Georgia Southern Opera Presents a Trick and a Treat
The Georgia Southern Opera presents “Opera Breve VII: Trick AND Treat” at the Emma Kelly Theatre at the Averitt Center for the Arts on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. Admission for the event is free.
This year’s double bill is the opera’s seventh annual installment of the popular “Opera Breve” series and is comprised of two American one-act operas, Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia.
Just in time for the Halloween season, “The Medium” is guaranteed to give you chills. Madame Flora, a charlatan fortune-teller, experiences something unexplainable and horrifying during a séance. Her subsequent descent into delirium and madness ends in unspeakable tragedy.
Written in 2008, “Lucrezia” is a relatively new and unknown work and a rare treat for opera audiences. It was favorably reviewed in the New York Times and was mentioned for its “eclectic score featuring tango, bullfighting music, a Straussian waltz and jazz.”
Director Arikka Gregory promises a night you won’t forget. “‘The Medium’ has become a popular classic in American opera, and Lucrezia is guaranteed to do the same. I have never laughed so hard as I did when I listened to Lucrezia for the first time.”
With free performances both the day before and the day after the homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 17, the opera is a great opportunity for students, parents, and alumni to discover some of Georgia Southern University’s great cultural events.
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