Gene Scheer

Composer, Librettist, Songwriter

Pulling at heartstrings: ‘Violins of Hope’ live at Kohl Mansion

Pulling at heartstrings: 'Violins of Hope' live at Kohl Mansion

The world premiere of Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope, by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, forms the powerful center of the new Pentatone release . . . emotionally devastating and cathartic. Bay Area Reporter

Announcing the CD release of Violins of Hope.

Jan 26, 2021

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PBS National Memorial Day Concert — Featuring American Anthem
May 30, 2021 @ 8:00 PM

Denyce Graves sings Gene's "American Anthem" in this annual Memorial Day concert in Washington, D.C. The concert will air on local PBS channels and stream live on the PBS website.

CD Launch: Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope
January 27, 2021

The CD launch has been scheduled to coincide with observance of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.

Denyce Graves sings “American Anthem” honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 25, 2020
National Statuary Hall, the Capitol, Washington, DC

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves sang "American Anthem" by Gene Scheer as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C.

If I Were You World Premiere at San Francisco Opera
August 1, 2019 - August 6, 2019
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA

Loosely based on the novel Si j’étais vous by the French-American writer Julien Green, If I Were You is a contemporary story of identity with echoes of classical literature, from Faust to Jekyll and Hyde.

Moby-Dick at Chicago Opera Theater
April 25, 2019 - April 28, 2019
Harris Theater, Chicago, IL

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) capped its 2018/2019 season with the Chicago premiere of "Moby-Dick," an epic adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 classic "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale".