Sisyphus (2014)

Sisyphus is an evening length, one-act opera. The myth of Sisyphus is told in several different story lines that traverse from Mount Olympus to Brooklyn and range in tone from tragic to funny to bizarre.

Sisyphus was written and composed in collaboration with Aaron Siegel and Matthew Welch. It premiered February 13-21, 2015 at Abrons Art Center in New York City.

 

Lucy Dhegrae, soprano
Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano
Vince B. Vincent, tenor
Joe Bergen, vibraphone
Meaghan Burke, cello
Shawn Lovato, contrabass
Jason Cady, modular synth
Matthew Welch, conductor

Ethan Heard, director
Kristen Robinson, stage design
Masha Tsimring, lighting designer
Nick Hussong, projection designer
Maria Hooper, costume designer
Esti Bernstein, production stage manager
Eric Patton, video

In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story of Sisyphus, the King of Corinth, is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Sisyphus was premiered at Abrons Arts Center in February 2015 and produced by Experiments in Opera.
There's more to the myth of Sisyphus than a man pushing a boulder up a hill. In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Immortal Connection Part 1 - music and words by Jason Cady Lucy Dhegrae, soprano Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano Vince B.
There's more to the myth of Sisyphus than a man pushing a boulder up a hill. In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Scene Eight Immortal Connection Part 2 Music and words by Jason Cady Lucy Dhegrae, soprano Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano Vince B.
There's more to the myth of Sisyphus than a man pushing a boulder up a hill. In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Sisyphus features music and words by the three founders of Experiments in Opera: Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Matthew Welch.
There's more to the myth of Sisyphus than a man pushing a boulder up a hill. In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Sisyphus features music and words by the three founders of Experiments in Opera: Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Matthew Welch.
There's more to the myth of Sisyphus than a man pushing a boulder up a hill. In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Sisyphus features music and words by the three founders of Experiments in Opera: Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Matthew Welch.
There's more to the myth of Sisyphus than a man pushing a boulder up a hill. In this new, collaboratively-composed evening-length opera, the famous story is twisted, pulled apart, and reassembled in a collage of characters, genres and questions. Sisyphus features music and words by the three founders of Experiments in Opera: Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Matthew Welch.