This Sat. I will be going out to New Haven to see Timberbrit, an opera that my friend Jacob has been working on. See info below for details.
Timberbrit
Saturday, April 12th, 2008, 5 pm
Sudler Hall (within Harkness Hall)
100 Wall Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets can be reserved in advance by e-mailing timberbrit@gmail.com; include name and number of tickets requested
$5 suggested donation
Britney Spears has lately become an almost fictional character for us, her tumultuous personal life providing constant entertainment and making us wonder what she could possibly do next. Timberbrit, a brand-new semi-staged opera by composer Jacob Cooper, gives Britney and her erstwhile lover Justin Timberlake the extra push they need to enter the realm of the imaginary. The story takes place in the near future: Britney’s relentless spiral into disgrace has propelled her to her final hours, and Justin, prompted by her imminent demise, expresses his undying love for her and attempts to win her back. The slow and weighty music starkly contrasts with the breezy feel of the pop tune—the songs are sometimes beautiful, sometimes haunting, and always a bit deranged. Timberbrit is of our time but completely novel; it is about our world but totally unfamiliar.
[Please Note: Timberbrit is purely fictional. It uses the names of celebrity figures for purposes of satire and social commentary. The characters and events portrayed in this work should in no way be construed as factual.]
Jacob Cooper, Composer and Producer
Yuka Igarashi, Librettist
J.J. Lind, Director
Mellissa Hughes, BRITNEY
Ted Hearne, JUSTIN
James Moore, Guitar
Trevor Gureckis, Keyboard
David Skidmore, Drums
(images provided by Jacob Cooper)
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