Brazilian composer and International Brazilian Opera Company (IBOC) artistic director Joćo MacDowell makes his Scandinavia House debut with his third opera Cries and Whispers. Inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s 1972 film of the same name and the Greek myth of Hekate, the story centers on three sisters – Laura, Dina, and Betty – as they prepare for the imminent death of the youngest.

The roles of Laura, Dina, and Betty will be performed by the sopranos Kristin Young, Alexandra Filipe, and Brooke Larimer.
Performed in English.

$20/general, $15/ASF members

About the International Brazilian Opera Company
The International Brazilian Opera Company (IBOC) is a New York-based non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that supports the creation and development of new operatic repertoire that combines ideas from both Brazilian and international artists, while providing an educational structure for new talent to emerge.

About Joćo MacDowell
Brazilian composer Joćo MacDowell has a career that spans from electronic music to bossa nova to opera. Tamanduį, his first opera (2008), received the Boston Metropolitan Opera’s Merit Award in 2014. MacDowell’s second opera, Plastic Flowers, premiered in New York City in 2012, and was fully staged in Rio de Janeiro (2014-15).The National Theater Orchestra in Brasilia, Brazil (OSTNCS) premiered Joćo MacDowell’s Symphony No.1 in 2014, conducted by Claudio Cohen.
After he participated in an artistic residency at The Bergman Estate on Fårö in 2014, where he worked on Cries and Whispers, the International Brazilian Opera Company premiered an excerpt from the opera in March 2014.