Boston Lyric Opera Production Details

OMAR – Boston Lyric Opera

New England Premiere

May 4 – 7, 2023

Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Boston, MA

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CAST

Jamez McCorkle – Omar

Cierra Byrd – Fatima, Omar’s Mother

Daniel Okulitch – James Owen / Johnson

Lauren Michelle – Julie

Neal Ferreira – Auctioneer / Taylor

Emma Sorenson – Eliza, Little Daughter

Catherine Daniel – Katie Ellen / The Caller

Nicholas LaGesse – Abdul, Omar’s Brother / Abe

Fred C. VanNess Jr. – Amadou – Renty

Christon Carney – Suleiman / Townsperson 1

Christopher Humbert Jr. – Olufemi

CREATIVE TEAM

Rhiannon Giddens – Co-composer / Librettist

Michael Abels – Co-composer

Kaneza Schaal – Director

Michael Ellis Ingram – Conductor

Christopher Myers – Production Designer

Jackie David – Intimacy Director

Kiara Benn – Choreographer

Amy Rubin – Set Designer

April Hickman – Costume Designer

Micheline Russell-Brown – Costume Designer

Joshua Higgason – Video Designer

Lucrecia Briceno – Lighting Designer

Alejandro Fajardo – Lighting Co-Designer