A Marvelous Order
A Marvelous Order is an opera by Judd Greenstein to a libretto by Tracy K. Smith about New York urban activist Jane Jacobs and urban planner Robert Moses. A Marvelous Order was given a work-in-progress "pre-premiere" in March 2016 at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance at Williams College.[1][2][3] The performance's projections and animations were created by director Joshua Frankel.[1] An excerpt was presented in June 2017 at the Fulton Center in New York City by the River to River Festival.[4][5]
| A Marvelous Order | |
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| Opera by Judd Greenstein | |
| Librettist | Tracy K. Smith |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
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| Audio | |
 Discussed on WNYC's On The Media | |
| Discussed on KCRW's Design & Architecture | |
| Video | |
 Footage from a workshop presentation, 2016 |
References
- Lange, Alexandra (May 4, 2016). "Imagining Jane Jacobs". Curbed. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- McArdle, Molly (May 25, 2016). "A Marvelous Order: A Gentrification Opera for Our Times". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- Marcisz, Christopher (March 11, 2016). "Urban myth and reality ignite new opera,". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- Zax, Tayla (June 21, 2017). "New Opera Tells Story Of Robert Moses And Jane Jacobs — In The City Where They Battled". The Forward.
- Barone, Joshua (April 12, 2017). "An Opera About Robert Moses Is Among the River to River Festival Highlights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
Further reading
- Ferro, Shaunacy (April 21, 2014). "Robert Moses Vs. Jane Jacobs, The Central Drama Of Urban Planning, Will Be An Opera". Fast Company. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Ferro, Shaunacy (October 19, 2015). "Preview an Opera About New York City's Dramatic Urban Planning History". Mental Floss. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Goodyear, Sarah (October 19, 2015). "Urbanists Rejoice: The Robert Moses Vs. Jane Jacobs Opera Is Almost Here". CityLab. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Peregoy, Beau (February 12, 2016). "Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs Battle in a New Opera". Architectural Digest. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Taylor, Kate (May 4, 2014). "Jane Jacobs inspires opera". The Globe and Mail.
- Wiedeman, Reeves (February 15, 2016). "Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses, In Song". The New Yorker.
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