A Marvelous Order

A Marvelous Order is an opera by Judd Greenstein to a libretto by Tracy K. Smith about New York urban activist Jane Jacobs and urban planner Robert Moses. A Marvelous Order was given a work-in-progress "pre-premiere" in March 2016 at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance at Williams College.[1][2][3] The performance's projections and animations were created by director Joshua Frankel.[1] An excerpt was presented in June 2017 at the Fulton Center in New York City by the River to River Festival.[4][5]

A Marvelous Order
Opera by Judd Greenstein
LibrettistTracy K. Smith
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.amarvelousorder.com
External media
Audio
Discussed on WNYC's On The Media
Discussed on KCRW's Design & Architecture
Video
Footage from a workshop presentation, 2016

References

  1. Lange, Alexandra (May 4, 2016). "Imagining Jane Jacobs". Curbed. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. McArdle, Molly (May 25, 2016). "A Marvelous Order: A Gentrification Opera for Our Times". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. Marcisz, Christopher (March 11, 2016). "Urban myth and reality ignite new opera,". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. Zax, Tayla (June 21, 2017). "New Opera Tells Story Of Robert Moses And Jane Jacobs — In The City Where They Battled". The Forward.
  5. Barone, Joshua (April 12, 2017). "An Opera About Robert Moses Is Among the River to River Festival Highlights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

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