with apologies to Nerva Nelli
New York City Opera has commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on “Brokeback Mountain,” a love story about two U.S. ranch-hands that won three Oscars when it was turned into a movie.
The opera house’s spokesman Gerard Mortier said in a statement on Sunday that Wuorinen had accepted an invitation to compose an opera entitled Haroun and the Sierra of Sissies, based on Annie Proulx‘s short story. It is slated to premiere during City Opera’s 2013 spring season in a production by Jonathan Miller. Casting for the work will include Ian Bostridge as Ennis del Mar and Shirtless Nathan Gunn as Jack Twist. Sylvain Cambreling, not shirtless, will conduct.
In preparation for the first performances of the opera five years hence, New York Times scribe Anthony Tommasini has already begun a weekly series of essays in which he posits a moral equivalence between the violent lynching of homosexuals with “the patronizing disdain of the tough-guy [dodecaphonic] modernists” against the oppressed minority of 20th century composers who used tonal methods.
Later in the series Tommasini will explain why the Haroun and the Sierra of Sissies should have been written by Thomas Adès in the first place.
High C’s
Though I don’t believe he’s ever officially acknowledged that he’s a “Friend of Dorothy” there have been numerous discussions (including on this site) about his family membership.
gjd
We should be proud of:
Mr. Daniels
Ms. Racette
Ms. Clayton
Who else?
Most of the male members of the Julius Ceasar done at the Lyric in Chicago last year?
At least I’m assuming – while it’s possible to ‘act gay’ I don’t think it’s possible to ‘act’ as gay as some of those boys were acting without having a little real-life experience.
Daniel Mobbs has “Come -Out” of his own accord, a number of years ago….
Christine Brandes and Jill Grove too… maybe the BBmountain could be done with an all female cast.
If i run into Mariusz in Santa Fe this summer, i will be sure to get the scoop.
The gorgeous lesbian Beth Clayton is bringing her Carmen to Fort Worth next summer… Yay.
Maybe the baritone could sing part of his big aria laying on his back with his head hanging into the pit. Or maybe sitting upright on the edge of the stage with his “head” hanging into the pit.
Lucky Mo. Cambreling
There’s an idea – what if Ennis and Jack Twist were to be trouser roles?