Whitney George Artist · Composer
Studio · Brooklyn Contact
Format
Full-length opera
Premiere
Irondale · June 2025
Support
Discovery Grant · 2024
Status
Premiered
CUE · NM01House open · World premiere
No Man's Land — premiere production still, Irondale, June 2025
STAGE 01NO MAN'S LAND
FIG. 101FULL-LENGTH OPERA
SCENE 01.No Man's Land

No Man's Land

A two-act opera about a young farm girl’s bargain with the Devil during the Oklahoma Dust Bowl.

Premiered at Irondale, Brooklyn, in June 2025, with music by Whitney George. Presented by The Curiosity Cabinet with support from a 2024 OPERA America Discovery Grant.

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Overview

Full-length opera

Short overview

The opera brings together a cast of ten, a small chorus, and seven instrumentalists. A Faustian bargain unfolds against the environmental devastation of the Dust Bowl.

Whitney George composed and conducted the premiere, and shared staging duties with Attilio Rigotti. Anna Heflin served as assistant conductor. Read the production interview.

Format
Full-length opera
Premiere
June 2025
Venue
Irondale · Brooklyn
Support
Discovery Grant · 2024
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Documentation · notes

Premiere record
No Man's Land — production still, Irondale premiere
PLATE AIRONDALE
Premiere-scale staging, Brooklyn, June 2025.NOTE

Production photographs from the June 2025 Irondale premiere.

No Man's Land — production still from the June 2025 run
PLATE BSCORE
Long-form operatic writing.OPERA

Score and excerpts available on request for presenters considering future productions.

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Credits · notes

Credits

Credits

  • Composer and conductor · Whitney George
  • Staging · Whitney George and Attilio Rigotti
  • Assistant conductor · Anna Heflin
  • Venue · Irondale · Brooklyn
  • Support · Discovery Grant · 2024

Notes

  • Format · Full-length opera
  • Premiere · June 2025
  • Status · Premiered