Amelia (opera)
Amelia is a 2009 opera in two acts by Daron Hagen, with a libretto by Gardner McFall. It is scheduled to premiere at the Seattle Opera on May 8, 2010.
In 2007 Amelia became the Seattle Opera's first new commission in 25 years.[1]. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation issued a grant of $500,000 in 2009 for the production.[2]
The opera is set in America and Vietnam between 1966 to 1996. It revolves around the title character, Amelia, who is expecting her first child, who explores her relationship with her father, Dodge, a U.S. Navy pilot who died in the Vietnam War when she was a child. Themes reportedly include the Daedalus and Icarus myth and the mystery of flight.
The role of Amelia will be played by mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, making her Seattle Opera debut.[3] Dodge, her father, will be played by tenor William Burden; Paul, her husband, will be played by baritone Nathan Gunn (or David McFerrin for some performances). Her mother, Amanda, will be played by mezzo-soprano Luretta Bybee.