Photographs from June 3, 2015Final Orchestra Dress Rehearsal | World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

Photos by Dominic M. Mercier

IMAGE 001Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 002Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford as Baroness Pannonica “Nica” de Koenigswarter and tenor Lawrence Brownlee in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 003Tenor Lawrence Brownlee stars as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 004Tenor Lawrence Brownlee stars as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 005Soprano Chrystal E. Williams as Charlie’s first wife, Rebecca Parker, sings about Charlie (Lawrence Brownlee) abandoning her and their son in Kansas City to pursue his music in New York

IMAGE 006Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker with soprano Angela Brown as his mother, Addie Parker, in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 007Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker with soprano Angela Brown as his mother, Addie Parker, in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 008Soprano Chrystal E. Williams as Charlie’s first wife, Rebecca Parker, and soprano Angela Brown as Charlie’s mother, Addie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 009Soprano Angela Mortellaro as Charlie’s third wife, Doris Parker, and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 010Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 011Baritone Will Liverman as Dizzy Gillespie and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker sing “Bebop’s Gonna Change the World” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 012Baritone Will Liverman as Dizzy Gillespie in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 013Baritone Will Liverman as Dizzy Gillespie and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 014Soprano Rachel Sterrenberg making her professional debut as Charlie’s fourth wife, Chan Parker, in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 015Baritone Will Liverman as Dizzy Gillespie, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker, and soprano Rachel Sterrenberg in her professional debut as Chan Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 016Baritone Will Liverman as Dizzy Gillespie, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker, and soprano Rachel Sterrenberg in her professional debut as Chan Parker sing “Love Sick” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 017Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker and soprano Rachel Sterrenberg in her professional debut as Chan Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 018Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker and soprano Rachel Sterrenberg in her professional debut as Chan Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 019Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 020Soprano Angela Brown as Charlie’s mother, Addie Parker, sings “My Boy is King” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 021Soprano Angela Brown as Charlie’s mother, Addie Parker, sings “My Boy is King” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 022Charlie Parker suffered a nervous breakdown in 1946 and was admitted to the Camarillo State Hospital.

IMAGE 023Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker sings “My Horn” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 024Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker sings “My Horn” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 025Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Charlie Parker sings “My Horn” in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 026Soprano Angela Brown as Charlie’s mother, Addie Parker, in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 027Soprano Angela Brown, baritone Will Liverman, soprano Rachel Sterrenberg, and soprano Angela Mortellaro in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD

IMAGE 028Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford as Baroness “Nica” de Koenigswarter in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD