Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Sleepers Awake’ is the ‘Turandot’ opera with a prescription for Ambien

With the ambitious hybrid nature of the new Gregory Spears choral opera Sleepers Awake, has Opera Philadelphia opened a promising new door amid the endless possibilities of music theater? Or is the ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Brian Major to make Opera Philadelphia debut in new 'Sleepers Awake'

In his first commission for Opera Philadelphia, Gregory Spears presents the premiere of his opera, “Sleepers Awake,” at the Academy of Music April 22-26. In the opera, Spears creates a labyrinthine ...
The New York Times

A Composer Who Loops Musical Time and History

Gregory Spears is bringing his uncanny sense of genre and eras of music to the “Sleeping Beauty” story with his new opera, “Sleepers Awake.” The composer Gregory Spears in Philadelphia.Credit ...