Sourdough: Rise Up

Commissioned and produced for Tales from a Safe Distance, the inaugural project of the Decameron Opera Coalition, the partnership of 9 indie opera companies that Resonance Works co-founded in 2020

Everyday life in the spring of COVID-19 is refracted through a graphic-novel lens as three friends—Shazam, Rockstar, and Boss—wrestle with the changing world around them and their place in it. Linked by a shared sourdough starter, these normal-person superheroes consider their fears and the small, ordinary acts of courage that define them. Together, they reach toward hope, celebrating resilience, change, honesty, and the boundless possibility of freshly baked deliciousness.

Watch all 4 episodes (and 10 world premiere opera films) of Tales from a Safe Distance on AIRÏS!

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