World Premiere: Waking the Witch by Ashi Day
Washington National Opera Studio 6925 Willow Street Northwest, Washingotn, DC, United StatesWaking the Witch is a one-act immersive chamber opera, composed by Ashi Day, for solo countertenor and Pierrot ensemble. The opera explores human vulnerability to absurd beliefs and the danger that ensues when authority figures display black-and-white thinking, fear of those with less power, and susceptibility to conspiracy theories. The audience is placed in the …