Sourdough: Rise Up

$25.00

An Opera in One Scene

for three treble voices, violin, contrabass, and piano

An Opera in One Scene

for three treble voices, violin, contrabass, and piano

Commissioned by Resonance Works

Premiere: October 2021 / Resonance Works / DeCameron Opera Coalition

Instrumentation: three treble voices, violin, contrabass, and piano

Duration: 12:00

Words: Gilda Lyons (E)

Illustration: Chris Lyons

SYNOPSIS

Everyday life in the spring of COVID-19 is refracted through a graphic-novel lens as three friends—Shazam, Rockstar, and Boss—wrestle with the changing world around them and their place in it. Linked by a shared sourdough starter, these normal-person superheroes consider their fears and the small, ordinary acts of courage that define them. Together, they reach toward hope, celebrating resilience, change, honesty, and the boundless possibility of freshly baked deliciousness.

PREMIERE CAST / COMPANY