Two generations of jazz royalty collaborate on the new opera Iphigenia, a re-imagining of Euripides’ play Iphigenia in Aulis, with music composed by 11-time Grammy-winning composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and a libretto by four-time Grammy-winning bassist, composer, and vocalist esperanza spalding, who also stars in the lead role. The fully staged work is performed in its West Coast premiere by a 28-piece chamber ensemble with members of the Wayne Shorter Quartet at its center, plus a cast of nine vocalists and a chorus of 10 singers, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz and with set design by iconic architect Frank Gehry.
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Program Items
Wayne Shorter and esperanza spalding
...(Iphigenia)
Performers
Wayne Shorter
composer
esperanza spalding
librettist and performer
Frank Gehry
set designer
Lileana Blain-Cruz
director
Clark Rundell
conductor