Barcelona, Map of Shadows had a work shop Sept 30 - Oct 4, this opera based on a play by Lluïsa Cunillé about the intimacies and entaglements of a gentrifying city and the spectre of Fascism.
It will Premiere 2026 at The Skirball Center NYU.
Mikael Karlsson — Composer
Mallory Catlett — Librettist
Cast:
John Kelly — Sopranist
Patricia Schuman — Soprano
Lauren Flanigan — Soprano
David Greenspan — Bari-Tenor
Mikaela Bennetts — Soprano
International Contemporary Ensemble:
Rebekah Heller — Conductor
Levy Lorenzo — Sound Engineer & Electronics
Josh Rubin — Clarinet
Kyra Simms — French Horn
Garrett Flowers — Trumpet
Development of Barcelona, Map of Shadows is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Pending support by the National Endowment of the Arts and OPERA America's Opera Grants for Female conductors program.