Prototype Festival: 'In Our Daughter's Eyes'
$35+
- Nathan Gunn, co-creator
- Kamna Gupta, conductor
Told through the perspective of a new father, In Our Daughter's Eyes shows the journey of the protagonist as he wrestles with truly becoming a man that his daughter would be proud of. He imparts passages from the journal he keeps – a gift for his unborn daughter – as the moments of this journey unfold before him. The story traces his wife's joyful and fraught pregnancy, the legacy of the family's past, and his personal demons that he vows to vanquish before assuming the role of a father. Along the way, mounting complications take the story through unexpected and sobering turns that test our flawed hero as he discovers a strength of self and purpose that he never imagined possible.
This moving and heartfelt one-man opera reunites Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun, Beth Morrison Projects, and multidisciplinary librettist & director Michael Joseph McQuilken after their lauded co-creation of Pulitzer Prize-winning Angel's Bone in 2016.
In Our Daughter's Eyes is dedicated, in loving memory, to Stuart Nelson. Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, Trinity Church Wall Street, Linda & Stuart Nelson. Developed by Beth Morrison Projects and Trinity Church Wall Street. Produced by Beth Morrison Projects in association with Trinity Church Wall Street. Additional support provided by the Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, OPERA America, and Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts. This production is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The commissioning of Du Yun for In Our Daughter's Eyes received funding from OPERA America's Opera Grants for Female Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
CONTENT WARNING: In Our Daughter's Eyes deals with difficult circumstances surrounding pregnancy and birth. If you have questions on the content, please email us at sarah@prototypefestival.org
About Nathan Gunn, co-creator
"Nathan Gunn commands an operatic baritone whose mighty heft and richness confer an outsize authority on everything it touches..." ~ The New York Times
https://nathangunn.com/About Kamna Gupta, conductor
Kamna Gupta is an American Prize-winning conductor experienced in operatic, orchestral, and choral repertoires.
https://www.kamnagupta.com/