I Give You My Home:
The Rose Standish Nichols Story
Composer/Librettist Beth Wiemann
Stage Director
Press:
Opera Based on Life of Rose Standish Nichols Coming Next Year to the Nichols House Museum – Dan Murphy, Beacon Hill Times
Guerillas Awarded a $15,000 Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation – Alexa Criscitello, Broadway World
Details
Guerilla Opera
Photo: Tim Gurczak
I Give You My Home is a site-specific world premiere opera and film with music and an original libretto by local composer Beth Wiemann that will take place at the Nicholas House Museum in Boston. It is written for soprano, percussion and sax, sung in English and estimated to be 40-45min long.
Inspired by and in partnership with the Nichols House Museum, this project brings to light the efforts of this singular Bostonian woman in dramatic form on the site of the museum, which was her family home. It highlights the efforts and passions of Rose Standish Nichols who, despite her persistence, struggled to be taken seriously by the powers of her time (1872–1960). Her attempts to affect change through the Women’s Peace Movement, Women’s Suffrage and in her professional career are important and striking for their persistence in spite of the barriers.
This project’s primary goal is to inspire future generations, to pursue their unique passions and make an impact on their own terms.