THe FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER/Opera
Based on the Story by Edgar Allen Poe
Composer - Phillip Glass
Libretto - Robert Moran
Festival UNAM, CDMX (Ciudad de Mexico), Mexico
Production design: scenic/costume/projection
Director-RObert Castro
Liighting-Seth Reisler
Production Assistant/SM - Elba Emicente
Line Producer - Jaqueline Ramirez Torillo
Video Programmer - Leobardo MÁrquez
*Co-Funded by COR/UCSD Grant AwardS
Special thanks to our UCSD dramaturges:
Seth Lerer
Kathryn Walkiewicz
Ricardo Dominguez
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Load in + Rehearsal
Rehearsal
One day load-in
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William and Roderick in the overture rehearsal
Quality control
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Production Photos
William's dream: journey to the house of Usher
Servant wakes William
Interior scene at the house of Usher
Interior of the House of Usher reveal
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William enters with his gift of a musicbox
choreographed love scene
Roderick's Painting flys in
an all-nighter in Roderick's studio
Sunrise: the morning after.
Madeleine's burial
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William pleads with Roderick to leave as the House of Usher falls
the storm after Madeleine's death
Main DRAPE falls as the House of Usher falls
Press Photos
Festival UNAM Directors' Opening introduction
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Sold out houses each night
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Storyboards + Concept art
Costume Sketches
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Select animated Projection Slides
Publications/Press/Reviews
Fall of the House of Usher-Opening performance of the Festival UNAM
Program
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Review
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Pro Ópera Joven | ***The Fall of the House of Usher* en la UNAM**
https://proopera.org.mx/critica/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-en-la-unam/
https://www.asich.com/estreno-exitoso-en-mexico-de-la-caida-de-la-casa-usher.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProOperaJoven/permalink/10161053335488270/?mibextid=I6gGtw
https://ibero909.fm/blog/ansiedad-locura-y-miedo-en-escena-la-cada-de-la-casa-usher
https://www.proceso.com.mx/cultura/2023/10/2/la-caida-de-la-casa-usher-bill-frisell-trio-abren-el-festival-cultura-unam-316018.html
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2023/10/01/cultura/a02n1cul
https://reforma.com/GR0kDr/revive-opera-de-glass-mundo-de-edgar-allan-poe/
https://proopera.org.mx/critica/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-en-la-unam/
https://www.asich.com/estreno-exitoso-en-mexico-de-la-caida-de-la-casa-usher.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProOperaJoven/permalink/10161053335488270/?mibextid=I6gGtw
https://ibero909.fm/blog/ansiedad-locura-y-miedo-en-escena-la-cada-de-la-casa-usher
https://www.proceso.com.mx/cultura/2023/10/2/la-caida-de-la-casa-usher-bill-frisell-trio-abren-el-festival-cultura-unam-316018.html
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2023/10/01/cultura/a02n1cul
https://reforma.com/GR0kDr/revive-opera-de-glass-mundo-de-edgar-allan-poe/
