THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD OPERA
PART ONE: THE ILLNESS
Produced by UCLA Center for Health Services and Society
(Kenneth Wells, Elizabeth Lizaola and Joseph Mango)
Produced by Pacific Opera Project
Conducted by Stephen Karr | Directed by Brendan Hartnett
The opera had its world premiere at UCLA on July 8, 10, and 16.
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Video Excerpt
The Center Cannot Hold in the Press
- Washington Post: “Turning madness into music: A former psychiatric patient’s life is now an opera”
- American Psychiatric Association’s Psychiatric News: “Psychiatrist Teams With Elyn Saks on Opera Depicting Psychosis”
- UCLA’s The Center Cannot Hold Press Release
- Huffington Post: “A Story of Living – and Thriving – with Schizophrenia”
- UCLA ArtSci Center Interview with Dr. Wells
- Lauri’s List Review of the Opera
- Daily Bruin: “Opera drawn from autobiography explores experience of schizophrenia”
- USC: Professor’s Life Story Proves Opera Worthy
Richard Van Horn, President Emeritus of Mental Health America, Los Angeles,
shares his experience watching The Center Cannot Hold Opera with its
powerful portrayals and message of hope and recovery.