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The Cost of Healing
Music by E. Shilts
Libretto by Laura Barati
Creator’s Note: This piece is inspired by Dr. Blanche Beatrice Saunders Thompson and her husband
Mr. Sidney James Thompson. Though we’ve taken creative liberties with their timeline, we
nonetheless hope that this opera captures the truth of their spirit
Roles:
Dr. Blance Beatrice Saunders– Mezzo Soprano
Sidney Thompson– Baritone
James Allen– Tenor
Performance History
Commissioned by the Atlanta Opera for their 96-Hour Opera Project of 2023
06 / 12 / 2023
Dr. Saunders– Minka Wiltz
Sidney Thompson– Randall Perkins
James Allen– William Green
Andrew Bayles– Piano
Watch
Available to stream on The Atlanta Opera Film Studio
For more about the competition, Stream the 96-Hour Opera Project Documentary here
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