NEW OPERA TO BE PREMIERED BY PITTSBURGH OPERA
Higdon has partnered with Jerre Dye, Librettist, to compose an opera based on a true art theft. Their opera, Woman with Eyes Closed, asks the question "what is the true value of a work of art?" Because this real-life story is ongoing, Higdon and Dye have written three completely different endings so this is an opera that needs to be seen more than once!
Hailed by critics as a "rarity" and "a genuine contralto", Meredith Arwady will sing the lead role.
Performances will take place on April 26, 29, May 2, 3, and 4 at The Bitz Opera Factory in Pittsburgh.
Music for Cold Mountain Suite Now Available
This work was commissioned by New Music for America in cooperation with the League of American Orchestras and an outstanding group of more than 35 consortium orchestras. Higdon created an orchestral suite from the music of her opera Cold Mountain.
UPCOMING RESIDENCIES
Western Carolina University, April 1-3, 2025
Dr. Higdon is excited to visit Western Carolina University from April 1-3. While there, she will work with the Symphonic Band, hear a concert of her works on a Faculty Recital (which also includes a World Premiere!), give composition and performance masterclasses, and speak with Music History classes. Dr. Higdon would like to thank Dr. Christina Reitz and Dr. Margaret Underwood for creating this residency.
Brevard Music Center Summer Festival, June 20-24, 2025
Higdon is delighted to be the featured composer that will kick off the 2025 festival. Higdon's orchestral and chamber works will be featured during this residency, and she is excited to work with students at one of the premier summer training programs.