Claude & Marcel: Orchestral Preview
World premiere August 2027
Music by Alyssa Weinberg Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann
The opera tells the story of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: two women – romantic and artistic partners - Jewish activists and surrealist photographers who used their art to magnify resistance against Nazi Germany.
Claude & Marcel is the third complete length opera to be commissioned and developed by West Edge Opera. Claude & Marcel was commissioned in 2023 and will premiere in August 2027.