Carla Lucero
Carla Lucero | |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California  United States |
| Occupation | Composer, Librettist |
Carla Lucero is a female Composer/Librettist. A native of Los Angeles, she studied with composers Leonard Rosenman, Morton Subotnik, Alan Chapman and Rand Stieger. Lucero developed a highly melodic compositional style, drawing upon sources from Romantic and Neo-Classical music.
Education
B.F.A. in Music Composition from California Institute of the Arts, 1986
Works
San Francisco
- Wuornos (2001) An operatic adaptation of Aileen Wuornos life
- Juana an opera-in-development, adapted from the historical novel Sor Juana's Second Dream written by Alicia Gaspar de Alba (Co-Librettist), and published in 1999 by University of New Mexico Press. Juana Inés de la Cruz
Los Angeles
- Collage Dance Theater: original compositions written for Most Wanted (presented in a city jail), LaBrea Woman (a site-specific dance performance), Life in the Lap Lane and Out of Circulation.
Awards
Lester Horton Outstanding Achievement in Dance Award, 1998; Meet the Composer, 1999; OUT Magazine, "Top Ten in Music", 2001; Advocate Magazine, "Best of Stage", 2001; San Francisco Arts Commission, 2001, 2006; California Arts Council, 2000; Creative Work Fund, 2001; Open Meadows Foundation, 2000, 2006; Horizons Foundation, 2007; Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007; Zellerbach Family Foundation, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007.