Meet the Composer

Corey Dargel
photo by Luke Batten

The Three Christs, by Corey Dargel and Andrew Greer will be a 90 min opera very loosely based on the book of the same name by Milton Rokeach who, while at Ypsilanti State Hospital discovered three patients whom suffered from the same psychotic delusion: that he was Jesus Christ. The opera will portray three different, unorthodox versions of Christ, challenging the received wisdom about who he was, and exploring the 'blind prophet' phenomenon. The piece will be scored for two vocalists with large ensemble and explore the concept of "fundamental beliefs." Three Christs will combine the eloquence and grandiosity of the operatic form with the immediacy of punk rock music and the intimacy of cabaret.

World premiere: October 2012