{"id":22119437,"date":"2022-03-31T13:22:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T19:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22119437"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T16:19:13","slug":"utah-state-opera-premieres-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/utah-state-opera-premieres-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah State opera premieres \u201cUncovered\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leah Lax was immersed in a religion that covered her up, until she hit a breaking point.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI lived in a world that said if something was not kosher, if something was not approved by God, we just don&#8217;t talk about it,\u201d Lax said. \u201cPeople actually believed there were no gay people in the world, because no one ever mentioned that. When you give something a name, you give it life in the world. If it has no name, it&#8217;s as if it doesn&#8217;t exist.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was erased.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22119438\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22119438\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22119438\" src=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-600x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-1000x750.png 1000w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-72x54.png 72w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-335x251.png 335w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_-1050x788.png 1050w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_2998-emily.whiteusu.edu_.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22119438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Woolf as Lover, Danielle Cas\u00f3s as Older Leah<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lax originally told her story of leaving Hasidic Judaism and her family and coming out as a lesbian in her memoir, \u201cUncovered.\u201d Now, her story is being told in an opera.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lori Laitman, a classical music composer, wrote a chamber opera based on Lax\u2019s memoir which premiered at Utah State University on March 31.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to Lax, \u201cUncovered\u201d is an unusual opera that depicts abortion, lesbianism and the impact of fundamentalism on women.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI wanted to show a woman waking up, even though she&#8217;s immersed in raising a big family and a religious community that really pretty much structures her every thought,\u201d Lax said. \u201cI wanted to show a woman who was waking up to herself as a unique individual.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Lax, her story is about survival of the soul \u2014 about leaving something happily and proudly. It\u2019s a woman\u2019s coming of age. A captured moment of waking to needs, desires, talents and choice.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Opera stage director Beth Greenberg, who is known for her work at the New York City Opera, sees it as a story of courage to tell personal truth regardless of the risks involved.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI&#8217;m very aware that we&#8217;re in a predominantly Mormon community with very different values. And I understand that and I certainly respect that. This piece is not trying to convince anyone to change any of their personal values,\u201d Greenberg said. \u201cThe overarching theme of the piece \u2014 I hope people will understand that \u2014 is to thine own self be true, to be truthful to who you are as a person and lead the best life you can.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lax, Laitman and Greenberg all agree the opera is premiering in a pivotal place with a strong culture and religious background.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22119442\" src=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3002-emily.whiteusu.edu_-450x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3002-emily.whiteusu.edu_-450x600.png 450w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3002-emily.whiteusu.edu_-750x1000.png 750w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3002-emily.whiteusu.edu_-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3002-emily.whiteusu.edu_-335x447.png 335w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3002-emily.whiteusu.edu_.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSometimes, if you\u2019re raised in a community where there is a lot of sameness, where there is a lot of uniformity, it can be scary if there&#8217;s something that doesn&#8217;t fit in,\u201d Laitman said. \u201cBut there&#8217;s no need to be scared because everyone is a miracle. And life and love, in any form, should be appreciated and cherished.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lax\u2019s memoir has been translated into Arabic because, according to Lax, the story is something Muslim women understand deeply.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI felt so strongly that my story wasn&#8217;t a quirky little bubble of a Hasidic community but that it overlapped with uniform, highly religious communities,\u201d Lax said. \u201cEvery religion in the world, in its stricter form, asks women to cover themselves.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At music professor Dallas Heaton\u2019s request, Lax has done one-on-one conferences with cast members in preparation for the opera\u2019s premiere.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI found that, privately, every single one wanted to talk first about their relationship to church and community and how deeply they were moved by the story and frightened by it,\u201d Lax said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several students didn\u2019t take roles early on because of the controversial nature of the story, particularly to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, according to Lax, there are key cast members who are LDS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22119444\" src=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-450x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-450x600.png 450w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-750x1000.png 750w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-335x447.png 335w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_-1050x1400.png 1050w, https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_3010-emily.whiteusu.edu_.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think the important lesson for the cast is that you&#8217;re telling a story and it has nothing to do with your own personal morals or how you feel about life,\u201d Laitman said. \u201cIf you&#8217;re going to be an artist, you have to be able to tell other people&#8217;s stories.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to Laitman, that\u2019s exactly what Greenberg and Lax have done while collaborating on this project.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe thing that is unique about Beth is that she respects the music and the words, and her ideas come out of that. And that&#8217;s rare,\u201d Laitman said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the artists who have worked on this piece understand its controversial nature, specifically in Utah, they encourage everyone to attend.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI don&#8217;t ask anyone to agree or disagree with the story. That&#8217;s not what I&#8217;m here for,\u201d Greenberg said. \u201cI&#8217;m just here to ask you to come to the theater and spend an hour and a half watching and listening to the story and then decide its meaning for you.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cUncovered\u201d will be showing in the Caine Lyric Theatre from March 31 to April 2. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors\/youth, $8 for faculty and staff and free for students.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos submitted by Dallas Heaton.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leah Lax was immersed in a religion that covered her up, until she hit a breaking point.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI lived in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":877996,"featured_media":22119440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[13385,5148,2504,13384,13386,1706,13383],"class_list":["post-22119437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-beth-greenberg","tag-caine-lyric-theatre","tag-cca","tag-leah-lax","tag-loir-laitman","tag-opera","tag-uncovered"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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