Following his turn as WNO's The Flying Dutchman, renowned
bass-baritone Eric Owens stars in Kurt Weill's final work for the
stage, a gripping musical tragedy based on Alan Paton's classic 1948
novel Cry, the Beloved Country.
- Eisenhower Theater
- Running Time: TBA
- $79.00 - $235.00
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WHEN FAITH IS SHAKEN, THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE.
KURT WEILL / MAXWELL ANDERSON
Lost in the Stars (1949)
WNO'S RETURN TO THE EISENHOWER THEATER
In English with Projected English Titles
Company Premiere
Production from Cape Town Opera
"Unbearably moving... Mr. Owens triumphed."
--The New York Times
Following his turn as WNO's The Flying Dutchman, renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens stars in Kurt Weill's final work for the stage, a gripping musical tragedy based on Alan Paton's classic 1948 novel Cry, the Beloved Country. Owens returns to the role of Stephen Kumalo, a minister in apartheid-era South Africa who travels from his small village to Johannesburg to find his troubled son. When his own flesh and blood accidentally kills the son of a white neighbor, the reverend is suddenly faced with a crisis of faith. Amidst growing racial tensions, he fights to keep his family together, lead his alarmed congregation, and reconcile his own shaken notions of mercy and hope.
Merging influences from Broadway, gospel, African spirituals, jazz, and blues, Lost in the Stars soars with thrilling operatic passages, including the haunting title number. In 2012, WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello brought this production from Cape Town to The Glimmerglass Festival, prompting Opera Today to call it "powerful lyric theater of the top tier." And the New York Times raved, "Mr. Owens's complete identification with Kumalo comes through in every moment of his searing portrayal."
KURT WEILL / MAXWELL ANDERSON
Lost in the Stars (1949)
WNO'S RETURN TO THE EISENHOWER THEATER
In English with Projected English Titles
Company Premiere
Production from Cape Town Opera
"Unbearably moving... Mr. Owens triumphed."
--The New York Times
Following his turn as WNO's The Flying Dutchman, renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens stars in Kurt Weill's final work for the stage, a gripping musical tragedy based on Alan Paton's classic 1948 novel Cry, the Beloved Country. Owens returns to the role of Stephen Kumalo, a minister in apartheid-era South Africa who travels from his small village to Johannesburg to find his troubled son. When his own flesh and blood accidentally kills the son of a white neighbor, the reverend is suddenly faced with a crisis of faith. Amidst growing racial tensions, he fights to keep his family together, lead his alarmed congregation, and reconcile his own shaken notions of mercy and hope.
Merging influences from Broadway, gospel, African spirituals, jazz, and blues, Lost in the Stars soars with thrilling operatic passages, including the haunting title number. In 2012, WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello brought this production from Cape Town to The Glimmerglass Festival, prompting Opera Today to call it "powerful lyric theater of the top tier." And the New York Times raved, "Mr. Owens's complete identification with Kumalo comes through in every moment of his searing portrayal."
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