SALT at the 2022 Ice Factory Festival
$17-$20
Guerilla Opera opens their 16th Season with the New York premiere of SALT at the 29th annual Ice Factory Festival, produced by the Obie-Award winning New Ohio Theatre.
In this surrealist operatic monologue for soprano and electronics, an elder woman expounds on her salty life of being trapped in a loveless and abusive marriage as she cooks soup for her husband and contemplates a way out. SALT features an original libretto, animation and direction by Deniz Khateri, an electronic score by composer Bahar Royaee, video and projection designer by Nuozhou Wang, and is performed by Guerilla Opera’s Artistic Director Aliana de la Guardia.
About Aliana de la Guardia
A Cuban-American artist with a multifaceted career as a soprano vocalist, entrepreneur, actor, and educator. A co-founding artist and Artistic Director of Guerilla Opera, Aliana has 15 years of experience leading this Boston-based performing ensemble and produced many newly commissioned operas with roles tailor-made for her ferocious stage presence and garnered acclaim for her "dazzling flights of virtuosity" (Gramophone) in "vocally fearless" performances that are "fizzing with theatrical commitment" (The Boston Globe).
Specializing in new music, she has enjoyed collaborations featuring today's most eminent composers with American Lyric Theater, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston New Music Festival, Center for Contemporary Opera, Dinosaur Annex, Enigma Chamber Opera, Ludovico Ensemble, Monadnock Music, New Gallery Concert Series, Transient Canvas, and Winsor Music, among others. As a recording artist, she can be heard on Navona and Ravello Records (labels under PARMA Recordings), BMOP Sound, and independent labels.
With accumulated experience in arts administration, she has received accolades that put her at the forefront of the next generation of arts leadership including the OPERA America Mentorship Program for Women in Opera distinction, and a Public Art Learning Fund grant award from the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).
https://www.alianadelaguardia.com/