GRACE, a daring, provocative new opera about love, sex and AIDS
by Roger Rudensteinbased on the award-winning play by Edouard Langlois and John Carmichael
Presented by Opera on the Edge with the Emmanuel Music Orchestra conducted by Timothy Steele
Imaginative costumes and sets by Edouard Langlois; stage director: Billy Butler
A Boston Phoenix "Pick of the Week".
Tickets on sale now at the Cambridge Y by telephone (617-661-9622), at the Y front desk, and on the Internet at TicketWeb
The opera is about Lewis, a gay man with AIDS who meets up in his dreams with Madame DuBarry, a courtesan in the Eighteenth Century court of Louis XV. Lewis' dreams reflect his desire to come to grips with his disease and with his dysfunctional family and his former lover, who also make an appearance in the opera. Sung in English, the music is tonal and accessible.
| Lewis | Ryan Turner, tenor | Madame DuBarry | Karyl Ryczek, soprano | Du Croy/Mike, Lewis' lover | Donald Wilkinson, baritone | Duchesse D'Aiguillion/Catherine, Lewis' mother | Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo soprano | Duc D'Aiguillion/Andy, Lewis' father | Nikolas Nackley, baritone | Cardinal/Sammy, Lewis' nurse | John Whittlesey, baritone |
Performances:
| Friday | June 18, 2004 | 7pm | $50 | Benefit Reception for AIDS Action with Larry Kessler & performance |
| 8pm | $35 | Performance Only | ||
| Sunday | June 20, 2004 | 2pm | $35 | Matinee |
| Tuesday | June 22, 2004 | 8pm | $35 | |
| Thursday | June 24, 2004 | 8pm | $35 | |
| Saturday | June 26, 2004 | 8pm | $35 |
photo by Billy Butler
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