NO MAN'S LAND tells the story of a Faustian bargain made by a young farm girl during the Great Depression in Oklahoma's panhandle, exploring American desperation during the Dust Bowl: one of the top man-made climate disasters of all time. 

Tilly dreams of going to college and escaping rural domestic life. She is gifted a golden locket from the family’s migrant worker, Santi, as a promise he will come back for her. When Tilly’s sister falls ill with dust pneumonia, Tilly gives away her golden heart to a suitcase farmer who promises her he can save Sissy’s soul. This bargain creates a never ending rain, until Sissy must make the ultimate sacrifice for her family.

KAYLA RODRIGUEZ PÉREZ | TILLY 
SHANE BROWN | THE DEVIL
KEVIN ARRATIA-DIAZ | SANTI
SARAH GOLDRAINER | SISSY
ERIN SCHWAB | MA
BENJAMIN HOWARD | PA
MAKAYLA MCDONALD | LORAINE JONES
ANGELA BORN | MISS BESSIE 
AARON PIERCE | DR. CHAMBERLIN 
SHAFIQ HICKS | EARL JONES

ALICE JONES | FLUTES
MARA MAYER | CLARINETS
COLIN BABCOCK | TROMBONE
ADAM VON HOUSEN | VIOLIN
CHRISTIE ECHOLS | DOUBLE BASS
CHRIS GRAHAM | PERCUSSION
ANDREA CHRISTIE | PIANO
WHITNEY GEORGE | CONDUCTOR

MUSIC BY WHITNEY GEORGE
LYRICS BY BRITTNAY GOODWIN

RECORDED BY E SCOTT LINDNER
PINCH RECORDING | JUNE 2025


ACT I SCENE 2 - FAR FROM HERE

ACT I SCENE 3 - MOTHER ROAD

ACT I SCENE 5 - THE FIRST STORM

ACT I SCENE 8 - A MOTHER MUST

ACT I SCENE 1 - PROMISED LAND

ACT I SCENE 11 - NEVER SAY NEVER

ACT I SCENE 9 - A PLAGUE IS ON THE PLAINS

ACT I SCENE 4 - PSALM 145, STORM'S COMIN'

ACT I SCENE 10 -JUST A LITTLE TIME

'Sónar' es una ópera-Instalación sobre Manuel de Falla y el proceso creativo del artista, ejemplificado en la vida del autor durante la escritura de su cantata 'Atlántida'. Programado por el Teatro Real (Madrid) en el Real Teatro de Retiro, durante la temporada 2024/25. 

'Sónar' is an installation-opera about Manuel de Falla and the artist's creative process, exemplified in the author's life during the composition of his cantata 'Atlántida'. Programmed by the Royal Theater of Spain at Real Teatro de Retiro, during que 2024/25 season.

Composición, instalación y electrónica / Composition, installation and electronics: Ángel de la Hera
Libreto / Libretto: Pedro Víllora
Dirección de escena / Stage Director: Alberto Trijueque
Dirección Musical / Music Conductor: Laura de las Heras
Escenografía / Scenography: Igone Teso
Vestuario / Dressing: Javier Domínguez 
Movimiento Escénico / Scene Movement: Ksenia Guinea

Barítono / Baritone: Alonso Cano 
Sopranos: Olesya Zayats, Pilar López 
Mezzosoprano: Claudia Ximena Briceño 
Cuerpo de Baile / Dance Crew: Lara Celeste, Cristina Mayoral, Clara Rodríguez 
Piano: Isabel Puente, Duncan Gifford 
Saxofón / Saxophone: Borja Alejo Pérez 
Contrabajo / Double Bass: Lucía Elías Montero 
Electrónica / Electronics: Ángel de la Hera, Alejandro Mondragón

Sónar (2025) - Ángel de la Hera [installation-opera]

Ángel de la Hera (Spain, 2002) is a composer and sound artist. His works have premiered at festivals such as the 20th and 21st Festival of Spanish Music of Cádiz, Mixtur Festival 2023, Zagreb Music Biennale 2025, and RESIS Festival 2025, among others. His compositions have been performed at venues including the Teatro de la Zarzuela, the National Auditorium of Spain, the Gran Teatro Falla in Cádiz, the Real Teatro de Retiro, and the Galicia Auditorium, among others.

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