BAYAHA is a new opera about two sisters who have drifted apart as glaciers melt, one to the South and one to the North—and a wayfarer who descends to the depths to comb the sister’s hair free of the pollution that has gathered in it.
Workshop performance at the Frida Kahlo Theater, Los Angeles, on December 7, 2024.
Produced by Overtone Industries Original Vision incubator project.
Ruth Margraff, Libretto
Richard Marriott, Composition
O-Lan Jones, Direction
Fahad Siadat, Music Direction
Brightwork Ensemble
Sharon Chohi Kim, Mezzo. Goddess of the Southern Ocean
Scott Graff, Baritone. Wayfarer
Kion Heidari, Tenor. Intermediator between the Goddess & the Wayfarer
Molly Pease, Soprano. Sister Goddess of the Northern Ocean
Video: Nicholas Casillas
Lighting Design: Omar Madkour
Set Design: Buddy System (Eileen Boylan & Kati Rediger)