Cori Ellison: “To See Your Soul: Opera’s Transformative Power” [] PEN International
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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San Miguel PEN 2020 Winter Lecture
Cori Ellison
“To See Your Soul: Opera’s Transformative Power”Tue, Feb 25, 6:30pm
In English and Spanish
SPECIAL LOCATION:
Camino Silvestre
Correo 43150 pesos / People under 25 & Migrants Free
Signe Hammer
Why, when many have declared opera an outmoded art form, does it continue both to thrill so many fans and to reinvent itself? Join PEN at Camino Silvestre, Correo 43, on Tuesday, Feb 25, at 6:30 PM to hear celebrated opera dramaturg, teacher and mentor Cori Ellison explore the enduring dynamism of this musical form in “To See Your Soul: Opera’s Transformative Power.”
“These days,” says Ellison, “one often hears that opera is irrelevant, outdated, dying, off the radar of the wider culture. Yet if we stop and look around us carefully, we see and hear opera used constantly as a symbol of hope, love, freedom, and transcendence. In this talk, we’ll explore how and why such precious spiritual qualities are opera’s birthright and enduring gift to humanity.”
Cori Ellison, a leading creative figure in the opera world, is staff Dramaturg at The Santa Fe Opera and a member of the Vocal Arts Faculty at The Juilliard School, as well as a teaching mentor at American Lyric Theater’s Composer Librettist Development Program. She previously served as staff Dramaturg at New York City Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival. She is a judge at Opera San Miguel’s Concurso 2020.What is a dramaturg? According to Ellison, it is “the impeccably informed advocate for the composer and librettist (living or dead), the bridge between the creators, producers, performers, scholars, and audiences of opera.” In this role, she helps “to shape repertoire choices and new productions,” as well as “overseeing company publications, curating and presenting outreach programs, and striving for all of these endeavors to spring seamlessly from the company’s artistic vision.”
San Miguel PEN is a chapter of PEN International, the organization of writers that fights for freedom of expression around the world. The 150-peso admission helps fund local activities. Tickets at Ticket Central in the Biblioteca or at the door. For more information, visit sanmiguelpen.com.
Spanish / Español
Martes 25
Conferencia, 6:30pm
PEN de San Miguel Ciclo invernal de conferencias 2020
Cori Ellison
“Para ver tu alma: el poder transformativo de la ópera”
En inglés y español
NUEVA UBICACIÓN ESPECIAL: Camino Silvestre
Correo 43
Boletos: 150 pesos / Gratis: Migrantes y personas bajo la edad de 25 años
Por qué la ópera nunca morirá
Por Signe Hammer
¿Por qué, cuando muchos han declarado que la ópera es una forma de arte pasada de moda, continúa emocionando a tantos fanáticos y reinventándose? Únase Al PEN y a la Ópera de San Miguel en Camino Silvestre, Correo 43, martes 25 de febrero a las 6:30 p.m., para escuchar a la famosa dramaturga de ópera, maestra y mentora Cori Ellison, quien explorará el dinamismo perdurable de esta forma musical en “Para ver tu alma: el poder transformativo de la ópera”.
“En estos días”, dice Ellison, “a menudo se escucha que la ópera es irrelevante, anticuada, moribunda, fuera del radar de la cultura general. Sin embargo, si nos detenemos y miramos a nuestro alrededor cuidadosamente, vemos y escuchamos la ópera utilizada constantemente como un símbolo de amor, libertad y trascendencia. En esta conferencia, exploraremos cómo y por qué estas preciosas cualidades espirituales son el derecho de nacimiento de la ópera y un perdurable regalo para la humanidad”.
Cori Ellison, una figura creativa líder en el mundo de la ópera, es dramaturga del personal en la Ópera de Santa Fe y miembro de la Facultad de Artes Vocales de la Escuela Juilliard, así como mentora docente en el Programa de Desarrollo de Compositores Libretistas del Teatro Lírico Estadounidense. Anteriormente trabajó como dramaturga en la Ópera de Nueva York y en el Festival de Glyndebourne. Ella es una jueza del Concurso 2020 de Ópera San Miguel.¿Qué es un dramaturgo? Según Ellison, es “el impecablemente informado defensor del compositor y el libretista (vivo o muerto), el puente entre los creadores, productores, artistas, académicos y público de la ópera”. En este papel, ella ayuda a “dar forma al repertorio de elecciones y nuevas producciones”, así como a “supervisar las publicaciones de la compañía, seleccionar y presentar programas de divulgación y trabajar para que todos estos esfuerzos surjan a la perfección desde el punto de vista artístico de la compañía”.
El PEN de San Miguel es un centro del PEN Internacional, la organización de escritores que lucha por la libertad de expresión en todo el mundo. El precio de admisión de 150 pesos ayuda a realizar actividades locales. Boletos en la taquilla de la Biblioteca o antes del evento en la entrada del auditorio. Para más información visite sanmiguelpen.com.
PEN International San Miguel Center
The San Miguel de Allende, Mexico centre of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers fighting for freedom of expression
San Miguel PEN, one of the 145 centers of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers with centers in 104 countries, exists to promote friendship and intellectual cooperation among writers everywhere, fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature. San Miguel PEN is in San Miguel de Allende, in the middle of Mexico on the high plateau. It was created in 1979 as a center for English-speaking writers in Latin America in hopes of unifying the English and Spanish linguistic communities within PEN. San Miguel PEN promotes the Spanish language in all its work.
Our Programs:
The PEN Writers in Prison Committee has been a focus of the San Miguel center for over 20 years. In 2002 San Miguel hosted the PEN Writers in Prison Committee’s international conference. This work involves answering countless calls for emergency action to aid those in legal trouble for their writing, including prison and threats of death. San Miguel PEN is also active in International PEN’s Women Writers Committee, its Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee, and the PEN Iberoamerican Foundation (a regional organization). San Miguel PEN sponsors local literary programs and a local scholarship program that helps Mexican children with limited financial resources stay in school. It participates in major Mexican literary events, such as the enormous yearly Feria Internacional del Libro in Guadalajara. PEN members travel at their own expense to represent the group at the United Nations and at international conferences. San Miguel PEN sponsors an annual Winter Lecture Series to fund local activities and help support the international organization. Contact us HERE.
Mailing Address:San Miguel PEN Center Apdo. 287 37700 San Miguel de Allende, GTO Mexico -
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