From Mickey Mouse to Michael Jackson, and Hawaiian traditional song to Kabuki, the falsetto sound is ingrained within our consciousness around the world. What does it evoke, and what does it express? Conflating the intangibility of the countertenor sound with the invisibility of smell molecules in the air, this synesthetic concert experience explores how invisible information can provoke emotion and imprint memory.

LIVE AT NATIONAL SAWDUST // DOORS AT 6:30PM
April 18, 2025
7:30 pm
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// This program is generously supported by Rachel and Daniel Widawsky.

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo began performing professionally at the age of 11 and has since appeared in opera, concert, recital, film, and on Broadway. As of June 2024, he is the General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia, where he has just implemented a revolutionary ticket program called Pick Your Price. Costanzo has with appeared many of the world’s most prestigious companies including the Metropolitan Opera, PAC NYC, Versailles, Madison Square Garden, The Guggenheim, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Opera National de Paris, Teatro Real, New York Philharmonic The Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Berlin Philharmonic, NDR at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and the London Symphony Orchestra, among others. He stars in the Metropolitan Opera’s recording and DVD of Akhnaten which won him a GRAMMY Award. As a producer, he has created projects for The New York Philharmonic (including their Bandwagon Initiative), The BBC Proms, WQXR, and St. Ann’s Warehouse, Kabuki-Za Tokyo among others. Costanzo was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in a Merchant Ivory film and graduated with honors from Princeton University, and Manhattan School of Music, where he is now on the board of trustees along with being on the board of National Black Theater. Costanzo also has an Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan School of Music, a History Makers Award from the New York Historical Society, and has been a visiting fellow at Oxford University and a distinguished visiting scholar at Harvard University. 

Linguist, chemist and smell artist Sissel Tolaas was born in Stavanger, southwest Norway, and lives and works in Berlin. Her projects have been presented internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, the Gwangju Biennale, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia, and Tate Modern in London. PHOTO 

AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company) is broadly recognized as one of the most consequential companies, producing and presenting some of the most significant interdisciplinary art. Founded in 2017 by composer Matthew Aucoin and director, choreographer, and dancer Zack Winokur, AMOC* was established with the mission of building and sharing a body of collaborative work. The company comprises 17 of today’s most sought-after composers, choreographers, directors, vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers, writers, and producers, all united by a commitment to collective authorship and long-term, generative relationships with other creators. AMOC* connects artists and audiences in visceral and surprising ways. Frequent collaborations with guest artists and partner organizations are also essential to the development of AMOC*’s productions, enriching the company’s core artistic vision.

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