OrpheusPDX: Dark Sisters

• Lindsay Ohse, soprano (Eliza)
• Sarah Beaty, mezzo-soprano (Presendia)
• Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano (Ruth)
• Vanessa Isiguen, soprano (Almera)
• Emily Evelyn Way, soprano (Zina)
• Madeline L. Ross, soprano (Lucinda)
• Nathan Stark, bass-baritone (Prophet/King)
• Deanna Tham, conductor

Dark Sisters is a story of resilience, survival, and ultimately of hope, as seen through the eyes of one extraordinary woman. Living within the confines of a polygamist, patriarchal cult, the opera follows the journey of Eliza, a sister-wife who questions what she has been taught and emerges as a singular voice, one who is no longer content to be one of many. This haunting work by Nico Muhly, one of America's most popular and prolific composers, charts one woman's quest for self-discovery in a world where personal identity is forbidden.

"It is everything art should be: beautiful, thought-provoking, engrossing, chilling, disturbing, breathtaking." – Bachtrack.com

95 minutes with one intermission.

Mature subject matter: this opera contains material that may be upsetting to some audience members, including suicide and underage marriage.

Runs August 24-27.

About OrpheusPDX

https://orpheuspdx.org/

About Lindsay Ohse, soprano (Eliza)

http://www.lindsayohse.com/

About Sarah Beaty, mezzo-soprano (Presendia)

https://eugeneopera.org/singers/sarah-beaty/

About Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano (Ruth)

http://hannahpennsings.com/

About Vanessa Isiguen, soprano (Almera)

https://www.vanessaisiguen.com/

About Emily Evelyn Way, soprano (Zina)

http://emilyevelynway.com/

About Madeline L. Ross, soprano (Lucinda)

http://madelinelross.com/

About Nathan Stark, bass-baritone (Prophet/King)

https://nathan-stark.com/

About Deanna Tham, conductor

https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/deanna-tham/