Opera in Austin and Publishing in New York City.
Spring has arrived with a cold bite of wind, but there’s no turning back now. The birds, plants and trees have already committed to snuffing winter out! I’m looking ahead to April and May. They’re as full of spring’s promise as the migrating birds I’ve seen lately. April will bring me to Austin,Texas. I have plans to be at the premier when my son Holden appears on stage. I included the link to the opera, for my readers, (scroll down to see “Good Country”). https://theatredance.utexas.edu/stage/cohen-new-works-festival/2019-cohen-new-works-festival/2019-festival-lineup Good Country is a chamber opera based on true accounts of Charley Parkhurst, a trans* stagecoach driver during the California Gold Rush. After surviving a holdup, Charley and his passengers tumble into a saloon for a night of revelry and revelations set to a score by Keith Allegretti, libretto by Cecelia Raker, and stage direction by Alice Stanley. Internationally accla...