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Description

A chamber opera scene commissioned by Susan Narucki for her collaborative opera project, Cuatro Corridos, in 2012.

Cuatro Corridos is a chamber opera addressing one of the most critical human rights issues of our time: human trafficking. Based on true events, it tells the story of women trapped in a cycle of prostitution and slavery in and around the San Diego/Tijuana border region and represents an unprecedented collaboration between internationally acclaimed Mexican and US-based creative artists.

Led by Grammy Award winning soprano Susan Narucki and noted Mexican author Jorge Volpi, the fully-staged production features original music by composers Hilda ParedesArlene SierraLei Liangand Hebert Vázquez. Each composer gives voice to one of the four female characters by presenting one act in the hour-long drama.

Distinguished performers of new music, percussionist Ayano Kataoka/Steven Schick, pianist Aleck Karis, and guitarist Pablo Gomez, accompany Narucki in sharing the compelling stories of four women whose lives are scarred by human trafficking.  The powerful production, conceived by Narucki and artist-activist Karen Guancione uses iconic set elements and original graphic animation projected on a "border wall" that travels with the production.

 

Violeta - La tierra de le miel: Scene Four

In the last of the four corridos, the narrator tells the story of Violeta, a very young woman from Mexico who was trafficked along with the others. She tells the story of her friend Iris, who came with her from Mexico. As the scene progresses, Violeta tells us that Iris could not endure "twenty bodies on her body". She ran and ran, as if the devil were within her - yet she was caught, in the end.

Details

Categories
Duration
17 minutes
Libretto/text
Jorge Volpi
Premiere

Experimental Theater, Conrad Prebys Music Center, University of California, San Diego, 8th May 2013

Scoring
1 Percussion, 1 Piano, 1 Guitar, 1 Soprano
Composition date
2012

Recordings

Cuatro Corridos: A Chamber Opera Susan Narucki, Pablo Gomez, Aleck Karis, Ayano Kataoka 16th November 2016

Performances

13 January 2016

Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, University of California, San Diego, USA

Susan Narucki, Aleck Karis, Ayano Kataoka and Pablo Gomez

4 October 2015 Bowker Auditorium, UMass Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Susan Narucki, soprano; Aleck Karis, piano; Pablo Gomez, guitar; Ayano Kataoka, percussion
14 June 2015 Theaterhaus T2 Pragsattel in Stuttgart, Siemensstraße 13 Julie Erhart and Alessia Park
13 June 2015

Theaterhaus T2 Pragsattel in Stuttgart, Siemensstraße 13

Julie Erhart and Alessia Park

17 May 2015 Teatro de las Artes, Cenart, Río Churubusco 79, México City. Soprano: Susan Narucki, guitar: Pablo Gomez; percussion: Ayano Kataoka; piano: Alec Karis
16 May 2015 Teatro de las Artes, Cenart, Río Churubusco 79, México City. Soprano: Susan Narucki, guitar: Pablo Gomez; percussion: Ayano Kataoka; piano: Alec Karis
15 May 2015 Teatro de las Artes, Cenart, Río Churubusco 79, México City. Soprano: Susan Narucki, guitar: Pablo Gomez; percussion: Ayano Kataoka; piano: Alec Karis
8 August 2014 Legal Aid foundation of Los Angeles, California Susan Narucki (soprano), Aleck Karis (piano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), Pablo Gomez (guitar)
7 April 2014

South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Susan Narucki (soprano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Aleck Karis (piano)

4 October 2013

Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas

Susan Narucki (soprano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Aleck Karis (piano)

28 September 2013

Casa de la Cultura, Tijuana

Susan Narucki (soprano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Aleck Karis (piano)

11 May 2013

Experimental Theater, Conrad Prebys Music Center, University of California, San Diego

Susan Narucki (soprano), Aleck Karis (piano), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Steven Schick (percussion)

10 May 2013

Experimental Theater, Conrad Prebys Music Center, University of California, San Diego

Susan Narucki (soprano), Aleck Karis (piano), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Steven Schick (percussion).

8 May 2013

Experimental Theater, Conrad Prebys Music Center, University of California, San Diego

Susan Narucki (soprano), Aleck Karis (piano), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Steven Schick (percussion).

30 March 2013 Yellow Barn, 63 Main Street, Putney, VT 05346, USACONCERT AND DISCUSSION Susan Narucki (soprano), Steve Schick (percussion), Pablo Gomez (guitar), Aleck Karis (piano)