Over 230 productions of over

110 operas, operettas, and zarzuelas

FROM THE FAMED TEATRO COLÓN, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA TO GUAM, USA

FROM DORTMUND, GERMANY TO TIRANA, ALBANIA

FROM BELLAS ARTES, MEXICO CITY

TO THE ARCHIPELAGOS OF SWEDEN AND FINLAND

FROM MONTANA, USA TO FLORIDA, USA

FROM THE HOCHSCHULE OF THE UNIVERSITY, VIENNA

TO THE MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST, CALIFORNIA

OURLAND, a Dystopian State

is a new opera composed by Paul Davies with a libretto by Daniel Helfgot, set in an imaginary country where many of today’s societies can easily find themselves reflected. Following in the long tradition of opera as relevant social commentary, OURLAND tackles the subject of the consequences of bigotry, suspicion, and hate of the foreigner, the other. Mexican-American composer Paul Davies and Argentine-American librettist Daniel Helfgot bring their respective extensive backgrounds to the crafting of this intense cautionary tale heightened by lyrical, descriptive music.