Presented by In Series
Opera
Opens September 8, 2018
Closes September 23, 2018
Source
1835 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
$45
Show Dates
Saturday, Sept 8, 8pm
Sunday, Sept 9, 2pm
Friday, Sept 14, 8pm
Sunday, Sept 16, 2pm
Wednesday, Sept 19, 7:30pm
Friday, Sept 21, 8pm
Saturday, Sept 22, 8pm
Sunday, Sept 23, 2pm
Guiseppe Verdi and Willliam Shakespeare come together in this season-opener, a unique imagining of the Bard’s King Lear, alongside the composer’s towering Requiem. Heart-stopping melodies and breathtaking choruses reveal Verdi at the moment of his death, weighing fragments of his life, telling the story of the opera Lear which he never finished, and exploring the universal pains and joys of the aging process.
Acclaimed conductor/composer/pianist Paul Leavitt and eight opera singers distill this music to its fiery spiritual core. Steven Scott Mazzola directs this world-premiere piece written by In Series Artistic Director Timothy Nelson.
Sung in Latin & English with English dialogue.
Viva V.E.R.D.I
by Timothy Nelson
Directed by Steven Scott Mazzola