Friday, October 30, 2026
New Opera by Élodie Bouny and Historian James N. Green Revisits the Brazilian Military Dictatorship
OperaWire: Opera and history converged compellingly in São Paulo, Brazil, with the unveiling of “Esquecer? Nunca Mais!” (“Forget? Never Again!”) at São Paulo’s Teatro Moise Safra. It is a new work that vividly confronts the devastating impact of the Brazil’s grim military dictatorship. This opera, conceived by renowned historian and Brazilianist James N. Green, and set to music by acclaimed composer Élodie Bouny alongside Roee Ben Sira, brings to the lyrical stage a harrowing yet resilient narrative based on a true story of political resistance in the face of unrepressed tyranny.
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I thought this article was super interesting! I’ve always found theatre to be both an interesting and profound way to deal with political issues, and I am extra interested in this when it comes to opera. Opera, as a whole, is a really complicated form of theatre; performances are usually long and extravagant, and every line in the show is sung by the actors. Additionally, operas tend to focus on old stories, typically romances or tragedies. Considering all of these constraints, I think it’s incredible that opera is now being used as a political statement; it’s a really beautiful form of theatre, and I think that combining its beauty with such a harrowing story will be really interesting. As a whole, I think that this will be an incredibly difficult show to pull off, both in terms of the design and storytelling, and of the physical strain it will put on the actors themselves. However, I think it’s really important that stories like these are shared, especially in this day and age, and I wish the company the best of luck with their production!
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