LA Opera Production Details
OMAR – LA Opera
West Coast Premiere
October 22 – November 17, 2022
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
CAST
Jamez McCorkle – Omar
Amanda Lynn Bottoms – Fatima, Omar’s Mother
Daniel Okulitch – Johnson / Owen
Jacqueline Echols – Julie
Barry Banks – Auctioneer / Taylor
Deepa Johnny – Eliza, Owen’s Daughter
Briana Hunter – Katie Ellen
Norman Garrett – Abdul, Omar’s Brother
Alan Williams – Abe
Ashley Faatoalia – Amadou
Cedric Berry – Olufemi
Patrick Blackwell – Suleiman
Jermaine McGhee – Principal Dancer
CREATIVE TEAM
Rhiannon Giddens – Co-composer/Librettist
Michael Abels – Co-composer
Kazem Abdullah – Conductor
Kaneza Schaal – Stage Director
Christopher Myers – Production Designer
Amy Rubin – Scenery
April M. Hickman – Costumes
Micheline Russell-Brown – Costumes
Pablo Santiago – Lighting
Joshua Higgason – Projections
Jeremy Frank – Chorus Director
Kiara Benn – Choreographer
Yusuf Nasir – Associate Choreographer