Iphigenia opens at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday. Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad names Rhiannon Giddens as new artistic director.A world premiere opera, ‘Blue,’ confronts the police shooting of a teenage boy.A new ‘Porgy and Bess’ raises old questions about race and opera.Architect Frank Gehry created the set design and the production was directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. The music takes the audience from ancient days to the modern era, and uses the myth to disrupt misogynistic narratives imposed upon female characters. It features Shorter’s groundbreaking method of symphonic improvisation and highlights Spalding’s poetic libretto. The music is performed by a 28-piece chamber ensemble, a cast of nine vocalists, including Spalding, and a chorus of 10 singers. ![]() The story is based on the ancient Greek play by Euripides about Agamemnon and his decision to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to appease the goddess Artemis. Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding came together to disrupt the way we have imagined classical and jazz forms in their new opera, Iphigenia in Aulis.
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