About the Artists

Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter Composer

esperanza spalding

esperanza spalding Librettist, Iphigenia of the Open Tense

Lileana Blain-Cruz

Lileana Blain-Cruz Director

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry Set Designer

Montana Blanco

Montana Blanco Costume Designer

Mark Grey

Mark Grey Sound Designer

Clark Rundell Conductor, Additional Orchestrations and Arrangements, Music Dramaturgy

Brenda Pressley Usher

Arnold Livingston Geis Agamemnon

Brad Walker Menelaos

Alexandra Smither Iphigenia of the Light

Nivi Ravi Iphigenia the Younger

Eliza Bagg Iphigenia of the Sea

Kelly Guerra Iphigenia Unbound, Opera Broadcast Host

Sharmay Musacchio Iphigenia the Elder

Samuel White Kalchas

Danilo Pérez Piano

John Patitucci Bass

Brian Blade Drums

Berkeley Symphony

Jen Schriever Lighting Designer

Cookie Jordan Hair Designer

Joya Giambrone

Joya Giambrone Makeup Designer

Sunder Ganglani Dramaturg

Phillip Golub

Phillip Golub Music Dramaturgy and Music Coordinator

Caroline Shaw

Caroline Shaw Additional Vocal Arrangements

Ganavya Doraiswamy Additional Text

Joy Harjo Additional Text

Safiya Sinclair Additional Text

Teresa Cruz

Teresa Cruz Assistant Director

Jeff Tang Executive Creative Producer

Cath Brittan Producer

Octopus Theatricals