LOVE AND DEATH
A 20th-Century Chamber Opera Double-Bill
Darius Milhaud: Les Malheur d'Orphée
Gustav Holst: Savitri
A rare opportunity to see productions of Milhaud's dramatic 1920s Parisian setting of the Orpheus myth, complete with a quartet of animals and feminine furies; and Holst's setting of an episode from the Mahabharata, featuring an ethereal women's chorus who begin the performance with two of Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda with harp.
Directed by Paul Flight and Nalini Ghuman Gwynne
Theatrical Designs by Richard Battle and Richard Olmstead
Performers include Sara Ganz, Rita Lilly, Sumner Thompson, Karen Clark, the Quartet San Francisco, and members of the Mills Performing Group.
Cost: Free Admission