Recently, I had the opportunity to experience Complications in Sue, the groundbreaking modern opera produced by Opera Philadelphia with a libretto by Michael R. Jackson and staged at the historic Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. It featured ten composers documenting the life of one woman across ten decades. From the moment the lights dimmed, the production challenged every preconceived notion theater-goers have about what opera should be. But then, an effervescent figure sauntered onto the stage — instantly shifting the energy in the room.
