Abraham in Flames
Commissioned by Niloufar Talebi Projects
with composer Aleksandra Vrebalov
and director/dramaturg Roy Rallo
Z Space, San Francisco
May 9-12, 2019 World Premiere
Story: The opera is inspired by Niloufar’s coming of age in Tehran around the iconic Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou who attended her parents' literary salons, the staggering imagery in Shamlou's life and poetry, Trials by Fire, and the Tree of Life.
The Investment
Commissioned by the Washington National Opera
with composer John Liberatore
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
November 21, 2014 @ 7:30 PM Chamber workshop viewing
Story: Set in the Silicon Valley home of a newly affluent Iranian couple and examines artistic freedom versus economic power. With Wei Wu as MR. M, and Aleksandra Romano as MRS. M, Raquel Gonzalez as ROXANA, and Alexandra Christoforakis as AREZOO.
The Disinherited
Commissioned by the American Lyric Theater
with composer Clarice Assad
Symphony Space, NYC
June 16, 2014 @ 7:00 PM Piano workshop viewing
Story: A triangular family drama set in 1983 Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, when the fate and safety of a young boy who could be forced to walk over and clear minefields lies between tightly held family secrets. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Heltzel as MINA, bass-baritone Adrian Rosas as BAHRAM, tenor Glenn Seven Allen as SHAYAN.
