“The Medium“, Gian Carlo Menotti

THE MEDIUM by Gian Carlo Menotti Produced by Mission Opera () as part of our COVID Menotti Double Bill (Subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, which have been made possible by a generous grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Two Menotti operas — set in a modern COVID world! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What would operas from the mid-1940s by American composer Gian Carlo Menotti look like in 2020? We explore two of his most famous pieces written in 1945 through the lens of dreadful 2020. The Telephone stars Mission Opera veteran Madeline Stern and Artistic Director Dr. Joshua Wentz as the lovers Lucy and Ben navigating through a new relationship during a pandemic, when our telephones seem to be all we have. The dramatic score of The Medium features Metropolitan Opera Mezzo-Soprano Janet Hopkins in the title role of Baba, a psychic who is haunted by ghosts of various eras and battling with delu