A new opera based on the life of America's first female astronaut
Libretto by Aiden K. Feltkamp Music by Dana Kaufman Historical Consulting by Tam O'Shaughnessy
Commissioned by Synchromy Funded by OPERA America's Discovery Grant for Women Composers, the Hellman Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts
Synopsis:
Length: 2 hours
Instrumentation: TBD
Roles: Sally Ride - high voice Tam O'Shaughnessy - middle voice NASA male astronaut - low voice
Performance History: November 2023 - 2220 Arts + Archives in Los Angeles, CA with Synchromy (workshop)