Daughter of God (Scene One)

DAUGHTER OF GOD is a brand new one-woman chamber opera commissioned by LOAM Music creators, Micah Gleason (Opera Philadelphia, Glimmerglass Festival) and Joanne Evans (Aix en Provence Festival, Merola Opera Program), written by composer-librettist team Christopher Bell and Susan Bywaters (Beth Morrison Projects), and directed by George Miller (Long Beach Opera).

In DAUGHTER OF GOD we meet Leah, a Christian influencer fighting a decade-long battle with cancer. With her options for further treatment dwindling, she takes advantage of an innovative new technology: uploading her consciousness to an AI model named Thea.

The opera received its first public performance by way of a workshop on May 10, 2024 at the Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia. The workshop began with a staged musical excerpt, performed by Joanne Evans (mezzo soprano), Julin Cheung (flute), Simon Bakos (clarinet), Kathryn Dark (viola) and Tom Kraines (cello).