In 1888 an odd, quiet man named John Sargent moved from Maine to Wyoming with his business partner and his family.
Within a few years he was penniless and alone: he was suspected of murdering both wife and partner, and his children had been removed from his care. He left.
Later John Sargent returned to Jackson’s Hole with a new bride. Edith enjoyed sunbathing nude, sitting in trees, and playing violin. Often all at once.
This strange couple’s brief, troubled time in the shadow of the Teton mountains is the subject of the new chamber opera Marymere.
The story centers on Edith Sargent and her struggle to live in an unfamiliar place with a sad, possibly dangerous man.
Filmed at Opera Grows in Brooklyn
Galapagos Art Space
Brooklyn, New York - Dec 2009
Featuring: Hai-Ting Chinn, Jesse Blumberg
Filmed at Mannes School of Music
Mannes Concert Hall
New York, New York - Oct 2010
Featuring: Hai-Ting Chinn, Jesse Blumberg
About the Creators
MATT SCHICKELE (composer/librettist)
Matt Schickele is a composer and songwriter from New York City.
Matt's concert music has been performed by the Da Capo Chamber Players, the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, among many others.
As a songwriter, his numerous releases include The Badger Game, April/November, and Cities Filled With Lights. He also writes for and plays with the M Shanghai String Band, an acoustic old-time-music outfit. He was 1/3 of the 90s indie-rock band Beekeeper.
He is a graduate of Bard College, where he studied composition with Joan Tower. He lives in Ridgewood, Queens. READ MORE...
AOP Presentations
Friday, October 29, 2010
Mannes School of Music
Mannes Concert Hall, Mannes Building,
150 West 85th Street
New York, NY 10024 Concert performance of opera
June 19 & 20, 2010
Presented by Vista 360 in association with AOP
Part of the Jackson Fire Festival
Saturday, June 19 - 7:00 p.m. Pink Garter Theater, 50 W. Broadway (upstairs), Jackson, WY
Sunday, June 20 - 2:00 p.m. Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, WY
Concert reading of scenes PERFORMANCES BY: Hai-Ting Chinn (mezzo-soprano), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Steve Hyrlcelak (bass), Philippa Thompson (violin, voice), Joseph Brent (mandolin), Jody Schum (piano) MORE INFO
December 17, 2009
OPERA GROWS IN BROOKLYN Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street (corner of Water St.)
Brooklyn, NY Concert reading of scenes Stage Direction by Jenn Foster
Music Direction by Wesley Chinn
PERFORMANCES BY: Hai-Ting Chinn and Jesse Blumberg CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Other Presentations
April 25, 2010 - 2pm Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, Queens DIRECTIONS Free concert version of opera
PERFORMANCES BY: Hai-Ting Chinn (mezzo-soprano), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Steve Hyrlcelak (bass), Philippa Thompson (violin, voice), Joseph Brent (mandolin), Jody Schum (piano) MORE INFO
Concert supported by the ConEdison Musician Residency Composition Program, a program of NYC Performing Arts Spaces. Made possible by support from ConEdison. Additional support has been provided by Amphion Foundation, and the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation.
MATT SCHICKELE (composer/librettist)
