The Fly (opera)

The Fly is an opera in two acts by Canadian composer Howard Shore, with a libretto by David Henry Hwang. It was commissioned by the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France, where it premiered on 2 July 2008, and by Edgar Baitzel, then director of the Los Angeles Opera, where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by Radio France's station France Musique on 2 August 2008.[1]

The opera is loosely based on David Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly, which was based on the short story of the same name by George Langelaan. Shore also wrote the musically unrelated score of that film.[2]

Roles
Role Voice type Premiere cast,[3][4] 2 July 2008
Conductor: Plácido Domingo
Seth Brundle (The Fly), scientistbass-baritoneDaniel Okulitch
Veronica Quaife, journalistmezzo-sopranoRuxandra Donose
Stathis Borans, editortenorDavid Curry in Paris[5]
Gary Lehman in Los Angeles[6]
Officer/Medical Analyst/Cheeversmezzo-sopranoBeth Clayton
MarkytenorJay Hunter Morris
Scientist #1mezzo-sopranoSophie van de Woestyne in Paris
Silvia Vasquez in Los Angeles
Scientist #2baritoneJean-Gabriel Saint-Martin in Paris
Nicholas Hartley in Los Angeles
Scientist #3mezzo-sopranoLouise Callinan in Paris
Anna Jablonski in Los Angeles
Scientist #4baritoneFrederic Goncalves in Paris
Matthew Moore in Los Angeles
Scientist #5baritoneLuc Lalonde in Paris
Andrew Wilkowske in Los Angeles
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
Set designerDante Ferretti
Costume designerDenise Cronenberg
Lighting designerA.J. Weissbard
Associate conductor/Chorus masterGrant Gershon
Makeup and creature designStephan L. Dupuis
Makeup, creature and puppet fabricationMark A. Rappaport's Creature Effects, Inc.

The opera runs approximately two hours.

References
  1. Héro, Florian (30 June 2008). "Histoire d'une oeuvre: Howard Shore: The Fly" (in French). Radio France. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  2. Tommasini, Anthony (8 September 2008). "The Song of the Brundlefly". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  3. "Howard Shore: The Fly – The Opera: The Creative Team". Los Angeles Opera. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  4. "Howard Shore: The Fly – The Opera: The Cast". Los Angeles Opera. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  5. Riding, Alan (5 July 2008). "Trying to Teach 'The Fly' to Soar Operatically". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  6. "LA Opera – The Fly (playbill)". Los Angeles Opera. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
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