AOP and BAM Bring Opera to Brooklyn this Saturday 3/20

To celebrate and complement the Brooklyn Academy Of Music's inaugural Opera Festival, American Opera Projects teams with the Manhattan School of Music to present a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears. The opera, whose workshop last fall earned it a slot on the Philadelphia Inquirer's 10 Best in Classical Music 2009, will be held at AOP's home base in Fort Greene. This will be the first chance for New York City audiences to hear the second act of this "mesmerizing new chamber opera." (Seen and Heard International) StarRing Thomas Wazelle and students from the Manhattan School of Music.

Based on Willa Cather's short story, Paul's Case chronicles the dissolution of a high school dandy living in sooty turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul, fleeing a mundane life, escapes to New York City's Waldorf Astoria to experience a week of cosmopolitan luxury. Unable to maintain his credibility, he devises a final act of shocking audacity that has confounded critics and readers alike.

Paul's Case - staged workshop of Act II

Music by Gregory Spears
Libretto by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat
Based on the story by Willa Cather
Directed by Pat Diamond
Music Direction by Silas Huff
FeatuRing Thomas Wazelle and students from the Manhattan School of Music.

Saturday March 20 - 4:00 PM
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
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Running Time: approx. 1 hr, 20 min.

Tickets: $20/$15, $40 w/ private reception