Marking its world staged premiere, Joseph Summer’s The Tempest brings Shakespeare’s final masterpiece to the operatic stage with vivid imagination and emotional depth. The opera—set to a libretto by the composer’s daughter, Eve Summer—transforms the tale of exile, forgiveness, and renewal into a richly layered musical world. Summer’s tonal yet adventurous score brims with ensemble writing of exceptional beauty, from tender duets to exuberant finales, offering a contemporary voice deeply attuned to Shakespeare’s spirit.

“Summer’s musical language is comfortably tonal but sophisticated, ceaselessly inventive and often gripping; he’s a vivid musical storyteller… an embarrassment of riches—the marvelous group numbers just keep coming, culminating in a blazingly celebratory climax.” — Opera News, review of 2015 studio recording of The Tempest

MUSIC BY
Joseph Summer

LIBRETTO BY
Eve Summer

LOCATION
Ellen Stewart Theater, La MaMa, Creative Shares
66 East 4th Street, New York, NY

SUNG IN
English, with supertitles

RUNNING TIME
2 hours and 40 minutes with a 20 minute intermission

CAST
Prospero - DANIEL KLEIN
Miranda - SARA KENNEDY
Ariel - KELLY GUERRERA
Caliban - BENJAMIN SIEVERDING
Ferdinand - OMAR NAJMI
Iris - MAGGIE FINNEGAN
Ceres - CHANTELLE GRANT
Juno - SARAH JOHNSON
Trinculo - JORDAN RUTTER-COVATTO
Stefano - ELIAM RAMOS
Sebastian - DAVID GORDON
Antonio - JUSTIN RYAN
Alonso - DEANDRE SIMMONS
Nereus - HEATHER GREEN
Calypso - VALIA KARAGIORGA
Ligeia - SHIRA ZIV
Echo - JENNA WEITMAN

CREATIVE
Composer - JOSEPH SUMMER
Conductor - ENRICO FAGONE
Director - STEFANOS KORONEOS
Assistant Director/Properties - GREGORY PERNICONE JR
Set Design - OSCAR ESCOBEDO
Lighting Design - WILL ROSSITER
Costume Design - ANABEL SIMOTAS
Production Manager - MAIMOUNA CAMARA
Assistant Conductor and Pianist - ERIC JUNEAU
Stage Manager - MILAN ELDRIDGE