Listening Party with Christopher Cerrone

The Industry’s Listening Parties blend live performances with recorded work and speculative conversation centered on the future of opera as a multidisciplinary art form. These curated yet casual evenings have featured artists that include black futurist Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother), Aaron Turner from the post-metal band Sumac, composer and percussionist Guillermo E. Brown, extreme vocalist Carmina Escobar, scholar Michael Ned Holte, and mixed-media practitioner Matana Roberts.

Invisible Cities, the first opera by Grammy-winning composer Chris Cerrone, was staged by The Industry in Union Station in its world premiere in 2014. Currently a member of The Industry’s artistic advisory group, Cerrone has since become known for work characterized by a subtle handling of timbre and resonance, a deep literary fluency, and a flair for multimedia collaborations. In May he presents works that center the voice, including selections from his opera In A Grove and the Lorelai Ensemble commission Beaufort Scales.