{"id":56989,"date":"2023-05-16T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=56989"},"modified":"2023-05-23T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:54:16","slug":"singular-tender-euphoric-hypnotic-dylan-mattinglys-6-hour-opera-makes-it-to-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2023\/05\/singular-tender-euphoric-hypnotic-dylan-mattinglys-6-hour-opera-makes-it-to-los-angeles.html","title":{"rendered":"<font size=\"+1\"><em>&#8216;Singular, Tender, Euphoric, Hypnotic&#8217;<\/em><\/font> <br> Dylan Mattingly&#8217;s 6-Hour Opera Makes It to Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/stranger-love-set-foto-Craig-T.-Mathew-Mathew-Imaging750-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"479\" data-attachment-id=\"57136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/stranger-love-set-foto-craig-t-mathew-mathew-imaging750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/stranger-love-set-foto-Craig-T.-Mathew-Mathew-Imaging750-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,479\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stranger love set foto Craig T. Mathew &amp;#8211; Mathew Imaging(750)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/stranger-love-set-foto-Craig-T.-Mathew-Mathew-Imaging750-.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/stranger-love-set-foto-Craig-T.-Mathew-Mathew-Imaging750-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/stranger-love-set-foto-Craig-T.-Mathew-Mathew-Imaging750-.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/stranger-love-set-foto-Craig-T.-Mathew-Mathew-Imaging750--300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall <em>Photo \u00a9 Craig T. Mathew \/ Mathew Imaging<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mattingly300-e1346522515857.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"2388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2012\/09\/big-title-big-music-young-composer.html\/mattingly300\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mattingly300-e1346522515857.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dylan Mattingly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dylan Mattingly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mattingly300-e1346522515857.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mattingly300-e1346522515857.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2388\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dylan Mattingly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The last time I heard excerpts of &#8220;Stranger Love,&#8221; it was in Brooklyn and the score-cum-libretto had yet to receive a full production. <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Now this six-hour opera is to be staged<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> from beginning to end at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-straight-up-jan-herman wp-block-embed-straight-up-jan-herman\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"a1QnVPyg22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2021\/08\/ode-to-idealism-a-contemporaneous-day-of-imagination-in-brooklyn.html\">&#8216;Ode to Idealism&#8217;  A Contemporaneous &#8216;Day of Imagination&#8217; in Brooklyn<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;&lt;font size=&quot;+2&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#8216;Ode to Idealism&#8217;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/font&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Contemporaneous &#8216;Day of Imagination&#8217; in Brooklyn&lt;\/strong&gt;&#8221; &#8212; Straight Up | Jan Herman\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2021\/08\/ode-to-idealism-a-contemporaneous-day-of-imagination-in-brooklyn.html\/embed#?secret=bA2M72foV9#?secret=a1QnVPyg22\" data-secret=\"a1QnVPyg22\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The NY Times reports that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/15\/arts\/music\/stranger-love-los-angeles-philharmonic.html\">&#8220;singular, tender, euphoric, hypnotic opera&#8221;<\/a>  is to have a once-only performance at the &#8220;home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which has embraced &#8216;Stranger Love&#8217; as one of its trademark pie-in-the-sky presentations.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Postscript:<\/strong>  May 23 \u2014 The New York Times review of the performance is in: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/22\/arts\/music\/review-stranger-love-los-angeles-philharmonic.html\">&#8216;Stranger Love&#8217; Reflects the L.A. 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