Parables

Composer: Aldridge, Robert Livingston

Librettist/Text Author: Garfein, Herschel

Conductor: Romey, Kathy Saltzman

Orchestra: University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra

Chorus: University of Minnesota Choruses

Chorus: University Singers

Baritone: Zawisza, Philip

Mezzo-soprano: Zabala, Adriana

Soprano: Yunus, Monica

Tenor: Okell, Joseph

Set Designer: Walsh, David

Set Designer: Johnson, Chris

Costume Designer: Rithaler, Julie

Lighting Designer: Dilliard, Marcus

Choreographer: Davies, Angharad

Stage Director: Walsh, David

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Date of Production: Aug. 2014

Playing Time: 00:51:25

Catalogue Number: 2.110358

UPC: 747313535859

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Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein are internationally renowned for their Grammy award-winning opera Elmer Gantry (2007). Their follow-up collaboration, Parables (2010) is a cantata for soloists, a 200-voice choir and 80-piece orchestra. The attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001 haunts its writing but the use of passages from the Torah, New Testament and Koran seeks to bind the major faiths' commonality, hopeful of healing and reconciliation. In this staged performance young dancers, costumes, and projection emphasize the music's powerfully theatrical impact.