TALES FROM A SAFE DISTANCE
Ep. 1 — Bare opera’s “The Late Walk”
Premiering Friday October 9, 2020 at 8PM ET
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Art by Nikolaus Hochstein Cox
PRODUCTION
Composer Jasmine Barnes
Librettist Nikolaus Hochstein Cox
Director Malena Dayen
Video Designer Sangmin Chae
CAST + ORCHESTRA
Tamara Briana Hunter
Natalie Kirsten Scott
Sally Spectre Alaysha Fox
Grahame Ghost Suchan Kim
Piano Laetitia Ruccolo
Bassoon Allison Nicotera
SPECIAL THANKS
Dongwhi Han
David Rosenmeyer
DECAMERON OPERA COALITION
In June 2020, Bare opera joined 8 other opera companies in forming the decameron opera coalition.
10 creative teams. 9 companies from across the United States. 4 electric nights of new opera.
Boccaccio’s 14th century masterpiece “The Decameron” featured ten characters passing the time while sheltering from a plague by telling one another stories – stories comic, tragic, romantic, sexy, terrifying. The Decameron Opera Coalition has adapted those stories for the modern pandemic era.
Tales from a Safe Distance features nine World Premiere one-act operas, and a tenth wrap-around story starring internationally renowned bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni.
Bare Opera’s episode, The Late Walk, was composed by Jasmine Barnes, with the libretto by Nikolaus Hochstein Cox. Our episode will air at the world premiere of the series on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 8:00pm ET (New York).
Each Friday in October you’ll see and hear a diverse array of voices, sounds, visuals, methods, and messages as dozens of contemporary opera’s most vital artists tell intimate tales of a global moment.
This unprecedented, searingly relevant, nation-wide collaboration is not to be missed.
Tales from a Safe Distance
*One ticket gives you access to all episodes
Episode 1: Both Gladsome and Grievous - Premieres October 9, 2020
“The Happy Hour” - “Everything Comes to a Head” - “The Late Walk”
Episode 2: Prompted by Appetite - Premieres October 16, 2020
“Dinner 4 3” - “The Roost”
Episode 3: So Noble a Heart - Premieres October 23, 2020 “Orsa Ibernata” - “Seven Spells” - “The Sky Where You Are”
Episode 4: The Bolts of Fortune - Premieres October 30, 2020
“Sourdough: Rise Up” - “Corsair” - “The Happy Hour”