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Project
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
An opera by Paula M. Kimper
Based on the novel by Thornton Wilder
About The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Paula M. Kimper based on Thornton Wilder's novel of the same name, is an opera about love in its many forms, as shown through an investigation into the lives of five people who are suddenly killed when a bridge collapses into a deep gorge in the Peruvian Andes in 1714.
About the Creators
 Paula M. Kimper
Ms. Kimper's first opera, Patience & Sarah, was commissioned by American Opera Projects and received its world premiere in Lincoln Center Festival '98, with further productions in Denver, and Chicago. The Captivation of Eunice Williams, commissioned by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association of Deerfield, MA, premiered in July 2004 as a part of the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the 1704 attack on Deerfield. Other recent works have been commissioned by Amy Pivar, Richard Daniels, Walt Whitman Project, Washington Shakespeare Company, and the White Barn Theater.
AOP Presentations
April 19 & 20, 2005: AOP presented a concert reading of scenes from The Bridge of San Luis Rey at The Great Room (138 South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY), with Music Direction by Steven Osgood.
Characters in order of vocal appearance:
Camila the Perichole: Elizabeth Weigle
Uncle Pio: Keith Jameson
Captain Alvarado: Keith Miller
Esteban: Charles Temkey
Brother Juniper: Enrique Toral
Abbess Madre María del Pilar: Elaine Valby
Ensemble: Deborah Alton, Jeniece Golbourne, Sally Hoskins, Katherine Leahy, Stuart Pressman, Andre Solomon Glover, Jody Sheinbaum
June 10, 2004: Scenes from The Bridge of San Luis Rey. 2004 OPERA America Conference, performed by Pittsburgh Opera Center young artists. First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA.
June 21, 2003: The Bridge of San Luis Rey. In association with the 1794 Meeting House History, New Salem, MA.
March 28, 2003: Scenes from The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Opera America Showcase. South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn.
March 16, 2003: Scenes from The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Opera Index, National Opera Association. Manhattan School of Music, Hubbard Hall.
February 28 - March 1, 2003: Scenes from The Bridge of San Luis Rey. South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn.
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