Sunday, May 16, 2010

3 Decembers: Chicago Opera Theatre

This was really fun!

THE DIVA
The legendary Frederica von Stade, described by The New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," makes her last Chicago appearances before retirement in this opera written especially for her by Jake Heggie, of Dead Man Walking fame.

THE STORY
A glamorous stage actress reveals a shocking secret of their family’s past to her two adult children facing dark challenges of their own. Based on an original play by Terrence McNally with a libretto by Gene Scheer.

THE SCORE
Jake Heggie’s intimate score features just 11 musicians, and will be performed with Heggie himself at the piano. “Jake Heggie has a true gift for soaring and meaningful melody, a great ear for orchestral effects, a talent for picking good source material, and a knack for crafting affecting melodrama (in the best sense of that word) that can move an audience to tears.”—Opera Today

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