Macabéa

Composed by SUZAnne FARRIN
libretto by Sergio Chejfec
BASED ON THE NOVEL LA HORA DE LA ESTRELLA BY CLARICE LISPECTOR

Macabéa, an impoverished 19 year old living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil starts dating a boy named Olímpico, who mistreats her and eventually causes Macabéa to visit a fortune teller named Madame Carlota. She predicts that Macabéa's life will soon turn around, saying that she will be rich, happy, and marry a foreigner named Hans. However, none of this comes true as Macabéa's life comes to an abrupt end.

Macabéa is a new opera by composer Suzanne Farrin with a libretto adapted by Argentinian novelist Sergio Chejfec from the landmark novel by Clarice Lispector. The opera is written in Rioplatense (the Spanish dialect spoken in Argentina and Uruguay) and is currently conceived for seven singers, choir, and chamber orchestra.

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Duration 1 hour

Commission Commissioned by The American Opera Project, through an award from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Macabéa received development in AOP’s First Chance program for new works. Macabéa is currently seeking co-commissioners and producers for a World Premiere.

Premiere TBD

Roles 7 singers and choir (Rodrigo, baritone; Aparecida, soprano; Macabea, coloratura; Rodrigo, tenor; Raimundo, baritone; Gloria, soprano; Carlota, mezzo; Coro: compañeras de habitación [chorus: Macabea's roommates, all women])

Instrumentation Chamber ensemble - ob, bsn, harp, perc, bandoneón, 2 vln, vla, vc, db

Publisher Staged performances of this work require licensing through the creators.