From the Director's Chair: John De Los Santos on "Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun"
John De Los Santos, 28 September 2019
At this point in my career, it is an exceptionally unique day when I encounter a new score and libretto that leaves me equally fascinated and flabbergasted. Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun is itself an exceptionally unique piece in every aspect. I was fascinated by the staging demands put forth by composer Augusta Read Thomas and librettist Leslie Dunton-Downer, including the title character kicking the sun out of the sky within the opera’s first few minutes, the principal characters questing through a darkened world populated by strange animals, and a beatbox artist being incorporated into the principal cast...
