presented by Mind on Fire

composed by Michael Hersch
after texts by Shane McCrae

directed by James Matthew Daniel
conducted by Tito Muñoz

featuring Ah Young Hong and Jesse Blumberg
with musicians Emi Ferguson, Andy Hudson, Adda Kridler, Leah Asher, and Coleman Itzkoff

View the Full Program

Michael Hersch’s fourth opera is an exploration of the treacherous territories of relationships – between individuals, within societies and, ultimately, the collapse of both.