and we, each

and we, each

presented by Mind on Fire

composed by Michael Hersch

after texts by Shane McCrae

directed by James Matthew Daniel

conducted by Tito Muñoz

featuring Ah Young Hong and Jesse Blumberg

with musicians Emi Ferguson, Gleb Kanasevich, Adda Kridler, Leah Asher, and Coleman Itzkoff

Mind on Fire is proud to present the upcoming world premiere of Michael Hersch’s new opera, and we, each. The opera, built around the poetry of Shane McCrae, is an exploration of the treacherous territories of relationships - between individuals, within societies and, ultimately, the collapse of both. Widely considered among the most gifted composers of his generation, MICHAEL HERSCH has been called a composer of “uncompromising brilliance” (The Washington Post) whose work has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music ... claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of dark virtuosity." His 2019 opera “Poppaea” was a recent nominee for the Austrian Music Theater Prize for “Best Contemporary Music Theater." and we, each is Hersch's fourth opera.