The Metamorphosis of Gertrude and Jo, A Chamber Opera

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dc.contributor.advisorKyr, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKalcheim, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-08T15:48:05Z
dc.date.available2020-12-08T15:48:05Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-08
dc.description.abstractThe Metamorphosis of Gertrude and Jo, a Chamber Opera is in one act, and is scored for three singers and eight-person chamber ensemble. The libretto by Susanna Payne-Passmore is a queer retelling of the myth of Philemon and Baucis from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. This tale of an older couple visited by gods was adapted to portray an older lesbian couple, visited by a mysterious deity referred to as “The Divine Stranger,” who represents the threshold or cusp. The libretto incorporates and adapts text from Sappho’s poetry as well, and also includes the Seikilos Epitaph—a 1st to 2nd C. CE tombstone inscription that constitutes the oldest surviving complete piece of notated music. The opera is written to be sung by non-traditional voices. The roles for the couple are intended for older women singers, while the part of The Stranger is for non-binary/genderqueer people. The Divine Stranger’s part was expressly created for non-binary singer Kristyn Christman-McCarty.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/25902
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectChamber Operaen_US
dc.subjectOperaen_US
dc.subjectOviden_US
dc.subjectPhilemon and Baucisen_US
dc.subjectQueeren_US
dc.subjectSapphoen_US
dc.titleThe Metamorphosis of Gertrude and Jo, A Chamber Opera
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool of Music and Dance
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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