HERE BE SIRENS

An opera for three sopranos and grand piano by Kate Soper, directed by Héctor Alvarez.

Set on a Mediterranean island in the pre-archaic Greek past and the post-apocalyptic U.S. future, the opera follows three Sirens (Polyxo, Peitho, and Phaino) caught in a purgatorial state, destined to lure sailors to their deaths for eternity. Desperate to break the cycle, Polyxo tries to determine how the Sirens came to be.

Presented by the California Institute of the Arts at Roy O. Disney Concert Hall (May 2023).

Music + text by Kate Soper

Héctor Alvarez (Stage Director)
Daniel Newman-Lessler (Music Director)
Holly Webb and Sophia Beall (Scenic Design)
Claire Chrzan (Lighting Design)
Yuwei Hu (Costume Design)
Lanae Wilks (Stage Manager)
Darby Huffaker (Assistant Stage Manager)
Sophia Beall (Technical Director)
Rory James Leech (Assistant Director)

Performers:
Elliot Menard (Polyxo)
Mikaela Elson (Peitho)
Nelle Anderson (Phaino)
Sailors: Ryan Nebreja, Gary Cook, Rory James Leech, Joe Zhang, Sawyer Shine, Kyle Digiorgio, Rowland Smith, Grant Garcia Ashwath Ram Saravanan, Paul Sohm, Jared Perez, Kody Nelson, Alexander Boyd, Rudraa Pratap Singh and Hunter Abal.