Mango Street Under Construction at Glimmerglass

Mango Street Under Construction at Glimmerglass

For its landmark Fiftieth Anniversary Season, the Glimmerglass Festival is to be heartily commended for commissioning a bold new work, The House on Mango Street, by composer Derek Bermel, who also co-wrote the libretto with Sandra Cisneros. The piece is adapted from Ms. Cisneros’ novel of the same name. It is not a through narrative but rather is a collection of vignettes, hinting at the story of Esperanza Cordero, a 12-year old Chicana coming o…