UMSL professor and composer Barbara Harbach will be a guest on tomorrow's episode of Cityscape on 90.7 KWMU (airing at 11am) to discuss her latest composition: an operatic adaptation of Willa Cather's 1913 novel O Pioneers!, which will be given a fully-staged world premiere October 9th and 10th at the Touhill PAC on the UMSL campus.
The production team of O Pioneers! includes Artistic Director/Conductor Scott Schoonover and Chicago-based stage director Mark James Meier, both of whom have assembled a cast of professional singers. Jonathan Yordy provides the libretto. Designing the production are Patrick Huber (sets), Felia Davenport (costumes) and Kimberly Klearman (lighting).
Cityscape with host Steve Potter airs tomorrow, Friday October 2nd, at 11am-12pm on 90.7 KWMU.
O Pioneers! runs October 9 & 10 at 8pm at the Touhill PAC. For tickets and more information on the opera, click here to visit the Touhill PAC Website.
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