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THE LEADER

(in development)
  • Libretto by Omari Tau
  • Duration: current version at 10 minutes; to be expanded to 60 minutes
  • Commissioned by Rogue Music Project
  • Expansion commissioned by University of Maryland; seeking co-commissioners

In a futuristic society, three devoted followers await the arrival of The Leader, a revered figure whose words inspire near-religious devotion. As The Leader delivers a speech filled with borrowed rhetoric and glitching wisdom, the followers spiral into a frenzy of belief and confusion. When The Leader suddenly malfunctions and reboots as an AI interface, their divine aura shatters. The followers are left grappling with the revelation: Is The Leader a fraud, a mirror, or a new kind of truth?

Performances

The Leader

8:00 PM EDT |

Saturday, May 8, 2027

University of Maryland Opera Studio & Wind Orchestra
Michael Votta, conductor
Dekelboum Concert Hall, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD

The Leader

8:00 PM EST |

Thursday, February 25, 2027

University of Maryland Opera Studio & Wind Orchestra
Michael Votta, conductor
Dekelboum Concert Hall, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD

The Leader, an opera

8:00 PM PST |

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Rogue Music Project
Libretto by Omari Tau; Visual Projection by Kevin Zupančič
Prism Art Space
Sacramento, CA

The Leader, an opera

7:20 PM PST |

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Rogue Music Project
Libretto by Omari Tau; Visual Projection by Kevin Zupančič
Prism Art Space
Sacramento, CA

The Leader, an opera

6:40 PM PST |

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Rogue Music Project
Libretto by Omari Tau; Visual Projection by Kevin Zupančič
Prism Art Space
Sacramento, CA

The Leader, an opera

6:00 PM PST |

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Rogue Music Project
Libretto by Omari Tau; Visual Projection by Kevin Zupančič
Prism Art Space
Sacramento, CA

The Leader, an opera

5:20 PM PST |

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Rogue Music Project
Libretto by Omari Tau; Visual Projection by Kevin Zupančič
Prism Art Space
Sacramento, CA

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