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John Young is an emerging composer with a background in music performance and a style that crosses genres.
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Thompson Street Opera Company
Death of Ivan Ilych is one of three operas selected for their third annual" Choose our Season", where the musical public will have a hand in choosing the repertoire we perform next year!
Voting will take place online Feb 17th-24th Learn More Here
"The music of John Young is immediate and emotionally impactful. The lovely melodic lines and heart-wrenching harmonies may remind listeners of the romantic operas of Barber and Menotti."
Death of Ivan Ilych is one of three operas selected for their third annual" Choose our Season", where the musical public will have a hand in choosing the repertoire we perform next year!
Voting will take place online Feb 17th-24th Learn More Here
"The music of John Young is immediate and emotionally impactful. The lovely melodic lines and heart-wrenching harmonies may remind listeners of the romantic operas of Barber and Menotti."
Death of IVAN ILYCH
Music by John Young with Libretto by Alan Olejniczak. Adapted from The Death of Ivan Ilych from the 1886 Novella by Leo Tolstoy. A Full Length Chamber Opera in One Act with a cast: 4 men, 1 women, 1 child (non singing) String quintet (or string ensemble), Oboe & Piano Ivan Ilych, a well-positioned man, looks back and considers what is a meaningful life. "There are quiet, subtle moments in John Young's score that beautifully and somehow effortlessly underscore the spirit of Tolstoy's world, which Alan Olejniczak's libretto lays out in scenes that are intimate and revealing in precise and poetic language." |
Opera Orlando
Studio Artist Program A premiere workshop for the new chamber opera Death of Ivan Ilych based on the novella by Leo Tolstoy featuring Opera Orlando studio artists: Sean Stork, Adriana Nieves, Brent Doucette, Jose Manuel Lopez, Chadley Ballantyne and Jurrien Mejeur featuring the musicians from Alterity Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Deniz Uz. Date/Venue Info: Dates TBD - to be presented as part of the Orlando International Fringe Festival in May 2020. Learn more about the festival HERE. Presented at Opera Orlando featuring the Alterity Chamber Orchestra Opera on Broadway 406 E. Amelia St Orlando, FL 32803 
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