Seance on a Wet Afternoon April 19, 2011

"A strange – and strangely moving – tale … with an ultimately comforting charm, despite its wicked plot turns. Schwartz commands a sure skill with a tune and the arc of a dramatic evening.”
–Los Angeles Times

City Opera presents the New York premiere of the first opera by Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar and Grammy-Award winning composer of hit shows Wicked, Godspell, Pippin and numerous Disney films.

Based on the novel by Mark McShane and the noir film adaptation of 1964, this psychological thriller stars the mesmerizing Lauren Flanigan as an ambitious psychic who devises an elaborate kidnapping scheme to win the fame she desperately craves.

Dates
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8pm
Friday, April 22, 2011 at 8pm
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 1:30pm
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 7:30pm
Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 8pm
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 8pm
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8pm
Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:30pm

Running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes with 1 intermission
Performed in English with English supertitles

Official Website: http://www.nycopera.com/calendar/view.aspx?id=12532