Name: The Knock
Start: 2023-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Cincinnati Music Hall

Organization

Set designer

James F Rotondo

Lighting designer

Thomas Hase

Singer

Felicity Tomkins

Soprano 1

Erin Keesy

Soprano 2

Conductor

Stephanie Rhodes Russell

Stage director

Alison Moritz

Costume designer

Trevor Bowen

Armando Contreras

Lt. Roberto Gonzalez

Mary-Hollis Hundley

Joella “Jo” Jenner

Briana Elyse Hunter

Aishah McNair

Stephanie Sanchez

Commanding Officer’s Wife

Makeup artist

James Geier

Hairstylist

Cincinnati Opera

Orchestra

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

English

The Knock

Cincinnati

United States

Cincinnati Opera Summer Festival

Cincinnati Music Hall

Wilks Studio

Public

Private

Approved

The Knock Vrebalov

Evans Mirageas interviews THE KNOCK stage director Alison Moritz

OUR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.
A group of military wives gathers after rumors of a possible incident on the battlefront. Their husbands are fighting the war in Fallujah. Meanwhile, a young Army officer makes the long journey to their gathering place. Named for the expression military spouses use for notifications of death, The Knock explores what must be endured by the loved ones of those who serve. Based on years of interviews with real spouses of American soldiers, this new opera tells dramatic stories of heroism that often go unheard, tragedies that go far beyond the conflict. 

The Knock was co-commissioned by The Glimmerglass Festival through a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble