AM I BORN | OPERAWIRE

Irina Lungu, Sherezade Panthaki & Benjamin Appl Lead New CD/DVD Releases

By Francisco Salazar

This week audiences will hear two new world premiere recordings from some of the most exciting composers and librettists. They will also get to experience two classics from the standard repertoire.

Here is a look at the new releases for the week.

Am I Born

Bright Shiny Things releases “AM I BORN,” a world-premiere recording of an oratorio for soprano soloist, choir, and orchestra by composer David T. Little in partnership with librettist Royce Vavrek. “AM I BORN” is a meditation on impermanence, using Brooklyn’s past—specifically a neighborhood that was largely demolished to make way for the Brooklyn Bridge—as a means of reflecting on the rapidly changing present. Performers include soprano Mellissa Hughes, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and new music orchestra NOVUS NY, all under the direction of Julian Wachner.