NEW GRANT-WINNING CONTEMPORARY OPERA PREMIERING FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY
May 03, 2022
Los Angeles, CA – “Washington Square”, a romantic chamber opera adaptation of the novel of the same name by Henry James, has its world premiere in the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Henry James; in it, a naive heiress falls for a handsome man who her overbearing father suspects is a golddigger. Think Bridgerton meets Britten.
The cast features soprano Savannah Greene as Catherine Sloper, tenor Jacob Walters as Morris Townsend, baritone David Ingram as Dr. Austin Sloper, and mezzo-soprano Athena Beebee as Aunt Lavinia Sloper.
Composer/pianist Felix Jarrar directs, music directs, and plays the piano. Librettist Thomas Barrett Blakeley also produces. This chamber opera is Jarrar’s 10th opera, and Blakeley’s 6th stage premiere.
“Washington Square” was the recipient of the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship, a competitive and adjudicated grant that provides a financial stipend for a live production and industry mentorship.
