Grounded

Grounded in West Long Branch on Saturday, October 19, 2024
Grounded in West Long Branch on Saturday, October 19, 2024
Saturday, October 19, 2024, 1300 - 1500
Two-time Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori's powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant's acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, one of opera's most compelling young stars, portrays Jess, a hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. As she struggles to adjust to this new way of doing battle, she fights to maintain her sanity, and her soul, as she is called to rain down death by remote control. Met Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin oversees the Met premiere of Tesori's kaleidoscopic score and a cast that also features tenor Ben Bliss as the Wyoming rancher who becomes Jess's husband. Michael Mayer's high-tech staging, using a vast array of LED screens, presents a variety of perspectives on the action, including the drone's predatory view from high above. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met's award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Opera

Prices:
General Admission (adult): USD 23.00,
General Admission (senior): USD 21.00,
General Admission (child): USD 10.00,
General Admission (MU student): USD 5.00
Starting Price Per Person
$ 5.00 USD
Other Information
Where
Pollak Theater
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch New Jersey 07764
United States
( Theatre - Cinema Hall )

                 
Event Organizer Contact
Box Office
askarts@monmouth.edu
(732) 263-6889
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Event ID: 238015

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