Jacaranda Music Presents Concert Staging of CURLEW RIVER Today

Jacaranda's three-concert celebration of Benjamin Britten's centenary continues today, April 27th with a concert staging of "Curlew River," a chamber opera (1963) intended for performance in a church.

This all-male opera is based on Sumidagawa the most famous drama of the classical Japanese Noh theater, in which a traditional all-male ensemble told the story of a distraught noblewoman driven mad by the kidnapping of her son.

Jacaranda will give "Curlew River" its first known Los Angeles performance, featuring tenor Steven Tharp in the lead role and members of the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus.

Talent:
Michele Spears, staging
Madwoman, Steven Tharp, tenor
Ferryman, Dean Elzinga, bass baritone
Traveler, Abdiel Gonzalez, baritone
Abbott, Reid Bruton, bass
Boy, Drew Pickett, soprano
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Mark Alan Hilt, organist and conductor

Jacaranda's concert, "Curlew River," will be held at 8 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 Second St., Santa Monica, Calif. Concert tickets, $40 general; $20 students: jacarandamusic.org. Information: (213) 483-0216.

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