Rise
- Ana De Archuleta
- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min read
Music by: Kamala Sankaram
Libretto by: A.M. Homes
Duration: 30 Minutes
Commissioned and Premiered: Washington National Opera
Inspired by the Portrait Monument, RISE takes as its inspiration Adelaide Johnson’s 1921 Portrait Monument in the Capitol rotunda, depicting Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and one face left uncarved. In this magical realist take, a girl scout becomes lost in the Capitol while look for a ladies room. She encounters a friendly Capitol Police officer and the ghost of Adelaide Johnson.
FORCES
Singers:
Alicia Hernández (soprano) - girl scout, 11-1 5 years old
Officer Victoria Wilson (mezzo soprano) - African-American, 40’s
A Powerful Woman/ Adelaide Johnson (soprano/mezzo)
The Monument (coloratura soprano)
Alicia’s mother, Maria Hernández (soprano) 40’s
The Monument - is made up of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815-1902
Susan B. Anthony 1820-1906
Lucretia Mott 1793-1880
Orchestration:
2 flutes (1 = piccolo)
2 oboes
2 clarinets in Bb
2 bassoons
2 horns in F
2 trumpets in Bb
2 trombones (with harmon mute)
tuba
percussion (2 players)
Strings
THIS SCORE IS IN C
glockenspiel
2-octave crotales
snare drum
large bass drum
vibraphone with motor (bass bow required)
2 bongos
castanets
large triangle
large Tibetan bowl
Reviews
Bringing to life the often forgotten 1921 Portrait Monument featuring Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, and one face left uncarved, Sankaram and Homes give a voice to those whose stories have been left out of history."Washington National Opera
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