05/16/97
Colony Theater, Miami Beach
Subtropics 9: Part 1
Balseros
An Opera by Robert Ashley
Commissioned by SFCA in partnership with Florida Grand Opera and Miami-Dade Community College
Balseros (1995-97), Music: Robert Ashley
Libretto: Maria Irene Fornes
Lead Singers: Sam Ashley, Thomas Buckner, Jacqueline Hubert, Joan La Barbara
Chorus: Demetra Adams, Emmanuel Cadet, Christina Clark, David Dillard, Amy Van Roekel
Actors: Nathasha Amador, Mario Salas
Drummers: DañEl Díaz, Oscar Salas
Live Sound Mixing: Tom Hamilton
Robert Ashley, Conductor
[a total of seven performances over 5 days]
statistics: 1 sfca commission, 1 world premiere, 2 us composers, 1 woman composers