Complications in Sue

Composer: Alistair Coleman, Andy Akiho, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Daniel Schlosberg, Errollyn Wallen, Kamala Sankaram, Missy Mazzoli, Nathalie Joachim, Nico Muhly, Rene Orth
Librettist: Michael R. Jackson
Company: Opera Philadelphia

Synopsis

One librettist, one actor, four singers, and ten composers join forces to make opera in a brand-new way. In his first opera libretto, Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop) traces the life of a woman named Sue whose personality is split in two. Sue’s life, from the mundane to the extraordinary, unfolds before us, with each decade scored by a different musical luminary. Opera Philadelphia favorites Missy Mazzoli (Breaking the Waves, The Listeners), Rene Orth (10 Days in a Madhouse), and Nico Muhly (Dark Sisters) return alongside a panoply of company debuts from notable composers, like GRAMMY® nominee Nathalie Joachim. The production stars MacArthur Genius and cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond, with Zack Winokur directing, and conductor Caren Levine making her Opera Philadelphia debut.