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Love, desire and deception – with a pinch of political unrest.
September 29 and October 1, 2023
The Marriage of Figaro is a battle of the sexes cloaked in a comedy of errors! This ‘day in the life’ from 1786 Seville, Spain includes multiple cases of mistaken identity, long-lost relatives, and masked mischief. No one is safe in this tale as it transcends the boundaries of sexism and class!
“What I need from you is the fire this time.”
– Blue
November 10 and 12, 2023
Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori and NAACP Theatre Award–winning librettist Tazewell Thompson’s new opera is inspired by contemporary events and Black literature, including Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me and James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time.
“…everything she touches turns into gold”
– Place de l’Opera
December 1, 2023
Inspired by her recent album release, French Bel Canto Arias, Lisette will be curating an evening of French and Italian arias from the Bel Canto period by composers such as Donizetti, Rossini, and Bellini, among others. This style of music is a particular favorite of hers and an opportunity for her to showcase her brilliant technique and incredible musicality and style.
“Alone and out of options, Lucia escapes in the only way she can: she murders her new husband and descends into madness.”
– WNYC Studios
March 22 and 24, 2024
Lucia di Lammermoor is a tale drawn from an actual incident between two rival Scottish families in political opposition. It’s a story rivaling any told on the landscape of today’s true crime podcast! Donizetti’s score building to the dramatic climax of the ‘mad scene’ has been a breakthrough vehicle for several beloved sopranos including Dame Joan Sutherland.
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