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Outside
30'
English
Synopsis
On the early morning of June 28, 1969, at a bar in Greenwich Village, a small group of friends—including a drag performer, his boyfriend, a reporter, and a bartender—grapple with personal decisions about living authentically while the distant sounds of the Stonewall uprising grow ever closer.
Composer
Bryan Blaskie
Lyricist / Librettist / Playwright
Seth Christenfeld
Year of composition/publication / premiere
2019
Genre
Opera
LGBTQAI+ category
Gay, Queer
Level of centrality
Main character
Characters
Mark (a drag performer), Kenny (Mark's boyfriend)
Voice type
Bass-Baritone, Contra-tenor
Pronouns
he/him
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Keywords
Mini-opera, Stonewall Riots, WorldPride 2019, queer opera, drag performance, Judy Garland, New York City, American Opera Projects