The Fall of the House of Usher
Item
Record ID
1332
Identifier
90916
Genre
Work Title
The Fall of the House of Usher
Program/Series Title
The Fall of the House of Usher
Composer
Text Author
Yorinks, Arthur (Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe)
Script
Santos, Raul (Screenplay)
Language
English
Production Year
2021
Transmission/Release Date
2020-02-01 Streaming
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
BLO's operabox.tv.
Conductor/Music Director
Angus, David
Orchestra
Boston Lyric Opera
Soloists
Madeline Usher (Chelsea Basler) ; Roderick Usher (Jesse Darden) ; William (Daniel Belcher) ; Physician (Christon Carney) ; Servant (Jorgeandres Camargo) ;
TV/Film Director
Darrah, James
Stage Director
Darrah, James
Sets
Izumihara, Yuki (Production Designer)
Costumes
Assaf, Camille (costumes and dolls)
Production Company
Boston Lyric Opera
Producer
Darrah, James ; Brock, Jessica Johnson
Other Information
Multimedia production using archival and current film, animated film and drawings and stop motion animation using models. The opera meshes the original Poe tale with a contemporary story line of the experiences of a young refugee girl and her mother escaping violence in Latin America trying to reach safety in the United States.
Duration
ca. 93'
Company
Boston Lyric Opera
Sourcemat
DLCAT - 416