Breaking Glass Arts presents operas in English in unique venues, and designs productions to be immersive and participatory experiences. In doing this, we aim to attract new audiences to opera and offer exciting opportunities to local singers. We focus on under-performed and American works, particularly those which tackle social issues.
Peitho, Phaino, and Polyxo have been living on this island for as long as they can remember. But now, their home is filling with garbage and flooded by rising waters. Can they break free from their pattern of being unfeeling, mythical creatures to understand their predicament and escape? Using extended piano techniques performed by the singers themselves, Here Be Sirens “blends beautiful music, terrifying noise, screwball comedy and Aristotelian tragedy” for a one-of-kind musical experience.
It's 1997, and "Giovanna's" is the hottest girl bar in town! Spend an evening in the bar with the irresistible owner Giovanna, and all the women whose lives she tries to ruin, while enjoying special brews from Diebolt Brewing.
Based off of Mozart's "Don Giovanni," with a new English translation by Corinne Denny, improvised and interactive scenes in place of recit, and an all-female cast.