'Water Memory (Jala Smriti)' was awarded the Antinori Foundation Grand Prize in the 96-Hour Opera Project in June 2024 and is presented through a partnership between The Atlanta Opera and Georgia Tech Arts.

Written by Kitty Brazelton and Vaibu Mohan, Water Memory (Jala Smriti) is based on a provided prompt of integrating AI into a creative work. The two were paired by the 96-Hour Opera Project team, and the match was serendipitous.

This opera explores the experience of memory care through a creative lens, drawing on themes of family, connection, and the shifting nature of identity, as well as the emerging relationship between technology and dementia care.

Performed at the Ferst Center for the Performing Arts at Georgia Tech

Kitty Brazelton, composer
Vaibu Mohan, librettist
Chaowen Ting, conductor
Gregory Luis Boyle, director
Donald Eastman, scenic designer
Ben Rawson, lighting designer
Emmie Tuttle, costume, wig & makeup designer
Timothy Vervlle, assistant conductor

CAST
Indira Mahajan, Janani
Samantha Burke, MPO
Tanushka Sisodiya, Malli
Joseph Ittoop, Chandru
Jacob Lay, Joseph/Hydrangea Chorus bass
Hanan Davis, Hydrangea Chorus soprano
Ebony Collier, Hydrangea Chorus alto
Timothy Miller, Hydrangea Chorus tenor

ORCHESTRA
Lisa Morrison, violin
Barney Culver, cello
Daniel Tancredi, bass
Michael Cebulski, percussion
Susan Brady, harp
Nyle Matsuoka, piano and keyboard

Alejandra Martinez, New Works producer
Nicole Walters, stage manager
Julia Whitten, assistant stage manager
Lesh'in Edwards and Lizzie Robertson, production assistants
Tessa Walker, intern