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Mining the contemporary: two American opera releases by Ricky Ian Gordon & Tobias Picker take inspiration from the AIDS crisis & an historical figure of trans identity

Music & Concerts
When:
June 5, 2026 · 10:43 AM
Where:
Sogyal Rinpoche's
Source:
Planet Hugill: Terrific and intensely atmospheric: the String Quartet No. 1 and Piano Quintet by Olli Mustonen from the Engegård Quartet and the composer on LAWO Classics

Tobias Picker: Lili Elbe - Lucia Lucas - Theater St. Gallen 2023 Ever since John Adams and Alice Goodman focused on Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China, contemporary opera (and contemporary American opera in particular) has mined recent events and politics for themes. Two recordings scheduled for release during July and August highlight this. In July, Bright Shiny Things releases the premiere recording of Tobias Picker's Lili Elbe, first grand opera created for and about a historical figure of t

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