Words First: Talking Text in Opera

Jennifer Cresswell and Kathleen Kelly on Writing Real Women

January 31, 2022 Keturah Stickann/Jennifer Cresswell/Kathleen Kelly Episode 56
Words First: Talking Text in Opera
Jennifer Cresswell and Kathleen Kelly on Writing Real Women
Show Notes

Keturah speaks with singer and librettist, Jennifer Cresswell, and conductor and librettist, Kathleen Kelly about the creation of their new work with Kamala Sankaram, Interstate.  They co-wrote them libretto and performed in the filmed work about a women who writes her former friend after she’s been sent to prison.

Interstate: https://mnopera.org/season/2021-2022/interstate/
Jennifer Cresswell: https://mnopera.org/biography/jennifer-cresswell/
Kathleen Kelly: http://www.kathleenkellymusic.com/