PS Alum, Ashton Tibbitt (MA '22)
PS Alum, Ashton Tibbitt (MA ‘22), will be premiering their original opera libretto for "The Thieving Cactus" (music by Gavin Knittle) as part of The Climate Opera Project at BAM (@bam_brooklyn) on Tuesday, April 23.
The Climate Opera Project is a collection of four short operas celebrating Earth Day 2024 depicting unlikely heroes reeling from the cataclysm of human-influenced natural disasters. From a revengeful polar bear watching its home disappear to a water-stealing cactus, these operas tackle issues of the environment with humor and hope. The Climate Opera Project is a collaboration between American Opera Projects (@aopopera) and the NYU/Tisch Opera Lab.
Additional performances commemorating Earth Day 2024 will be held at NYU’s John A. Paulson Center Theatre C on April 27 and April 28.
Congratulations Ashton!