Lighting Design - Schoenberg Hall, UCLA
EL CIRCO ANAHUAC: AN AZTEC OPERA
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA
DATE
May 2022
CATEGORY
Lighting Design
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Alejandro Parra
SYNOPSIS
The story has all the makings of a great opera. Two young lovers; one a great warrior, the other a princess. He goes to war, she awaits his return. A villain tricks the princess into believing her lover is dead. She dies of sorrow. The warrior returns, is grief-stricken, and stands vigil over her body. The gods transform him into Popocatépetl (a smoldering volcano) and her into Iztaccihuatl (a dormant volcano). The two volcanoes remain today, just southeast of Mexico City.
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA
DATE
May 2022
CATEGORY
Lighting Design
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Alejandro Parra
SYNOPSIS
The story has all the makings of a great opera. Two young lovers; one a great warrior, the other a princess. He goes to war, she awaits his return. A villain tricks the princess into believing her lover is dead. She dies of sorrow. The warrior returns, is grief-stricken, and stands vigil over her body. The gods transform him into Popocatépetl (a smoldering volcano) and her into Iztaccihuatl (a dormant volcano). The two volcanoes remain today, just southeast of Mexico City.
CREATIVE TEAM
LIBRETTIST
Maria Elena Yepes
COMPOSER
David Reyes
DIRECTOR
Steven Loza
CHOREOGRAPHER
Janelle Gonzalez
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Steven Loza
MariaElena Yepes
PRODUCER
David Reyes
Presented by Brown Fist Productions
LIBRETTIST
Maria Elena Yepes
COMPOSER
David Reyes
DIRECTOR
Steven Loza
CHOREOGRAPHER
Janelle Gonzalez
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Steven Loza
MariaElena Yepes
PRODUCER
David Reyes
Presented by Brown Fist Productions