When The Sun Comes Out
When the Sun Comes Out will premiere on Portland Opera Onscreen on February 25, and will be accessible on-demand until April 8, 2022.
Overview
When the Sun Comes Out will premiere on Portland Opera Onscreen on February 25, and will be accessible on-demand until April 8, 2022.
In a place and time where gender expression is oppressed by the state—and being gay is a death sentence—following your heart can mean risking everything. It is here that Solana finds her lost love Lilah, who is now a wife and mother. In reunion, they unearth secrets from the past, fight for a new future, and remind us all that love is love. This striking and poetic piece from 2013 features a quintet of violin, cello, flute, clarinet, and piano as well as dancers and original choreography in collaboration with Portland’s Shaun Keylock Company. When the Sun Comes Out was commissioned by the Vancouver Queer Arts Festival.
Digital access is now available for purchase on Portland Opera Onscreen for $50. 21/22 subscribers can unlock digital access for $40. When the Sun Comes Out will premiere Onscreen on Friday, February 25 and will be accessible on-demand until April 8, 2022. Learn more about Portland Opera Onscreen.
Cast & crew
Maria Sensi Sellner
Alison Moritz
Cree Carrico
Sandra Piques Eddy
Michael Parham
Sophia Beadie
Aaron Peite
Cindy Felice
Christine A. Richardson
Solomon Weisbard
Sara Beukers
Shaun Keylock
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About the Composer & Librettist
Leslie Uyeda “revels in the human voice and where it can take us.” Learn more about her collaboration with poet Rachael Rose in creating this beautiful love story.
Learn the Five Reasons Why
Our team fell in love with this piece, and we think it will speak to you too.
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Production Information
When the Sun Comes Out was commissioned by The Vancouver Queer Arts Festival, and premiered in Canada in 2013. It is sung in English with live English captions, and features a quintet of musicians from the Portland Opera Orchestra. The quintet will include violin, cello, flute, clarinet, and piano.
Tickets are $75. In addition to the ticketed performances at Portland Opera’s Hampton Opera Center, digital access is available on Portland Opera Onscreen for $50. 21/22 subscribers unlock access for $40. Passes are now available for purchase. When the Sun Comes Out will premiere Onscreen on February 25, and will be accessible on-demand until April 8, 2022. Learn more about Portland Opera Onscreen.
Dates, programming, artists, and details are subject to change.
Accessibility
Captions: For patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing, each performance (whether virtual or in person) includes live English captions projected above the stage, or streamed virtually on the screen.
Audio Description: For patrons who are blind or have low-vision, the Sunday matinee performance will include a live audio description of the action and dialogue onstage.
If you require wheelchair accessible and/or companion seating, or have any other hearing or vision needs, please call us to purchase tickets so that we can ensure your visit to the theatre is an excellent one.
Read the Program
Learn more about When the Sun Comes Out in our latest edition of Toi Toi Toi: A Magazine for Portland Opera.
Community sponsors
Portland Opera appreciates the ongoing support of our generous donors, The Collins Foundation, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Community Foundation, Regional Arts and Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and the Arts Education & Access Fund, special support from The CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund, and The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program.