In June 2020, Lyric Opera presents
Blue,
a new opera inspired by true
events. A Black couple experiences
the
joys and fears of raising a son
in 21st century America. When
forced to
face a devastating loss,
the family is left to question their
faith and
the systems meant to
protect them.
What makes Blue a must-see?
- Jeanine Tesori, Tony Award-winner and
- composer of five Broadway musicals,
- wrote a hauntingly beautiful score for
- Blue.
- This
Midwest premiere is in English
- with projected texts, ensuring that you
- won't miss a word of Tazewell
- Thompson's moving libretto.
- The
phenomenal cast features Kenneth
- Kellogg and Aaron Crouch reprising
- their roles as The Father and The Son,
- plus Taylor Raven as The Mother
and
- Mark Rucker as The Reverend joining
- the cast for Lyric's production.
- This intimate, small scale production
- will be presented at The Yard at
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Blue comes to The Yard next June — don't
miss it! Save your seats today online or
over the phone at 312.827.5600.
"Drawing
on her deep experience in
musical theater, her keen ear for
elements of
contemporary classical music
and her abundant imagination, Ms. Tesori
has written a strong yet subtle score that
avoids the obvious and exudes
a personal
voice...Mr. Thompson, who also directed
the production, has written one of the
most elegant librettos I’ve heard in a long
time."
— The New York Times
INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS AND BLACK
LITERATURE
Inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates’s award-winning
Between the World and Me and James
Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, Blue explores
race, violence, and reconciliation, and places
timely issues at the forefront of the opera.
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A NOTE FROM THE LIBRETTIST
"The
times are fraught. Lit by lightning and
divisiveness. Love, family,
friends and the
church are there when we need them. And
we need them
now. We need a song to
soothe our sorrows as we confront painful,
personal truths. We need music in our lives
and our children near to
help us repair
heartache; music to ultimately lift us and
celebrate the
bonds of sisterhood and
brotherhood togetherness."
—Tazewell Thompson, librettist and
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