Film

I was fortunate enough to study with the late, great film composer, Leonard Rosenman -East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, Sybil - while studying composition at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). After graduating in 1986, there were few opportunities for young women like me in Hollywood, so I ran into the arms of my other love, opera. Now, as studios have finally cracked their doors open for women composers, I am eager to step into this new realm of possibilities and bring with me the passion and conviction that has fueled my career in the opera world.

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House of Names - trailer

A new compelling and provocative ballet by Marika Brussel, music by Carla Lucero.

Released on Navona Records and Vox Visceralis…”Sin vos”

Navona Records recently released Tapestry of Voices, Volume 2 featuring the aria, “Sin vos”, from my opera, Juana (Music by Carla Lucero and Libretto by Alicia Gaspar de Alba & Carla Lucero).

A beautiful film was created by Director, Carson Gilmore of Vox Visceralis, on the PARMA Recordings channel. The incredible soprano, Michelle Allie Drever, delivers a stunning performance in both, the album recording and the film.

"La Llorona" from House of Names was included in the Film Girl Film Festival 2022.

Reckoning Ramona

Heidi Duckler Dance’s Reckoning Ramona is a retelling of the Ramona legend through the lens of Ramona reclaiming and embracing her own Indigenous heritage. This compelling dance film premiered in 2021.

Metamorphosis

Liquid Assets

Liquid Assets, a production of Heidi Duckler Dance (2000) performed in the California Plaza Courtyard in Downtown Los Angeles. It examines the price of greed at the expense of everything else.

We Go On – Oswego

Commissioned by Mezzo-Soprano, Dr. Katie Hannigan, and in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, We Go On – Oswego, is a theatrical song cycle dedicated to the women of Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter. My contribution with lyricist/librettist Mark Campbell is “You May Stay”. Other lyricists and composers include Caitlin Vincent, John Musto, Lori Laitman, Felix Jarrar, Kurt Erickson, Jodi Goble, Erin Futterer and many more! December 3 – Nazareth University, Rochester NY.

Cantadoras y Compositoras

An afternoon concert of arias and art songs by Latina composers featuring Maria Brea (Soprano), Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez (Mezzo-Soprano) and Mercedes Juan Musotto (Pianist) at the Ebell of Los Angeles in collaboration with Pacific Opera Project. Composers include Carla Lucero, Mariel Mayz, Maria Grever and more!

October 13, 2025

https://www.ebellofla.org/events/cantadoras-y-compositoras-an-afternoon-of-latin-american-art-song-arias

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