Gregg will share his thoughts about the enduring resonance of Mary Shelley’s heartbreaking novel, Frankenstein, and the process of adapting it into an opera, commissioned by Arizona Opera and premiering in October, 2023. In a multimedia presentation that weaves together music and literature, Kallor explores how the plight of a living being that is shunned and vilified for its “otherness” continues to speak to us across generations and borders — and why telling this story about the urgent need for empathy, at this time and in this way, is vital.