In a Grove by Cerrone & Fleischmann | Trailer | Directed by Mary Birnbaum

IN A GROVE: AN OPERA IN SEVEN TESTIMONIES
Composed by Christopher Cerrone | Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann

A haunting opera set in the devastated ghost forests of the 1922 Pacific Northwest. Seven conflicting testimonies surround one mysterious death, where memory, truth, and power collide. This American adaptation of Akutagawa's classic tale explores how personal narratives compete with objective reality against a backdrop of environmental destruction and social tension.

New York PREMIERE at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (Ellen Stewart Theater)
Presented by La MaMa & PROTOTYPE

A co-production of Metropolis Ensemble and Pittsburgh Opera

CREATIVE TEAM:
Direction: Mary Birnbaum
Music Direction: Raquel Acevedo Klein
Conductor: Luke Poeppel
Producer: Cath Brittan
Scenic Design: Mimi Lien
Lighting Design: Yuki Nakase Link
Costume Design: Oana Botez
Sound Design: Kristian Tchetchko
Production Stage Manager, Betsy Ayer

FEATURING:
John Brancy as The Woodcutter/Luther Harlow
Chuanyuan Liu as The Priest/The Medium
Paul Appleby as The Policeman/Ambrose Raines
Mikaela Bennett as The Mother/Leona Raines
METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE (Andrew Cyr, Artistic Director)

https://inagroveopera.com

Support for this show was made possible by the Lenore & Bernard A Greenberg Fund, Betsy Greenberg, Matthew Mirapaul, John Bierbusse and Judy & Allen Freedman. With additional creative and development support provided by Metropolis Ensemble, Raulee Marcus, Steven Block and Mannes School of Music at The New School College of Performing Arts.