About
OH MY SON
OPERATIC TABLEAUX BY MARCOS GALVANY
Adapted from the Bible's accounts of the Nativity and Passion in the four Gospels, Oh My Son tells the story of Jesus of Nazareth through a series of short scenes or tableaux. The opera emphasizes the humanity and emotions of each character and reminds us that while we most often hear the narratives from a divine point of view, all of the individuals in the accounts are very much human, facing deeply human struggles.
Though Jesus resigns himself to God’s will in being crucified, He is overwhelmed in the face of death and His Father’s seeming abandonment. Mary when tested by the death of her son on the cross, Mary suffers in agony before coming to acceptance.
At the foot of the cross is a grief-stricken Sinner who desperately cries out that she cannot help the man who once saved her from a life of sin. Even Pilate struggles between uncertainty and belief before he hands Jesus over to the priests to be crucified.
This opera is the story of the cross in its many human dimensions — grief, betrayal, compassion, doubt, faith, and redemption. But most of all, Oh My Son is the story of a selfless and world-changing act of love.
C a r n e g i e H a l l
World Premiere
Spaniard Marcos Galvany, a multi-talented, young and charismatic, 21st-Century classical composer debuted his first opera, Oh My Son, at Carnegie Hall in New York on April 10,2010.
Michael Rossi, The Domingo-Cafritz Assistant Conductor of the Washington National Opera, was chosen to conduct the Oh My Son Premiere accompanied by The New England Symphonic Ensemble, St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir, and soloist. The Premiere was the culmination of many years of work,
