Co-presented by PROTOTYPE Festival, Beth Morrison Projects and The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
WORLD PREMIERE | CHAMBER OPERA: ADORATION
Composed by Mary Kouyoumdjian; Libretto by Royce Vavrek; Music Directed by Alan Pierson; Directed by Laine Rettmer
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DateJanuary 12 - 20, 2024
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LocationSheen Center
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Doors OpenApproximately 30 minutes before showtime.
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Ticket Prices$35 | $50 | $75
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AvailabilityOn Sale Now
Event Details
World Premiere Contemporary Opera by award-winning composer Mary Kouyoumdjian. An adaptation of Atom Egoyan’s film of the same name, Adoration follows Simon, an orphaned high school student. As part of a dramatic writing exercise, Simon’s teacher encourages him to appropriate details from a historical terrorist attack as an event perpetrated by his parents. When his story goes viral, Simon uses the hysteria within his community and on the internet to highlight the challenges of intolerance and racism in our society.