“Be very careful what you need to know.” So warns the unnamed protagonist of David T. Little’s newest operatic and cinematic creation, Black Lodge. Part haunted house, part sacred ritual, this bold new work with a libretto by the composer and legendary poet Anne Waldman and screenplay and direction by Michael Joseph McQuilken blends opera and rock into an alchemical exploration of magic, mystery, regret, and redemption. Black Lodge is an inspired and radical reconsideration of the operatic form by one of America’s most prolific and daring opera composers.

Part of Festival O22, performances will spotlight the Black Lodge film with live musical performance by singer and band Timur & the Dime Museum and members of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra at the Philadelphia Film Center.

Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects and the Allen R and Judy Brick Freedman Venture Fund for Opera. Developed by Beth Morrison Projects and the California Institute of the Arts.