Join us for Michael Hersch’s new opera, “and we, each,” presented by Mind on Fire. The opera, built around the poetry of Shane McCrae, is an exploration of the treacherous territories of relationships – between individuals, within societies and, ultimately, the collapse of both.

Widely considered among the most gifted composers of his generation, Michael Hersch has been called a composer of “uncompromising brilliance” (The Washington Post) whose work has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music … claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of dark virtuosity.” His 2019 opera “Poppaea” was a recent nominee for the Austrian Music Theater Prize for “Best Contemporary Music Theater.” “and we, each” is Hersch’s fourth opera.

Credits:
presented by Mind on Fire
composed by Michael Hersch
after texts by Shane McCrae
directed by James Matthew Daniel
conducted by Tito Muñoz
featuring Ah Young Hong and Jesse Blumberg
with musicians Emi Ferguson, Andy Hudson, Adda Kridler, Leah Asher, and Coleman Itzkoff