Fixing the fan
Cio-Cio and Carmen: what do you do with two tragic heroines who typify not just the sexist clichés, but also the soupy exotic fixations, of the Old-World West?
Sishel Claverie
3 pieces since 2017 — in 3 roles, at 1 company, most often at Heartbeat Opera.
3
pieces
3
roles
1
company
10
years
By role
By company
Role Carmen
Role Olga
At liberty to divulge
If it didn’t all work, it wouldn’t work at all.
Role The Enabler
The anxiety of influencer
Constance: A Confession, presented in Brooklyn by Experiments in Opera, satirizes our digital age with style.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).