Composer and Librettist: Ashley Hastings Free Men, a one-act chamber opera, takes place in the American South, shortly after the Civil War, in the early days of Reconstruction. Tom and Joe are gay and they quickly bond. This is their story. In one act, The Dream asks “What happens when an author’s main character shows…

Don Giovanni is truly the stuff of opera: love, lust, murder! This fully staged performance, entirely in English and in the intimate setting of the Larsen Center, gives the audience a unique opportunity to experience the story of Mozart and Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni, a comic reimagining of the famous libertine, Don Juan. The superb…

A discussion of the book Opera Sisters with the author, Marianne Monson. On the eve of a second world war, two unremarkable sisters will use their love of opera to attempt the daring rescue of dozens of Jewish refugees. We are pleased to offer you free admission to this event. Please help us out by…

Don Giovanni is truly the stuff of opera: love, lust, murder! This fully staged performance, entirely in English and in the intimate setting of the Larsen Center, gives the audience a unique opportunity to experience the story of Mozart and Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni, a comic reimagining of the famous libertine, Don Juan. The superb…