Opera: 'Karkinos'

Professor Jacob Bancks' opera "Karkinos" with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, will be rebroadcast on Iowa Public Radio Classical (91.7 FM)

This multi-media work features chamber orchestra, vocal soloists and choir. It depicts the story of a beautiful empress who is forced into battle with the unseen monster Karkinos the night before her coronation.

"Karkinos" was co-commissioned by Living Proof Exhibit and inspired by more than 30 in-person interviews with people whose lives have been impacted by cancer. It was performed live last February.

The production includes a number of Augustana community members:

Shelley Cooper, stage director
Deb Dakin, viola
Ellen Dixon, costumer
Kelly Hill, mezzo-soprano
Ben Holmes, chorus
Maureen Holmes, chorus
Jon Hurty, chorus
Sonja Hurty, chorus
Sabrina Tabby, violin
Marc Zyla, horn