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A meditation on trauma and the fallacies of human memory, “In a Grove” is Christopher Cerrone and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann’s take on a 1922 short story by Japanese author Ryonūsuke Akutagawa.

Pittsburgh Opera presents: In a Grove CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS Prelude (0:00) The Woodcutter (2:10) The Priest (4:45) The Mother & the Policeman (7:31) Interlude (12:11) The Outlaw (13:50) Interlude (24:45) The Missing Woman (26:46) The Murdered Man, Channeled by a Medium (41:50) Music by Christopher Cerrone Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann Based on the short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Co-Production with Pittsburgh Opera and LA Opera IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE: The Woodcutter / The Outlaw (Luther Harlow) Yazid Gray* The Priest / The Medium Chuanyuan Liu+ The Policeman / The Settler (Ambrose Raines) Andrew Turner* Leona Raines / Leona’s Mother Madeline Ehlinger* THE ARTISTIC TEAM: Conductor Antony Walker Stage Director Mary Birnbaum+ Assistant Stage Director Kaley Karis Smith* Set Designer Mimi Lien+ Costume Designer Oana Botez+ Lighting Designer Yuki Nakase+ Wig and Makeup Supervisor Travis Klingler Stage Manager Alex W. Seidel Assistant Stage Manager Hannah Nathan + Pittsburgh Opera debut * Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist PITTSBURGH OPERA ORCHESTRA: VIOLIN Charles Stegeman, Concertmaster CELLO Kathleen Melucci, Principal FLUTE/ALTO FLUTE Barbara O’Brien, Principal CLARINET/BASS CLARINET Mary Beth Skaggs Malek, Principal HORN David Lintz, Acting Principal PERCUSSION John DiIanni, Principal Timpani Dylan Moffitt, Acting Principal HARP Nuiko Wadden, Principal PIANO/KEYBOARD Mark Trawka ELECTRONICS Glenn Lewis LIBRARIAN Eleanor Cameron PERSONNEL MANAGER Sarah Schultz The orchestra musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Scenery, props, and costumes constructed by Pittsburgh Opera Select Costume Built by Colin Davis Jones Studios In a Grove was commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera with additional support from Pittsburgh Opera, Raulee Marcus and Stephen Block, Metropolis Ensemble, the Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Venture Fund for Opera, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Performance Inquires: SCHOTT MUSIC | EAM Norman D. Ryan Vice President, Composers & Repertoire 250 West 57th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10107 +1 212 461 6941 Mainz | London | New York | Berlin | Tokyo http://www.schott-music.com http://www.eamdc.com Rental Inquiries: Steven Grair Pittsburgh Opera Director of Production [email protected] +1 412 281 0912, ext. 221 Pittsburgh Opera 2021-22 Season Sponsor: PNC Pittsburgh Opera Tuesday Night Performance Sponsor: Ambridge Regional Distribution & Manufacturing Center Pittsburgh Opera Media Sponsor: WQED-FM Live Audio Mix: Kristian Tchetchko Recording Engineers: Kristian Tchetchko and Riccardo Schulz Video recording by RLG Creations Video editing by Evan Chapman Audio editing by Mike Tierney

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