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At long last, on Monday, June 30, we will be presenting a stage workshop of SENTINEL in Venice! RSVP link in bio. taken in Electric Lodge by @sentinelopera

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Annika Socolofsky (composer of Sentinel, @annikasoco ) is a composer and avant folk vocalist who explores corners and colors of the voice frequently deemed to be “untrained”
and not “classical.” Described as “unbearably moving” (Gramophone) and “just the right balance between edgy precision and freewheeling exuberance” (The Guardian), her music erupts from the embodied power of the human voice and is communicated through mediums ranging from orchestral and operatic works to unaccompanied folk ballads and unapologetically joyous Dolly Parton covers. Annika writes extensively for her own voice, including composing a growing repertoire of “feminist rager-lullabies” titled Don’t say a word, which serves to confront centuries of damaging lessons taught to young children by retelling old lullaby texts for a new, queer era. Annika has taken Don’t say a word on the road, performing with ensembles including Eighth Blackbird, New European Ensemble, Albany Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, Latitude 49, and Contemporaneous. Her follow-up feminist rager-lullaby song cycle in collaboration with ~Nois, titled I Tell You Me, was recognized by the Chicago Tribune as “grotesquely gorgeous... among the most captivating compositions heard the whole festival [Ear Taxi 2021]” and was included in their “Chicago’s Top 10 for classical music, opera and jazz that defined 2021.” Recordings of her music are available on New Amsterdam, Bright Shiny Things, Naxos, and Innova record labels. Her research focuses on contemporary vocal music, using the music of Dolly Parton to create a pedagogical approach to composition that is inclusive of a wide range of vocal qualities, genres, and colors. She is Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of Colorado Boulder, and is the recipient of the 2021 Gaudeamus Award. She holds her PhD in Composition from Princeton University. by @sentinelopera

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Claressinka Anderson (librettist of SENTINEL, @claressinka) is a Los Angeles-based poet and writer. She is the winner of the Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize, and her poems and essays have appeared in numerous publications including Best New Poets, Los Angeles Review of Books, Autre Magazine, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Carla), as well as in the anthology, Choice Words: Writers on Abortion. Anderson has worked as an art dealer, advisor and curator, and was the founder of the gallery and art salon Marine Projects (2009-2017). Through her ongoing collaborations with artists, her work engages the interstitial spaces of contemporary art, literature, and music. Anderson holds an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College. Born and raised in London, she lives in Los Angeles and dreams about rain. by @sentinelopera

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Danielle Birrittella (@dia.dia.dia) (creator and performer in SENTINEL) is a California-based performer, creator, and composer of new operatic work whose projects have been lauded as “a breath of pure creative power” (Opera Wire). Danielle’s extensive background in opera and experimental theatre yield an artist with an instinct for pushing the boundaries of contemporary classical music.

As a creator of new works, Danielle bridges new music, devised performance, and film with a particular focus on collaborative engagement with poets, dancers, and visual artists. Her dual roles as creator and performer of her operatic projects deliver a unique level of authenticity and intimacy to her pieces. In addition, her work as a practicing depth psychotherapist heavily influences her creative endeavors. By weaving layers of symbolism, archetypal motifs, and emotional insight, she explores the psyche's capacity for healing and transformation.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Opera Wire, The Financial Times, and on NPR. She is the creator of Sonnets To Orpheus, an immersive song cycle set to Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry, and co-creator of Magdalene, a chamber opera set to Marie Howe’s poetry scored by fourteen female composers. Danielle’s “high, crystalline soprano” has been said to be “mesmerizing… as hypnotic to watch as she is to hear” (The Wall Street Journal, Parterre). As a performer she is “exposed, intelligent, earnest… powerful and persuasive” and has a “radiant, nearly angelic presence” (The New York Times, The Financial Times).

Performances include PROTOTYPE Festival, The LAX Festival, The Chautauqua Institute, The Standard, KCRW Desert NIghts, The Ace, SoFar Sounds, The Bootleg Theatre, Automata Arts, La Music Lirica (Italy), La Main d'Or (France), and The Ludwig Foundation (Cuba). The upcoming West Coast Premiere of Magdalene will take place in June at the CalArts REDCAT theater located in Walt Disney Concert Hall. She holds degrees from California Institute of the Arts (MFA), Pacifica Graduate Institute (MA), and New York University (BA), and is a member of SAG/AFTRA and ASCAP. by @sentinelopera

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SENTINEL centers an agoraphobic woman who constructs a virtual reality to heal from loss in this new chamber opera exploring love, grief, and resilience. by @sentinelopera

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