The Juniper Tree
Date and Time
Friday May 10, 2024 Saturday May 11, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Location
Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 155 East Anderson Street, Orlando, FL 32801, Phone: (407) 839-0119
Fees/Admission
Tickets may be purchased online or over the phone. Phone: 407-512-1900 Email: info@operaolando.org Website: https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2024/the-juniper-tree/
Contact Information
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Description
Opera Orlando goes back On the Town and concludes its 2023-24 All for Art season with a dark retelling of Grimm’s The Juniper Tree, a contemporary chamber opera by composers Philip Glass and Robert Moran to a libretto by Arthur Yorinks. This tale about a jealous and scheming stepmother who murders her stepson and serves him up in a stew to his unsuspecting father, only to then be killed herself by the stepson who is reincarnated as a beautiful bird, is a haunting and hypnotic opera with some of Glass’ most tuneful melodies.
In partnership with Victorian spook troupe Phantasmagoria and MicheLee Puppets, local stage director John DiDonna has conceived a feast for the senses with dance, puppetry, spectacle, and of course, gorgeous singing. International conductor Geoffrey Loff will make his Company debut leading musicians from Alterity Chamber Orchestra and a fantastic cast featuring Opera Orlando 2023-24 season studio artists and the Opera Orlando Youth Company.
