Jackie O - 1997 Opera Production 

An opera by composer Michael Daugherty and librettist Wayne Koestenbaum

Press quotes from the Houston performance of Jackie O

"The most musically satisfying current-events opera since Nixon in China"
David Patrick Stearns, USA Today

"Koestenbaum's libretto is sharply written, lean, energetic, eloquent, often achingly beautiful."
Mike Greenberg, San Antonio Express-News

"splendid staging, directed with richly imaginative detail by Nicholas Muni"
Mike Greenberg, San Antonio Express-News

Daugherty ".... Is a pop culture champion"
Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post

"Sure it's camp, but well-grounded by Koestenbaum's poetic libretto and Daugherty's brilliantly eclectic score. He stitches together jazz, pop and Broadwayesque tunes... Crafting simple, catchy melodies that don't condescend and grand symphonic carnivals that aren't pretentious"
Yahlin Chang, Newsweek

"Three stars out of four"
USA Today

"...a fascinating evening of theater and music"
Wayne Lee Gay, Ft. Worth Star Telegram

"A score of surprising emotional integrity"
David Patrick Stearns, USA Today

The musical numbers "crackle with American pop"
Mary Ellyn Hutton, Cincinnati Post

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