HIGH-DEFINITION SCREENINGS
Boris Godunov Modest Mussorgsky
Eurydice Matthew Aucoin, libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1 p.m. 2 hours, 40 minutes with no intermission
ERIC WOOLSEY / Opera Theatre of St. Louis
CORY WEAVER / Los Angeles Opera
Rising American composer Matthew Aucoin has a captivating new take on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld. Sarah Ruhl’s libretto, adapted from her acclaimed 2003 play, reimagines the tale from Eurydice’s point of view. Soprano Erin Morley sings the title role, opposite baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus.
Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his tremendous portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia. Conductor Sebastian Weigle leads Mussorgsky’s masterwork, a pillar of the Russian repertoire, in its original 1869 version. Stephen Wadsworth’s affecting production poignantly captures the hope and suffering of the Russian people, as well as the title ruler himself.
KEN HOWARD / Met Opera
Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 1 p.m. 3 hours, 3 minutes with one intermission Live
Fire Shut Up in My Bones Terence Blanchard, libretto by Kasi Lemmons Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 1 p.m. 2 hours, 55 minutes with one intermission Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir (libretto by Kasi Lemmons) tells a poignant and profound story about a young man’s journey to overcome trauma and hardship. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown co-direct this new staging, featuring baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s exciting young artists, alongside sopranos Angel Blue and Latonia Moore. 21-22 Season Programs
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Tickets are $30 ■ $25 for Four Arts members ■ $15 for students with ID or ages 15 & under The Four Arts app ■ www.fourarts.org ■ customerservice@fourarts.org ■ (561) 655-7226 All screenings take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium and are previously recorded unless noted. Series selections, run times, intermissions, and casts are all subject to change.
