Name: Intelligence
Start: 2023-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Wortham Theater Center

Organization

Conductor

Kwamé Ryan

Stage director

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Choreographer

Set designer

Mimi Lien

Lighting designer

John Torres

Singer

Jamie Barton

Elizabeth Van Lew

Janai Brugger

Mary Jane Bowser

J'Nai Bridges

Lucinda

Caitlin Lynch

Callie Van Lew

Nicholas Newton

Henry

Michael Mayes

Travis Briggs

Joshua Blue

Wilson

Costume designer

Carlos J. Soto

Clair Hummel

Stage combat master

Luke Fedell

Courtney J. Cook

Urban Bush Women Dance Company

Loren Davidson

Kentoria Earle

Roobi Gaskins

Symara Johnson

Bianca Leticia Medina

Love Muwwakkil

Mikaila Ware

Video designer

Wendall K Harrington

Rasean Davonte Johnson

Vincent Thomas

Skye Bronfenbrenner

Houston Grand Opera

Orchestra

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Ballet

Urban Bush Women

engelsk

Intelligence

Houston

United States

Wortham Theater Center

Intelligence Heggie

Public

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Contralto

Tenor

Soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

In episode 2 of The Making of Intelligence, Librettist Gene Scheer talks through the incredible true story of the powerhouse women at the center of the opera: Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Jane Bowser.

The Women Who Won the War 
The Civil War is raging, and the country is burning. Men are slaughtering each other on the battlefield, but it is two women who possess the deadliest weapon of all: intelligence, made more powerful by its invisibility. Who would guess that Elizabeth Van Lew, from a prominent Confederate family, is running a secret pro-Union spy ring? That Mary Jane Bowser, born into slavery in the Van Lew household, not only has been taught to read and write, but is also possessed of a photographic memory? The HGO-commissioned world-premiere opera Intelligence, inspired by the little-known true story of these two unlikely spies, unfolds as Elizabeth sends Mary Jane to live in the Confederate White House. As Mary Jane uncovers the secrets of the Confederacy to share with Union military commanders, she also uncovers the secrets of her own history and identity. Shared through a fusion of music, words, and  dance, this new American epic is the creation of a powerhouse trio: composer Jake Heggie, librettist Gene Scheer, and director/choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founder of Urban Bush Women. The production features eight dancers from UBW and a sensational cast led by mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Elizabeth, with soprano Janai Brugger making her anticipated company debut as the brilliant Mary Jane. Acclaimed conductor Kwamé Ryan takes the podium for his HGO debut.

English

Intelligence by Heggie, Fra (2023/2023), Instrueret af Jawole Willa Jo Zollar,, Dirigent Kwamé Ryan, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, United States

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