February 2024
TORONTO CITY OPERA | SUSANNAH
Rarely performed in Toronto, Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is the second most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess, with a gorgeously tuneful score rooted in American folk melodies and hymns. It tells the story of a young woman, a pastor who becomes obsessed with her, and the oppression of mob rule. It's a dramatic story that resonated at its premiere in the McCarthy-era US, as it continues to do today. Fully staged performances with piano accompaniment. Susannah will be sung…
Find out more »TORONTO CITY OPERA | SUSANNAH
Rarely performed in Toronto, Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is the second most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess, with a gorgeously tuneful score rooted in American folk melodies and hymns. It tells the story of a young woman, a pastor who becomes obsessed with her, and the oppression of mob rule. It's a dramatic story that resonated at its premiere in the McCarthy-era US, as it continues to do today. Fully staged performances with piano accompaniment. Susannah will be sung…
Find out more »TORONTO CITY OPERA | SUSANNAH
Rarely performed in Toronto, Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is the second most popular American opera after Porgy and Bess, with a gorgeously tuneful score rooted in American folk melodies and hymns. It tells the story of a young woman, a pastor who becomes obsessed with her, and the oppression of mob rule. It's a dramatic story that resonated at its premiere in the McCarthy-era US, as it continues to do today. Fully staged performances with piano accompaniment. Susannah will be sung…
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