The Transit Operas
American Opera Projects, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and the New York Transit Museum
An evening of short operas staged on the Museum’s fleet of vintage subway cars
Costume Design by Matt Oxley
Set Design by Yufan Hu and Yun Yen
Lighting Design by Jordan McAuliffe
It Never Stops: Music by Gaurav Mishra & Libretto by Caleb Conaway
Performances by Kira Dills-DeSurra, Mezzo-soprano, Jordan Rutter-Covatto, Countertenor, Reykwaan Adorno, Tenor
Somnambulance on the 4-Track Line: Music by Dan Gibson & Libretto by Chiara M. N.
Performances by Jardena Gertler-Jaffe, Soprano, Kira Dills-DeSurra, Mezzo-soprano, Jordan Rutter-Covatto, Countertenor
Love, George: Music by Stefanos Kemanetzis & Libretto by Chenyue Hu
Performances by Kira Dills-DeSurra, Mezzo-soprano, Jordan Rutter-Covatto, Countertenor, Reykwaan Adorno, Tenor
A collaboration between NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Brooklyn-based contemporary opera company American Opera Projects, the Opera Lab brings together composers and librettists to create works inspired by iconic New York City sites.