Rebecca Greenstein sings the title song from Bernard J. Taylor's new musical "Road To Madness".  Recording from the 2014 workshop.

Road To Madness

Live Recording of Opera Moderne's "A Moderne Tryst" concert at Galapagos Arts Space on August 31, 2011.

Tobias Picker's EMMELINE (soprano excerpts) is an opera in two acts composed by Tobias Picker with a libretto by JD McClatchy. Picker's first opera, it was commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera company and premiered in 1996. It is based on the book Emmeline by Judith Rossner. ​

Soprano:  Kristin Sampson


Libby Larsen's SONGS FROM LETTERS written in 1989, Calamity Jane to her daughter Janey, 1880-1902.  

Movements:
I. So Like Your Father's
II. He Never Misses
III. A Man Can Love Two Women
IV. All I Have
V. A Working Woman
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Soprano:  Laura Strickling


01 Picker and Larsen

Second part of the live recording, Opera Moderne presents "A Moderne Tryst"
August 31, 2011 at Galapagos Art Space

George Crumb's ANCIENT VOICES OF CHILDREN written in 1970, the work is scored for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano (soprano), oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players) and was commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation. Ancient Voices of Children is subtitled A Cycle of Songs on Texts by Federico García Lorca. The piece was premiered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C, on October 31, 1970, as part of the Coolidge Foundation's 14th Festival of Chamber Music.
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Conductor:  Carmine Aufiero
Mezzo-Soprano:  Suzanne Chadwick
Soprano:  Elizabeth Munn


02 Crumb

Opera Moderne's May Spotlight in on soprano Kristin Sampson singing Puccini's fiery diva role Tosca.

Vissi D'arte from Tosca

Opera Moderne Radio Broadcast of Viktor Ullman's "Der Kaiser von ATlantis" featuring Le Train Bleu Ensemble with conductor Ransom Wilson and stage director Markus Kupferblum.  

Cast:  
Kaiser Overall (Emperor Overall) - Vince Vincent
Der Lautsprecher (Loudspeaker) - Kelvin Chan
Ein Soldat (A soldier) - James Baumgardner
Harlekin (Pierrot) - Brian Downen
Bubikopf (A maiden) - Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod
Der Tod (Death) - Jeffrey Tucker
Der Trommler (Drummer girl) - Elspeth Davis

Der Kaiser von Atlantis by Viktor Ullman

Signore ascolta from Puccini's "Turandot" sung by soprano Anna Noggle.

Signore ascolta with soprano Anna Noggle

Opera Moderne is a boutique opera company with high artistic values that presents engaging and eclectic vocal music.​
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Our mission is to produce fully staged opera, concert works and musical theater in intimate settings; to offer artists the opportunity to perform rarely produced operatic and chamber works; to develop new audiences by combining opera with innovative multimedia and visual arts programming; to collaborate with artists outside of the music world.

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