We're thrilled to announce Julia Bumke has been named Executive Producer at AMOC*! A longtime collaborator, Julia has served as a dramaturg and producer on multiple AMOC* projects including Rome is Falling, echoing of tenses, and Zarabanda Variations while also working as Executive Director and in-house producer for JACK Music Inc., the nonprofit contemporary music organization behind JACK Quartet. While at JACK, Julia led JACK Studio, the quartet's ambitious commissioning arm that develops new work through workshops, recording projects, and premieres, and which receives more than 500 applications annually from artists across the globe.
"I'm so excited to work with this incredible group of artists," said Julia Bumke. "AMOC* has such a special emphasis on rigorous, thoughtful projects that couldn't happen anywhere else."
Julia has extensive experience collaborating with composers, librettists, and playwrights at all stages of their careers. Recent work includes premieres and projects in development with Penn Live Arts, 92NY, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Oberlin Conservatory, Opera Philadelphia, Curtis Institute of Music, and PEAK Performances at Montclair State University. She was the Festival Producer for the 2022 Look + Listen Festival in Brooklyn, and served as the interim Artistic Director at Passage Theatre Company in Trenton, NJ.
Additionally, she has held administrative positions with Sō Percussion, PlayPenn, The Wilma Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the American Repertory Theater; and has consulted for numerous nonprofits on fundraising campaigns, grant writing, and strategic planning. She served on grant panels for the NY State Council for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and New Music USA’s Creator Fund.
"Julia's unique experience, leadership, and dedication to developing new work provides tremendous excitement for our next chapter as a company: continuing to create meaningful and artistically ambitious work, at greater scale,” said Artistic Director Zack Winokur.
Please join us in welcoming Julia!
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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
