Name: John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West
Start: 2023-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall

Organization

Conductor

John Coolidge Adams

Chorus master

Grant Gershon

Jenny Wong

Singer

Soprano

Julia Bullock

Dame Shirley

Bass

Davóne Tines

Ned Peters

Tenor

Paul Appleby

Joe Cannon

Hye Jung Lee

Ah Sing

Baritone

Elliot Madore

Ramón

Mezzo-soprano

Daniela Mack

Josefa Segovia

Bass-baritone

Ryan McKinny

Clarence King

LA Phil

Others

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Orchestra

John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West

Los Angeles

United States

Walt Disney Concert Hall

John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West: Girls of the Golden West Adams,J

Public

Girls of the Golden West

Approved

John Adams’ powerful new opera, Girls of the Golden West, is a rejection of the whitewashed romantic view of California in the early days of the Gold Rush. Director Peter Sellars drew from historical texts when he created the libretto, particularly from the memoirs of a woman who called herself Dame Shirley. As Sellars has said, “These true stories of the Forty-Niners are overwhelming in their heroism, passion, and cruelty, telling tales of racial conflicts, colorful and humorous exploits, political strife and struggles to build new life.” Responding to these incidents, Adams’ propulsive music captures all the conflicting emotions with his characteristic insight. “There should be no doubt that Girls of the Golden West is the most powerful opera of the moment.” – Los Angeles Times

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble