Berkeley Chamber Performances is excited to present the world-premiere of the chamber opera, "Einstein at Princeton" by Allen Shearer and Claudia Stevens, with the Strata Trio and Trio Solano."Einstein at Princeton" tells the story of Einstein’s final years at Princeton. This world-premiere chamber opera explores the role of women in Einstein's life, including his secretary, step-daughter, and contralto/activist friend Marian Anderson, during his last Princeton years. 

This first half of this performance features a performance of the Strata Trio with works by Mozart and Bartok. 

PROGRAM

Strata Trio:  James Stern, violin/viola; Nathan Williams, clarinet; Audrey Andrist, piano

Strata brings “deft ensemble playing” and a “talent…that’s worth getting worked up about” [Washington Post] to a repertoire that combines the great trio and duo repertoire of the past with an ever-growing body of new works written especially for them over the more than 30 years they have been playing together.

Trio in Eb Major, K. 498, “Kegelstatt” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Andante

    Menuetto

    Rondeaux: Allegretto

Contrasts by Béla Bartók

    Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)

    Pihenő (Relaxation)

    Sebes (Fast Dance)

Intermission

"Einstein at Princeton"

Premiere of the chamber opera in one act by Allen Shearer on a libretto by Claudia Stevens. Music Director: Jonathan Khuner.

Cast:

​Albert Einstein​: Nik Nackley

​Marian Anderson​: L​o​ri Willi​s​

Helene Dukas (Secretary of Einstein): Angela Cadelago

Margot Einstein, (Step-daughter of Einstein)​: Julia Hathaway

​Orchestra: Strata Trio and the Solano Trio