National Sawdust Adds New Commissions to 10th Anniversary Season

National Sawdust has announced the second half of its 10th anniversary season will include 15 new works commissioned by the organization. For the purposes of this article only new operatic additions are included. Vivian Fung’s “Girl From the 905” is a work-in-process song cycle conceived and performed by soprano Andrea Núñez.

Performance Dates: January 21–26, 2025 Sawdust teams with Sparks and Wiry Cries and Vital Opera to present “ Meltdown ,” a one-act opera considering the intersection of climate denial and sexism in science. Performance Date: February 8, 2025 “An Evening on the Future of Music” features performances by the Kronos Quartet and Jeffrey Zeigler and a world premiere from Niloufar Nourbakhsh , winner of National Sawdust’s Hildegard Commission. Performance Date: May 3, 2025 Categories.