{"id":90740,"date":"2022-08-16T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&p=90740"},"modified":"2022-08-16T12:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T16:27:20","slug":"the-infinite-energy-of-ada-lovelace","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/the-infinite-energy-of-ada-lovelace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

October 15 – 17, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The 2021 Fringe Festival collaboration between the College of Fine Arts School of Music: Opera Institute and School of Theatre featured The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music by Kamala Sankaram, Libretto by Rob Handel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new 40-minute opera was composed by Kamala Sankaram (music) and Rob Handel (libretto). The opera captures Ada Lovelace the daughter of Romantic poet Lord Byron, often referred to as the world\u2019s first computer programmer<\/a>, as she assists on a friend\u2019s mathematical project\u2014a pursuit that was unheard of for high-stature women in the 19th century. The show director is Emily Ranii<\/a> (CFA\u201913), Wheelock Family Theatre artistic director, and music director is Allison Voth<\/a>, a CFA associate professor of music and opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Program & Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n