My Daughter, The Furies
A video opera based on a true story by Ash Sanders. Originally performed at the Club at 50 West
Margot Glassett Murdoch, Composer
Margot Glassett Murdoch, Librettist
Sarah Coit, Mezzo-Soprano (Utah Opera Resident Artist 2015-16)
Leon Chodos, Bassoon
Erin Svoboda, Clarinet
Noriko Kishi, Cello
Leslie Richards, Viola
Recorded & Mixed by David Evanoff
Filmed by Ori Media
About Operas from the Hive:
Utah Opera partnered with The Bee (a Utah-based storytelling competition) to source five original, local stories to turn into operas.
Three local composers—Devin Maxwell, Aaron Kirschner, and Margot Murdoch—and two local bands bands—jazz-influenced band JRANK and doom metal band Turned to Stone—were chosen by The Salty Cricket Composers Collective to write music based on these stories. The music was professionally recorded at David Evanoff Sound Designs with Utah Opera Resident Artists providing vocals for the tracks. These recordings were then merged with animations and live action videos created by a host of local video production artists including Impatient Cow, Ori Media, SpyHop, and animator Tawna Duncan. The resulting product was premiered in a final event hosted by The Bee on May 17, 2016 at Club at 50 West.
Each component of this project was created by a local artisan. These are completely community-generated operas.
The Operas from the Hive collection is a part of Utah Opera’s Creative Communities Initiative. Funded by OPERA America's Building Opera Audiences Grant Program, supported by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation. OPERA America's Building Opera Audiences initiative supports the efforts of opera companies in the U.S. and Canada to build informed, enthusiastic audiences through innovative programs. Special Thanks Christopher McBeth, Artistic Director of Utah Opera Carol Anderson, Principal Coach of Utah Opera Giuliana Serena, Co-Founder of The Bee Crystal Young-Otterstrom, Co-Founder of Salty Cricket Composers Collective Nanci Snow Bockelie Ori Media facebook.com/operasfromthehive utahopera.org thebeeslc.org orimedia.com davidevanoff.com saltycricket.org operaamerica.org