Immersive Opera comes to Columbia Museum of Art
Summary
It features sopranos Anna Flynn, Ally Halchak, Kay Marion and tenor James Allen. This immersive opera will occur in and around numerous galleries within the Columbia Museum of Art and will weave amongst the audience.The Great Hurricane is a chamber opera told in 6 short acts by composer Nathan Felix that will premiere at the Columbia Museum of Art on April 20, 2023. In this story, we follow a group of colleagues in 2015 as they prepare to leave their city and escape an impending storm that ultimately leads to a flood in Columbia. Salvatore, played by James Allen learns that his fiance, Cordelia played by Ally Halchak, is pregnant with their first baby and are concerned about the future the baby will be born into as social division within their community is on the rise.Felix is known for his guerilla-style approach in presenting classical music and opera in unconventional spaces and The Great Hurricane is no exception, with a performance utilizing space, movement, and acoustics to activate the Columbia Museum of Art. His music has premiered in Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Japan, China, Sweden, Denmark, Mongolia and the United States and his music has been featured on the BBC, MTV, NPR & PBS.His first large work for orchestra was featured by the BBC and later made into a documentary titled, The Curse & The Symphony.