Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
A new chamber opera by Dominick Diorio. Libretto by Misha Penton
She is Seductress. She is Confidante. She is Chaos.
The woman who single-handedly annihilated the most powerful war hero of her time and destabilized a society.
Greek heroine, Klytemnestra, single-handedly annihilated the most powerful war hero of her time and destabilized a society. The chamber opera, by Dominick DiOrio (Houston Press Best Composer 2011) is a musical setting of soprano and Divergence Vocal Theater artistic director, Misha Penton's libretto. The work highlights the heroine's complex physiological world and her relationship with her daughter, Iphigenia. Join Misha and her multi-arts collaborators (Meg Brooker, dancer; Meredith Harris, viola; Kyle Evans, piano; Shelley Auer, narrator) for performances in Gallery 214 at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Gallery 214
Sunday, June 10, 2012
2pm and 5pm
5pm performance followed by a reception
Free with general museum admission
Misha Penton, soprano, artistic director, concept and libretto
Dominick DiOrio, music
Meg Brooker, dancer and choreography
Meredith Harris, viola
Kyle Evans, piano
Shelley Auer, narrator
Photo by Kerry Beyer
Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
A new chamber opera by Dominick Diorio. Libretto by Misha Penton
She is Seductress. She is Confidante. She is Chaos.
The woman who single-handedly annihilated the most powerful war hero of her time and destabilized a society.
Greek heroine, Klytemnestra, single-handedly annihilated the most powerful war hero of her time and destabilized a society. The chamber opera, by Dominick DiOrio (Houston Press Best Composer 2011) is a musical setting of soprano and Divergence Vocal Theater artistic director, Misha Penton's libretto. The work highlights the heroine's complex physiological world and her relationship with her daughter, Iphigenia. Join Misha and her multi-arts collaborators (Meg Brooker, dancer; Meredith Harris, viola; Kyle Evans, piano; Shelley Auer, narrator) for performances in Gallery 214 at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Gallery 214
Sunday, June 10, 2012
2pm and 5pm
5pm performance followed by a reception
Free with general museum admission
Misha Penton, soprano, artistic director, concept and libretto
Dominick DiOrio, music
Meg Brooker, dancer and choreography
Meredith Harris, viola
Kyle Evans, piano
Shelley Auer, narrator
Photo by Kerry Beyer
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Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
Klytemnestra - The Original Subversive Female
A new chamber opera by Dominick Diorio. Libretto by Misha Penton
