Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York

Commissioned by Bare Opera
Music by Thomas Cabaniss
Poem by Langston Hughes

'Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York' is a modern New York winter carol. The unconventional pairing of the poetry of Langston Hughes with composer Thomas Cabaniss' atmospheric music offers a simultaneously fresh and nostalgic holiday earworm.

DOC the Halls

Premieres December 2, 2022

Artists

Maria Brea, soprano
Sable Strout, mezzo-soprano
Malena Dayen, mezzo-soprano

Laetitia Ruccolo, piano

Production Team

Director: Malena Dayen
Animation: Donghwi Han
Video and audio: Alessio Romano, Studio 42 Brooklyn