Here is some behind-the-scenes footage from this beautiful, resurrected opera:
Nathan Siler’s Orchestration to be Featured at BAM
The Ensemble for the Romantic Century recently commissioned Nathan Siler to transform Gottschalk’s virtuosic piano piece “Union” to include a playful (and disruptive) barber shop quartet. The piece is part of their fascinating production “Jules Verne: from the Earth to the Moon.” April 8-12.
http://www.bam.org/music/2015/jules-verne-from-the-earth-to-the-moon