AUDIO
Lullaby and sextet, Act 1, scene 1:
All eyes focus on Nonnie as she strolls down College Street with the baby she cares for.
Nonnie’s Song, Act 1, scene 3:
Late at night Nonnie secretly waits by the river for Tracy.
Tracy’s Ballad, Act 1, scene 3:
Tracy recalls how he remembered Nonnie when he was serving in France during World War I.
Adina Aaron, Nonnie
Joseph Kaiser, Tracy
New York City Opera, Stephen Gross, conductor
Nonnie’s Aria, Act 1, scene 7:
Even though her family condemns her affair and pregnancy, Nonnie is determined to keep both
her lover and the unborn baby.
Erina Newkirk, Nonnie
Long Leaf Opera, Benjamin Keaton, conductor
VIDEO
Last Rehearsal
Erina Newkirk’s haunting performance of Nonnie’s waiting song in Act I, scene 3
accompanies these images of the final piano rehearsal.
Rehearsal with Orchestra
Scenes from the sitzprobe.
Strange Fruit Rehearsal #1
Artistic director Randolph Umberger introduces Long Leaf Opera to the performers as the cast
sings through scene 1 for the first time.
PHOTOS
Set designed by Doris Schneider
Nonnie (Erina Newkirk) and Tracy (Charles Stanton) embrace in
Act 1, scene 3.
Michael Kilbridge portrays the manipulative
revival preacher Brother Dunwoodie.
Dorothy (Nicolle Alexandre) rejoices at Tracy’s conversion in
Act 1, scene 5.
Nonnie is despondent after Tracy’s murder
Act 2, scene 5.