No Exit is a one-act chamber opera by Andy Vores based on the 1944 existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The opera was commissioned by Boston's Guerilla Opera and had its world premiere, on April 24, 2008, at the Boston Conservatory's Zack Box Theatre.[1]

Roles

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Role Voice type Premiere Cast,

24 April 2008

Chicago Opera Vanguard Cast,

16-18 October 2009

Florida Grand Opera Cast,

27 & 28 February, 1 March 2014

Project Blank Cast,

9-11 June 2023

Estelle soprano Aliana de la Guardia Susan Nelson Riley Svatos Mariana Flores-Bucio
Inez mezzo-soprano Leslie Ann Leytham Caitlin McKechney Caitlin McKechney Leslie Ann Leytham
Garcin tenor Michael Rausch Matthew Newlin Casey Finnigan Miguel Zazueta
Valet baritone Peter D. Weathers Peter D. Weathers Carlton Ford Jonathan Nussman

Performance history

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The opera was written for Boston's Guerilla Opera and had its world premiere, directed by Sally Stunkel, on April 24, 2008, at the Boston Conservatory's Zack Box Theatre.[1] The opera had its second production by Chicago Opera Vanguard October 16–18, 2009 in the Hoover-Leppen Theater at the Center on Halsted.[2] No Exit received its third production with Guerilla Opera, directed by Nathan Troup, on September 19, 2013. No Exit was performed on February 27, 28 and March 1, 2014 as a part of Florida Grand Opera's Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places initiative, designed to bring lesser-known operas to unique venues throughout South Florida.

Most recently, No Exit received its west-coast premiere by Project Blank June 9-11, 2023 at Bread & Salt in San Diego, California. This fifth production was directed by Robert Castro.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b “On (and off) Track,” Boston Phoenix, April 29, 2008
  2. ^ "Chicago Classical Review » » Andy Vores' riveting "No Exit" a combustible winner for Chicago Opera Vanguard". Retrieved Jul 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Project Blank's "No Exit" makes it an opera company to watch". Retrieved Jun 12, 2023.
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