A Revolutionary look at Opera, with Christopher Ostrom
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Thursday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre (WHAT)
October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17.
For many, opera plots feel like far-fetched relics from an earlier time, tied closely to a classist system and unapproachable to the masses. But strip away the gowns and finery and pull back the brocade curtain, and you just might be surprised by the deeply political themes that escaped the censor’s pen. We will explore pivotal moments in opera history, not through the music, but through the libretti and dramaturgy behind many of the form’s most enduring works, while uncovering the often subversive and satirical elements hiding within the score.