The Voice Machine
Two years of collaboration between composers and performers at UC San Diego and Stanford University have resulted in the Voice Machine, a four-part performance that seeks to address the questions of what opera is and what is required for its creation. The Voice Machine features four new works by Constantin Basica, Alexandra Hay, Jessie Marino, and Caroline Miller.
Sopranos Hillary Jean Young, Ashley Cutright and Kirsten Weist, baritone Jonathan Nussman and pianist Kyle Adam Blair will perform the works as part of UC San Diego’s Kallisti ensemble. Featuring lighting design by Jessica C. Flores and technical direction by Jason Ponce, the Voice Machine features Knot an Opera by Constantin Basica, How to Survive a 100-Hour Workweek by Caroline Miller, Experiments in Opera II by Jessie Marino, and Metanoia by Alexandra Hay.