Breaking the Sound Barrier: Deaf Opera Workshop
Victory Hall Opera presents "Breaking the Sound Barrier: Deaf Opera Workshop" featuring scenes from Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites on Thursday, February 27th, 2020 at 7pm in Old Cabell Hall.
A convent must assimilate or be condemned. VHO invites some of America’s foremost Deaf actors to UVA’s Disability Studies Symposium for a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration.
In this free, public workshop, singers and actors will push the boundaries of stagecraft in a radical reinterpretation of Poulenc’s powerful opera "Dialogues of the Carmelites", explored through a Deaf lens.
Starring Rosa Lee Timm, Amelia Hensley, Sandra Mae Frank, Rachelle Durkin, Miriam Gordon-Stewart, Jennifer Zetlan, Ji Yung Lee (piano) and members of UVA’s USingers chorus.
Conducted by Kathleen Kelly. Directed by Alek Lev with Jules Dameron (Translation/ ASL Master)