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'''Carla Lucero''' is a Composer/Librettist. A native of Los Angeles, she studied with composers [[Leonard Rosenman]], Morton Subotnik, Alan Chapman and Rand Stieger. She developed a highly melodic compositional style, drawing upon sources from Romantic and Neo-Classical music.
'''Carla Lucero''' is an American composer/librettist. A native of Los Angeles, she studied with composers [[Leonard Rosenman]], Morton Subotnik, Alan Chapman and Rand Stieger. She developed a highly melodic compositional style, drawing upon sources from Romantic and Neo-Classical music.


==Education==
==Education==
B.F.A. in Music Composition from [[California Institute of the Arts]], 1986
She has a B.F.A. in Music Composition from [[California Institute of the Arts]], 1986


==Works==
==Works==
'''San Francisco'''
'''San Francisco'''
*''Wuornos'' (2001) An operatic adaptation of [[Aileen Wuornos]]' life<ref>Cynthia Robins, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/17/PK222116.DTL "Saga of a 'lesbian serial killer'..."], ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Sunday, June 17, 2001.</ref><ref>[http://www.advocate.com/news/2001/06/22/lesbian-serial-killer-opera-ltigtwuornosltigt-premieres-san-francisco-2010 "Lesbian serial killer opera"], ''The Advocate'', June 22, 2001.</ref>
*''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]]
*''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'''
'''Los Angeles'''
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*[[Lester Horton]] Outstanding Achievement in Dance Award, 1998
*[[Lester Horton]] Outstanding Achievement in Dance Award, 1998
*Meet the Composer, 1999
*Meet the Composer, 1999
*Advocate Magazine, "Best of Stage", 2001 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2002_Jan_22/ai_81790800 Advocate 2001]
*''Advocate Magazine'', "Best of Stage", 2001 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2002_Jan_22/ai_81790800 Advocate 2001]
*San Francisco Arts Commission, 2001, 2006
*San Francisco Arts Commission, 2001, 2006
*California Arts Council, 2000
*California Arts Council, 2000
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==References==
==References==

*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/17/PK222116.DTL San Francisco Chronicle Sunday, June 17, 2001]
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*[http://www.advocate.com/news/2001/06/22/lesbian-serial-killer-opera-ltigtwuornosltigt-premieres-san-francisco-2010 Advocate, The, June 22, 2001]

*Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, ISBN 978-0-312-98418-2, p.&nbsp;291
*Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States, ISBN 0-7172-5815-7, p.&nbsp;319
*''Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos'', ISBN 978-0-312-98418-2, p.&nbsp;291
*Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia, ISBN 1-57356-267-X, p.&nbsp;379
*''Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States'', ISBN 0-7172-5815-7, p.&nbsp;319
*''Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia'', ISBN 1-57356-267-X, p.&nbsp;379


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.tenthmuse.us/juana.php Juana Opera]
*[http://www.tenthmuse.us/juana.php Juana Opera]


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Revision as of 09:09, 1 August 2016

Carla Lucero
BornLos Angeles, California  United States
OccupationComposer, Librettist

Carla Lucero is an American composer/librettist. A native of Los Angeles, she studied with composers Leonard Rosenman, Morton Subotnik, Alan Chapman and Rand Stieger. She developed a highly melodic compositional style, drawing upon sources from Romantic and Neo-Classical music.

Education

She has a 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[1][2]
  • 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 Man (a site-specific dance performance), Life in the Lap Lane, Out of Circulation and Liquid Assets.

Awards

  • Lester Horton Outstanding Achievement in Dance Award, 1998
  • Meet the Composer, 1999
  • Advocate Magazine, "Best of Stage", 2001 Advocate 2001
  • San Francisco Arts Commission, 2001, 2006
  • California Arts Council, 2000
  • Creative Work Fund, 2001 CWF Award
  • Open Meadows Foundation, 2000, 2006
  • Horizons Foundation, 2007
  • Zellerbach Family Foundation, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007

References

  1. ^ Cynthia Robins, "Saga of a 'lesbian serial killer'...", San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, June 17, 2001.
  2. ^ "Lesbian serial killer opera", The Advocate, June 22, 2001.
  • Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, ISBN 978-0-312-98418-2, p. 291
  • Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States, ISBN 0-7172-5815-7, p. 319
  • Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia, ISBN 1-57356-267-X, p. 379

External links

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