The Rose Elf (opera)
The Rose Elf is a chamber opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg, based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. It premiered June 6, 2018 in the Catacombs of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, in a production directed by R.B. Schlather and conducted by Teddy Poll.[1] The opera's debut recording, starring mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and conducted by Robert Kahn, will be released October 31, 2020 by Swan Studios NYC.[2]
Critical reception
Of the premiere, the Observer wrote, "just about everything you want opera to be. The Rose Elf shocked, confounded, disturbed, and, in the end, exalted."[3]
Following the premiere, WQXR named it the Opera Event of the Half Year, saying, "Hertzberg is a masterful dramatist... this one signals the arrival of a major compositional personality."[4]
Opera News called the work, "a compelling and welcome addition to the operatic canon.".[5]
The Rose Elf was subsequently named among New York's Most Memorable Concerts of 2018[6], and awarded Operavore's 'Freddie' Award for Best New Opera[7].
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References
- ^ Lubow, Arthur; Tullo, Vincent (2018-06-01). "Is Opera Dying? No, But This One Is Staged Among the Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Desk, BWW News. "David Hertzberg's Dark Chamber Opera THE ROSE ELF Set for Release on Halloween". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "New Opera 'The Rose Elf' Offers Morbid Enchantment". Observer. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "The Best Concerts of 2018 (So Far) | WQXR Editorial". WQXR. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." www.operanews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "New York's Most Memorable Concerts of 2018 | WQXR Editorial". WQXR. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "The Sixth Annual Excellence in Opera (aka The Freddie) Awards | Operavore". WQXR. Retrieved 2020-09-17.