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!