Wednesday, February 1, 2017

British composer missing rehearsals of collaboration with CMU Drama librettist due to travel ban

The Times of London (paywall): "Soosan Lolavar, 29, is having to rethink plans to visit the US next week for rehearsals of an opera she has composed. Ms Lolavar was born and brought up in London and holds dual British-Iranian citizenship because her father is from Iran. She recently returned from studying at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh after winning a Fulbright scholarship. Her opera, ID, please, is due to begin in April." The opera is a collaboration with librettists Daniel Hirsch (MFA '17) as part of a project assembled by CMU School of Drama, CMU School of Music, and Pittsburgh Opera.

The story is also being followed by The Hollywood Reporter.