Comet / Poppea (2024), performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. 2. Marc Lowenstein, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and Davóne Tines (L to R) in The Comet / Poppea (2024), performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry. 3. Yuval Sharon and Marc Lowenstein (L to R) in The Comet / Poppea (2024), performance documentation from the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Image by Austin Richey, courtesy MOCA and The Industry.

: “When the world is burning, what do we hold dear?” asked countertenor and co-producer Anthony Roth Costanzo, who sings the part of Nero. “We see every incarnation of that question in this piece.” Jessica Gelt speaks with The Comet / Poppea artists and collaborators in a preview for the Los Angeles Times. Link in bio! Composed by George Lewis Libretto by Douglas Kearney Conceived & Directed by Yuval Sharon Presented by MOCA & The Industry The Comet / Poppea is produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company), Curtis Institute of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. June 14-23 Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Images by Erin Baiano for LA Times @moca @industryopera @arcostanzo @runningamoc @yale_schwarzman @curtisinstitute @yuvalsharon_la_detroit @douglas.kearney @mi2lien @nytelyte @oanabotez @markgreymusic @the_abdou_family @cedricberryofficial @kierajduffy @tallandbassy @ericjurenas @joannalynnjacobs @joellelamarre @whitney.morrison.161 @alsoanoperasinger @narduswill.i.ams @_mikaelaelson @benlinslounge @dougballiett @mrmhcook @mirandacmusic @emiferguson @keir_gogwilt @pianotutto @colemanplayscello @eric.tinkerhess @alexsloane1 @timgriffinnyc @illeagle4life @lutherlewisart @i.r.dnl

Take a sneak peek of THE COMET / POPPEA rehearsals ahead of Friday’s world premiere at at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The Comet / Poppea Composed by George Lewis Libretto by Douglas Kearney Conceived & Directed by Yuval Sharon June 14 -23, 2024 The Comet / Poppea is realized through a landmark partnership among organizations across the United States, produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC* , Curtis Institute of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. Click on the link in our bio for tickets or visit MOCA.org 1. Davóne Tines and Anthony Roth Costanzo 2. George Lewis with Yuval Sharon, Marc Lowenstein, and Luther Lewis 3. Yuval Sharon and Anthony Roth Costanzo Images by Erin Baiano, courtesy The Industry @industryopera @moca @yale_schwarzman @curtisinstitute @erinbaiano @arcostanzo @alsoanoperasinger @yuvalsharon_la_detroit @lutherlewisart

Carolyn Chen’s HOW TO FALL APART opens tonight in LA! To celebrate, we’re taking another look at Chen’s inspiration. THREE TURTLES WERE TROTTING ON A VERY NARROW SIDEWALK When writing #HowtoFallApart , composer and poet Carolyn Chen sourced inspiration from myriad myths from Hindi, Chinese, and Native American traditions, all centering on tales of a giant turtle that supports the world. Chen's evocative work describes cosmic, natural, and human processes of disintegration, aging, and falling apart. HOW TO FALL APART is presented in a co-production with @mondayeveningconcerts , at @ladanceproject . photo by Josh S. Rose

Both performances of Carolyn Chen’s HOW TO FALL APART at @mondayeveningconcerts are officially sold out! Click on the link in our bio if you’d like to be added to the waitlist. 🎥 @or_schraiber

The world premiere of THE COMET / POPPEA is just two weeks away running June 14-23, 2024 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles! Along with the performance, don’t miss the lineup of in-depth conversations with the artists and creators. The Comet / Poppea in Conversation Yuval Sharon, George Lewis, Douglas Kearney, and AMOC* member Anthony Roth Costanzo Sunday, June 16 at 2:00 pm Join us after the performance for an in-depth conversation with director Yuval Sharon, composer George Lewis, librettist Douglas Kearney, and performer/producer Anthony Roth Costanzo on the themes and development of The Comet / Poppea. Paul Holdengräber with Yuval Sharon Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 pm The Industry’s Founder and Co-Artistic Director Yuval Sharon joins curator, writer, and interviewer Paul Holdengräber after the performance to discuss The Comet / Poppea and Sharon’s forthcoming book, A New Philosophy of Opera. ——— The conversations are presented by The Industry in partnership with MOCA and made possible by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The Comet / Poppea was conceived by Yuval Sharon, and composed by George Lewis, with libretto by poet Douglas Kearney. All tickets available at MOCA.org or click on the link in our bio. The Comet / Poppea is realized through a landmark partnership among organizations across the United States, produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company), Curtis Institute of Music, and Yale Schwarzman Center. @moca @runningamoc @yale_schwarzman @curtisinstitute @yuvalsharon_la_detroit @pholdengraber @arcostanzo

Ahead of next week’s performances of Carolyn Chen’s HOW TO FALL APART, we’re exploring of few of Chen’s sources of inspiration. I PASSED UNDER THE ROOF OF THE HEAVENS This Flammarion engraving (1888) depicts a man, clothed in a long robe and carrying a staff, kneeling down passing his head, shoulders, and right arm through a gap between the star-studded sky and the earth, discovering a marvelous realm of circling clouds, fires and suns beyond the heavens. Citing several ancient beliefs in a flat Earth and the greater universe as a dome, composer Carolyn Chen builds on her long-standing compositional work "in which sensuality and abstraction find common ground" (LA Times). Don’t miss HOW TO FALL APART in LA June 4th and 5th in a co-production with @mondayeveningconcerts , at @ladanceproject . Click on the link in our bio to learn more and get tickets

Join us in LA June 4th and 5th for Carolyn Chen's HOW TO FALL APART in a co-production with @mondayeveningconcerts , at @ladanceproject featuring AMOC* members Julia Eichten, Keir Gogwilt, and Coleman Itzkoff, and special guests Ioannis Logothetis and Matilda Sakamoto. Click on the link in our bio to learn more and get tickets. 📸: @photo_by_baranova @julia.eichten @keir_gogwilt @colemanplayscello @walkmango @rupturable @tiilderz

Don't miss ZARABANDA VARIATIONS at @clarkart ! May 19th at 4pm! Conceived by performer, composer, and AMOC* member Keir GoGwilt, ZARABANDA VARIATIONS brings together a group of visionary composers, improvisers, and performers, inspired by musical histories of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century New Spain, or present-day Mexico and the United States. Over the course of the performance, the familiar tonalities and harmonies of early Baroque music are warped into contemporary and futuristic soundscapes. The zarabanda is a dance with possibly Spanish, pre-Columbian American, and Arab origins, a plausible etymology from the Bantu nsala-banda, which eventually transformed into a courtly European Baroque dance. This performance sounds the archival gaps of early American music, creating a surprising and vibrant synthesis of European and Latin Baroque, folk, and contemporary musical traditions. Click on the link in our bio to learn more. The team includes: Jonny Allen @jonny_jonnyallen (percussion) Mariana Flores Bucio @mfloresbucio (singer) Iva Casian-Lokas @iva_cl (cello) Carrie Frey @freyaviol (viola) Keir GoGwilt @keir_gogwilt (violin) Alec Goldfarb @alecgoldfarb (guitars) Kyle Motl @kylemotl (bass) Chris Otto (violin) Wilfrido Terrazas (flutes) Compositions by Keir GoGwilt, Vicente Atria (@vicente.wav ), and Wilfrido Terrazas. Poetry and recitations by Edgar Garcia(@edgaresque ).