”When I want to do something, I do it in spite of water, fire, society, the whole world.” - Pauline García Viardot (1821-1910)
After vanishing from the public eye for 150 years, the original 1867 manuscript of Pauline García Viardot’s Le Dernier Sorcier (The Last Sorcier) was acquired by Harvard Library, which gave The Wallis’ Artist-in-Residence Camille Zamora permission to transcribe, publish, record, and perform the work, with her English-language narration punctuating the sung performance story-book-style. Sing for Hope’s world premiere production at The Wallis features an all-star cast with Babatunde Akinboboye in the title role, Monica Yunus as the bold young Stella, Camille Zamora as the majestic Reine, Adriana Zabala as the dashing Prince Lelio, Karim Sulayman as Perlimpinpin, Anastasia Malliaras as Verveine, and Los Angeles Children's Chorus' Chamber Singers (Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director) in the central role of the magical woodland Fairies. With musical direction by Lucy Tucker Yates, The Last Sorcerer will feature a surprise celebrity narrator, and will delight audiences of all ages!
