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**Tesla Experiments In Opera: A Spectacular Seance at the Grand Gotham**

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Guggenheim's Works & Process series on Monday, April 15th, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. for a performance that promises to transport you to an abandoned New York City at the end of time. "Tesla Experiments In Opera" is a unique blend of music, theater, and film, lasting approximately 90 minutes, including a talkback session with the creators.

This groundbreaking work features music and words by Phil Kline, with a story concept developed by Kline and acclaimed filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. The performance includes films by Jarmusch in collaboration with Deco Dawson, under the direction of Emma Griffin and musical direction by David Bloom.

Set in the ruined ballroom of the once majestic Grand Gotham Hotel, a small group of survivors gathers for a seance to encounter the ghost of Nikola Tesla, the hotel’s most famous resident. Through a series of vignettes, the audience will join Tesla in a ritual circus of life, exploring his dreams through spectacle, absurdity, avant-garde film, blackout comedy, and musical theater.

Tesla, portrayed by Anthony Roth Costanzo, is remembered as a brilliant scientist and engineer, whose life was a blend of immense success and profound solitude. The cast also includes Jennifer Zetlan as Katharine Johnson, Amanda Lynn Bottoms as Sissieretta Jones and Djuka Tesla, Timothy Stoddard as Thomas Edison, James Harrington as J.P. Morgan, and Clementine Kline as Young Tesla, among others, with an ensemble featuring top musicians.

Don't miss this mesmerizing exploration of Tesla's dreams and the parallel world of his imagination. Get your tickets now for an evening of innovation, history, and artistry.

Location: Works & Process at the Guggenheim, New York City
Date: Monday, April 15th, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Duration: Approx. 90 minutes, including talkback

For tickets and more information, visit our website. Join us for a night where music, words, and film converge to celebrate the legacy of Nikola Tesla in a way never seen before.

Tesla Experiments In Opera

Guggenheim

ENTWINED: A DOUBLE FEATURE

Featuring the world-premiere of Entwined: Love’s Magicians by Derek Goldman and El retablo de maese Pedro (Master Peter’s Puppet Show) by Manuel de Falla.

In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Manuel de Falla’s seminal chamber opera, El retablo de maese Pedro (Master Peter’s Puppet Show), PCE and playwright/director Derek Goldman team up to present Entwined: A Double Feature. This program features the world premiere of Goldman's sensuous new performance piece conjuring the deep and unlikely friendship between Federico García Lorca, widely regarded as the greatest Spanish poet of the twentieth century, and Manuel de Falla, Spain’s most prominent composer of the period. With Flamenco artists, solosits, actors, and more, the performance will help contextualize the second half of the program.

In the second half, PCE performs the chamber opera El retablo de maese Pedro, possibly de Falla's best work. The opera was premiered in March 1923 at the salon of Princess de Polignac who commissioned the work. The opera was inspired by a chapter in Don Quixote and is set in early 17th century Spain. In this collaboration with visual artist Kevork Mourad, puppets are replaced by animation synced with the score performed by PostClassical Ensemble.

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Entwined

Kennedy Center

The Cecilia Chorus of New York is a widely recognized, diverse, multigenerational, mixed 150-member chorus that has been enriching New York's musical life since 1906. Each season we perform two major concerts at Carnegie Hall and a third concert at another venue.

Jennifer Zetlan

Soprano

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 7, 2024

Bach And Bernstein · The Cecilia Chorus of New York

Past events

Apr 15, 2024

Tesla Experiments In Opera · Experiments in Opera

Apr 19, 2023

Entwined · PostClassical Ensemble

Future and recently performed repertoire

Trujaman in Master Peter’s Puppet Show by Falla

PostClassical Ensemble

Katharine Johnson in Tesla Experiments In Opera by Kline

Experiments in Opera

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