Works & Process: The Santa Fe Opera: Of One Blood by Brett Dean and Heather Betts
Monday, October 26, 2026
7:00 PM
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave, New York, NY
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About This Event
Works & Process presents The Santa Fe Opera’s Of One Blood by composer Brett Dean and librettist Heather Betts at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Dean, an Australian composer, violist and conductor, has written for opera and concert stages; paired with the Santa Fe Opera—an institution known for introducing new works—the program foregrounds contemporary operatic creation in a museum setting.
About Of One Blood(opera)
At the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, *Of One Blood* is presented as a live dance-centered opera event, folding movement into the museum’s architectural spiral. The project brings together Miami City Ballet and dancer Patricia Delgado with The Metropolitan Opera, composer Missy Mazzoli, and librettist Royce Vavrek. In New York, their collaboration reads as part of the city’s ongoing effort to blur institutional borders between opera house, ballet stage, and gallery. One clear effect is a shift in attention from narrative certainty to physical evidence: bodies as the primary argument.
About the Artists
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet, under the visionary leadership of artistic director Gonzalo Garcia, brings the vibrant spirit of dance from Miami Beach to the heart of New York City. Renowned for their dynamic performances and innovative choreography, the company is a highlight at the Solomon R.
The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is a New York City opera institution, based at Lincoln Center and led by general manager Peter Gelb, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin as music director since 2018. While best known for large-scale opera productions, the company also appears in curated performance contexts across the city, including Works & Process at the Solomon R.
Missy Mazzoli
Recently deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York” (NY Times) and “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” (Time Out NY), Missy Mazzoli has had her music performed by the Kronos Quartet, LA Opera, eighth blackbird, the BBC Symphony, Scottish Opera and many others.
Royce Vavrek
Royce Vavrek is a Canadian-born writer based in Brooklyn whose work moves between opera, music theater, and dance storytelling. He writes librettos and scenarios in close collaboration with composers including Missy Mazzoli, David T.
Minnesota Opera
Discover something new. Minnesota Opera’s 2026-2027 season invites audiences to share in moments of revelation, desire, and transformation. Immersive drama, quiet introspection, and sparkling comedy—drawn from three centuries of music and storytelling—coalesce in a testament to the power of this art form to illuminate what it means to be human.
Kamala Sankaram
Kamala Sankaram is a New York City–based composer, vocalist, and theater-maker whose work often sits between contemporary opera and performance. She has collaborated with artists and institutions including The Metropolitan Opera, Minnesota Opera, and creators such as Missy Mazzoli, Royce Vavrek, and Minita Gandhi, and has worked with dancers including Patricia Delgado and Miami City Ballet.