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photo by Janice Rubin
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Guarantors
Carol Franc Buck Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board
Grand Underwriter
American Express
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera
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Music by Christopher Theofanidis
Libretto by Leah Lax
World Premiere Performance
Sung in English
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Broadcast Date:
November 22, 2008
WFMT
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The Refuge tells the journey stories of immigrants to Houston from Africa, Vietnam, Mexico, Pakistan, India, Central America and from the Soviet-era Jewish community. The libretto was based on the immigrants’ own words.
Performers
Africa
Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Faith Sherman, mezzo-soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Beau Gibson, tenor
Liam Bonner, baritone
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
Restoration Voices
Gifted and Talented, vocal ensemble
Philip Evbomoen, tenor soloist
HGO Chorus
HGO Children's Chorus
Vietnam
Faith Sherman, mezzo-soprano
Beau Gibson, tenor
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
Julie Trinh Dang, dan bau and dan tranh
Mexico
Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Spanish Choir, Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral
HGO Chorus
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Pakistan
Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Faith Sherman, mezzo-soprano
Beau Gibson, tenor
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
Ali Durrani, Qawwali singer
India
Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Liam Bonner, baritone
Chandrakantha Courtney, sitar
David Courtney, tabla
Giridhar Kalamanglam, tanpura
Samhitha Murthy, tanpura
Soviet-Era Jewish
Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Faith Sherman, mezzo-soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Beau Gibson, tenor
Liam Bonner, baritone
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
Vadim Angerov, bayan
Centra America
Rebekah Camm, soprano
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Creative Team
Conductor
Director
Design Coordinator
Lighting Designer
Projection Realizer
Musical Preparation
Chorus Master
Children's Chorus Director
Photography
Project Manager
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Patrick Summers
Elise Sandell
Liz Freese
Chris Rynne
Noah Mehl
David Hanlon, Peter Pasztor, Eric Melear, Bethany Self, Evan Rogister
Richard Bado
Karen Reeves
Janice Rubin, National Geographic Photo Camp Participants
Sue Elliott
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