Work Sample - I am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams
Yongyuan aria (3:28)
Jorge Sosa, composer
Cerise Lim Jacobs, librettist
Helen Zhibing Huang (Singa)
Maria Dominique Lopez (Rosa)
Estefania Fadul, director
Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor/producer
Damian Dominguez, costume design
Sasha Schwartz, scenic design
Annmarie Duggan, lighting design
Performed October 16, 2022
Resonance Works opened its tenth anniversary season with the Pittsburgh premiere of Jorge Sosa and Cerise Lim Jacobs’ evocative contemporary opera, I am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams. A poignant and timely story, Dreamer explores the complex relationship between Rosa, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who is awaiting deportation, and Singa, her court-appointed attorney, an ethnically Chinese immigrant from Indonesia living in the U.S. on a green card. Through Rosa and Singa's parallel yet divergent immigration experiences, Dreamer examines the complexities of American identity.