CROpera's April 2019 world premiere production of The Grant Wood Operas: Strokes of Genius will be featured on Iowa Public Radio's "At the Opera with IPR" Saturday, November 2 at 8 pm and again Sunday, November 3 at 4 pm. Please look for this show on IPR's classical broadcast frequency, or online through its streaming media player at www.iowapublicradio.org.
The Grant Wood Operas: Strokes of Genius features three original one-act operas by Iowa composers Robert Lindsay Nassif (American Gothical), Jean-Francois Charles (Grant Wood in Paris), and Michael Ching (Eight Woods and a Van). The IPR recording took place at Theater Cedar Rapids on April 14, 2019. Tenor Nicholas Nestorak sings the role of Grant Wood in all three works. Other principal cast include: Thaddeus Ennen, Jessica Grigg, Melanie Long, Jessica Pray, Jhe Russell and Alex Soare. CROpera Young Artists included in this production include: Elizabeth Barry, Jay Burken, Avery Felton, Bryce Genovese, Vincent Gover, and Braeden W. Irvine.
Production of The Grand Wood Operas: Strokes of Genius was made possible by the generous support of Nan Riley, Giacoletto Foundation, McGrath Automotive, Virginia Michalicek, Cedar Rapids Toyota, Hills Bank and Trust, Mark and Tracy Zimmerman, and CROpera's season sponsors City of Cedar Rapids Hotel/Motel Fund, Collins Aerospace, CRST, Inc., Divine Engineering, Jared & Carol Hills Foundation, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, UFG Insurance, and Myron & Esther Wilson. Additional support for this production was provided by Berthel Fisher & Company, Acumen Benefits Advisors, US Bank, and Carousel Motors/Iowa City.
IPR Classical broadcast frequencies:
Iowa City/Cedar Rapids 91.7
Cedar Falls/Waterloo 89.5
KUNI 90.9 HD 2
Pleasantville 96.3
Mitchellville 88.9
Mason City 90.7
Ottumwa 91.1
Ames 90.1 HD 2
Dubuque 101.7
Central Des Moines 97.7
SE Des Moines 96.3
NE Des Moines 88.9
Patterson/Des Moines 105.9