Folk Opera: Midas Whale, Amy Whitcomb, Savannah Berry

This 'especially for BYU Radio performance' of Deep Love is a journey through passion, obsession, dark deeds, bad intentions and love beyond the grave. A modern breed of classical opera, Deep Love, is a story told through continuous music that blends traditional folk instruments and melodies with bluesy American rock.  Ryan Hayes co-wrote Deep Love with Garrett Sherwood in 2010. Since then the show has evolved into a major theatrical, multi-state production. Ryan Hayes narrates.  Deep Love tells the story of a young woman haunted by her deceased husband’s ghost. Savannah Berry (of NBC’s The Voice) sings the role of the widow Constance.  Constance eventually finds new love with Friedrich (sung by Garrett Sherwood co-creator of the opera).  This awakes the jealousy of her dead husband, Old Bones (sung by Jon Peter Lewis of Midas Whale). And also brings on the wrath, rage and jealousy of the woman currently crushing on Friedrich (Florence sung by Amy Whitcomb of NBC’s The Sing-Off).  Tim Slover hosts this unplugged episode! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89