Sissieretta Jones, Carnegie Hall, 1902: O Patria Mia (2018)
Poem by Tyehimba Jess, from Olio
Commissioned by American Opera Projects for the Chautauqua Opera Company
Part of the Composer-in-Residence program at the 2018 Chautauqua Opera
Team
Soprano and Piano.
Preface
Sissieretta Jones, Carnegie Hall, 1902: O Patria Mia (2018) is a song for soprano and piano, on a poem by Tyehimba Jess. This work was commissioned by American Opera Projects for the Chautauqua Opera Company as part of the 2018 Chautauqua Opera Composer-in-Residence program.
Heard
June 28, 2018: Chautauqua Institution, with Kayla White (soprano) and Emily Jarrell-Urbanek (piano); world premiere.
February 18, 2019: Minetta Lane Theater, as part of the Olio Live Audible.com event, with Kayla White (soprano) and Jeremy Gill (piano).
March 14, 2019: National Opera Center (video above) as part of the OPERA America Emerging Artist Recitals series, with Kayla White (soprano) and Jeremy Gill (piano).
July 4, 2021: Calliope’s Call’s I, Too, Sing America concert series, as one of the winners of its 2021 Call for Scores competition; with MaKayla M. McDonald (soprano) and Julia Scott Carey (piano).
Photo by Sara Noble