Conte, D: Firebird Motel
Mark Hernandez (Ivan), Milissa Carey (Nova), Julie Queen (Julie), Shawnette Sulker (Corina), Micah Epps (Trooper)
San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco Conservatory Chorus, Jeffrey Thomas
Conte's real strength lies in the ruminating orchestration that fills the space between the dialogue. He demonstrates a knack for convincingly avoiding cadences and prolonging musical phrases,...
Conte, D: Firebird Motel
Mark Hernandez (Ivan), Milissa Carey (Nova), Julie Queen (Julie), Shawnette Sulker (Corina), Micah Epps (Trooper)
San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco Conservatory Chorus, Jeffrey Thomas
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Conte's real strength lies in the ruminating orchestration that fills the space between the dialogue. He demonstrates a knack for convincingly avoiding cadences and prolonging musical phrases,...
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- Milissa Carey, Julie Queen
- San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble
- Jeffrey Thomas
- Shawnette Sulker, Mark Hernandez, Micah Epps
- San Francisco Conservatory Chorus, San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble
- Jeffrey Thomas
- Mark Hernandez, Julie Queen
- San Francisco Conservatory Chorus, San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble
- Jeffrey Thomas
- Milissa Carey, Mark Hernandez, Shawnette Sulker
- San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble
- Jeffrey Thomas
- Milissa Carey, Shawnette Sulker, Micah Epps, Mark Hernandez
- San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco Conservatory Chorus
- Jeffrey Thomas
Awards and reviews
Classics Today
Conte's real strength lies in the ruminating orchestration that fills the space between the dialogue. He demonstrates a knack for convincingly avoiding cadences and prolonging musical phrases, which mightily sustains the tension of the melodrama…
Opera News
Conte's sound world is spicy and pungent, ensconced in a restless but firm tonality....'Hear the Wind Tonight' is an oustanding showpiece song - a bona fide hit tune that stayed in my head for days...the final scene is gratifyingly chilling and eerie.
San Francisco Chronicle
...Firebird Motel' weaves a hypnotic spell...Plaintive solos alternate with vibrant duets and lustrous trios, punctuated by Conte's lovely chorales, in an almost seamless creation...Librettist David Yezzi has written some richly evocative lyrics....Conte's 'Firebird' takes flight on the wings of its music.
