Long Live the Queen: A Her-Story of Drag

This hour-long work will explore a unique intersection of opera, multimedia cantata, drag, cabaret and performance art. Artists involved include musician and composer Andrea Clearfield, drag artist/opera singer Cookie Diorio, auditioned subsets of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ choruses (ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir, Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, Voices of Pride), and a large chamber instrumentation of strings, winds, piano and percussion from Orchestra 2001. The libretto will be performed by Cookie Diorio, who will also design her own costumes. Presented in three periods: 1. Before (When), 2. Now (Conflict), and 3. Forward (Where), it will incorporate staging, visuals, lighting and costumes.