This is Not About Natalie

This is Not About Natalie is a one-act opera that features a solo singer with a ventriloquist doll and guitar. She portrays a songwriter who uploads a new, original song everyday to Youtube and introduces each song in dialogue with her puppet. She was formerly one half of the underground duo, “Kris and Natalie.” Her former partner, Natalie, went on to become a famous popstar. But this is not about her.

This is Not About Natalie premiered at The Tank, New York, NY, March 20-22, 2025. An earlier version, titled Crystal’s Channel, had workshop performances at Brooklyn Art Haus, Brooklyn, NY, May 30, 2024, and at Harmonie Hall, Philadelphia, PA, June 2, 2024.

Jeff Cook, recording and mixing

Erdem Helvacioglu, mastering