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THE COMET / POPPEA – The Curtis Music Institute

November 2 @ 7:00 pm - November 3 @ 4:00 pm

The Comet / Poppea

Composed by GEORGE LEWIS
Libretto by DOUGLAS KEARNEY
Conceived & Directed by YUVAL SHARON

EAST COAST PREMIERE
November 2 & 3, 2024
The Curtis Music Institute
Curtis Opera Theatre

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Curtis Opera Theatre launches the East Coast premiere of The Comet / Poppea, the MacArthur Award-winning composer George Lewis’ highly anticipated operatic setting of W.E.B. Du Bois’s proto-Afrofuturist science fiction short story, The Comet (1920), juxtaposed with Claudio Monteverdi’s hot-blooded political thriller, L’incoronazione di Poppea (1643). Presented on a turntable divided in two halves, these worlds unfold simultaneously, with the stage’s rotation creating a visual and sonic spiral for audiences—inviting associations, dissociations, collisions, and confluences. Directed and conceived by fellow MacArthur-winner Yuval Sharon, this innovative co-production features a stellar cast of Curtis and AMOC* singers led by conductor Marc Lowenstein. 

Developed over six years, The Comet / Poppea is realized through a landmark partnership among smaller organizations across the United States, produced by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, The Industry, AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company), and the Curtis Institute of Music.

The Comet, composed by George Lewis with Libretto by Douglas Kearney is commissioned by AMOC*.

Details

Start:
November 2 @ 7:00 pm
End:
November 3 @ 4:00 pm
Website:
https://www.curtis.edu/event/curtis-opera-theatre-2024-11-02/

Venue

The Curtis Opera Theatre
22 S 23rd St St
Philadelphia,PA19103United States
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(215) 893-5252
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