Federico Garcia Lorca's Así Que Pasen Cinco Años, a new bi-lingual opera by Tom Dean and David Barrows Performances May 3nd-26th 2002 All shows are located at the Oakland Metro Theater: Phone: 510-763-1146 Así Que Pasen Cinco Años is an original operatic adaptation of the Federico Garcia Lorca play of the same title and will be performed bilingually, against a dynamic backdrop of motion, color and sound. The piece incorporates elements of archetype and reality, representing the non-linear passage of time and the complexity of human emotion. The story line follows the internal journey of a young man, unsure of what he wants as he loses his fiancé; loses his way; and encounters figures of his own imagination, both evil and benign. While this play was never performed in Lorca's lifetime, it represents a rite of passage for the playwright, and his belief that, "We must either change the theatre completely or it will die forever." Lorca's fatal shooting on August 19, 1936--five years to the day from the completion of Así Que Pasen Cinco Años--was a tragic example of the repression existent in Spanish Society during the tumultuous era surrounding the Civil War. Persecuted for being both homosexual and politically outspoken, Lorca was able to fashion the inner and outer turmoil he suffered into some of the most complex theatrical, visual and poetic expression of our time. Denise Fraga plays the MANIQUI DEL TRAJE De NOVIA in the upcoming opera Asi Que Pasen Cinco Años by Garcia Lorca. Así Que Pasen Cinco Años is an example of Lorca's "impossible theatre" or "theatre beneath the sand". This production will feature music composed by Thomas S. Dean and David Barrows, that combines classical opera with elements of jazz and traditional Spanish melodies. Set designer Helen Oliveta-Petersen brings her visual arts experience into the theatre, complimented by the lighting design of Jared Hirsch, puppetry of M. Sam Bower, and video design of Ethan Hoerneman. The instrumentation is written for piano, cello, string and electric bass, alto sax, clarinet and bass clarinet, classical guitar, and percussion. The musical ensemble will feature some of the brightest young musicians in the Bay Area, whose classical training is balanced by a diversity of influences that match the depth and complexity of the score. PERFORMERS Deirdre McClure, conductor Mark D. Lew, tenor John Minagro, bass Kent Overshown, baritone Mark Schleunes, baritone Natasha Hain, mezzo-soprano Angela Dean-Baham, soprano Denise Fraga, soprano Cynthia Taylor, alto Sheldon Brown, reeds Skye Atman, piano Marika Huges, cello Jessica Avery, cello Craig Fry, violin Helen Nightengale, violin Adam Johnson, violin Carla Kaufman, bass DESIGNERS Ethan Hoerneman, video Jared O'Hirsch, lighting Garrett Lowe, settings Image credits: The Bust of Antonito el Camborio, sketch by Federico Garcia Lorca. All photos by Ethan Hoerneman unless noted otherwise.