Opera Theatre of Saint Louis' Spotlight on Opera concludes on Monday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Ethical Society in Clayton with a discussion of the American debut of Alice in Wonderland: "Envisioning a New Wonderland."
Individual tickets are available for $10.
Lewis Carroll’s Alice novels have inspired the imagination of children and adults for over 100 years. Why does his brand of wonder continue to find new shape again and again in literature and popular culture? And how did two of opera’s greatest modern visionaries rediscover his words to create their new opera? Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Henry Hwang is joined by Opera Theatre’s Artistic Director James Robinson and conductor Michael Christie.
Spotlight on Opera brings together Opera Theatre artists, community leaders, and scholars for unique perspectives and unforgettable insights into the operas in the 2012 Festival Season. The operas discussed this season are Carmen, Sweeney Todd, Cosi fan tutte, and Alice in Wonderland.
Guest panelists this season include a Tony Award-winning singer and actress, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, a leading clinical psychiatrist, an enterprising small business owner, St. Louis’s top percussionist, and an award-winning Spanish professor. These panelists join the conductor and director of each opera, as well as singers from Opera Theatre’s Gerdine Young Artist apprentice program, who perform musical highlights from each opera. The programs are moderated by Opera Theatre General Director Timothy O’Leary.
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