The Festival invites you to immerse yourself in myth, mystery, and adventure as the repertory for the 2024 season explores the connection between identity and illusion.

Festival Schedule:

1:00pm: Elizabeth Cree

Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s modern masterpiece Elizabeth Cree rounds out the season’s mainstage roster in a new production directed by Alison Moritz, starring 2024 Artist-in-Residence Tara Erraught. Set in London in the 1880s, this highly suspenseful and theatrical opera interweaves several narratives: the trial of the titular heroine for the poisoning of her husband; a series of brutal murders committed by a Jack the Ripper-style killer; the spirited world of an English music hall; and, finally, some “guest appearances” by luminaries from the Victorian Age. Elizabeth Cree is a work that combines the factual with the fictive and the historical with the imaginary. Initially written for a small chamber ensemble, Elizabeth Cree will be performed with an expanded string complement at Glimmerglass.

MUSIC | Kevin Puts
LIBRETTO | Mark Campbell
SUNG IN | English
PROJECTED TEXT | English
RUN TIME | 1 hour 40 minutes (no intermission)

CONDUCTOR | Kelly Kuo
DIRECTOR | Alison Moritz
SET DESIGNER | Edward Morris
COSTUME DESIGNER | Amanda Seymour
LIGHTING DESIGNER | Kate Ashton
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER | Tom Watson

6:00 PM: Pipeline Preview: The House on Mango Street

Join us for an exclusive first showing of The House on Mango Street, an opera in its developmental stages. This Pipeline Preview offers a unique opportunity to witness the birth of a captivating musical narrative based on best-selling author Sandra Cisneros’s classic novel of the same name. Engage with the creators, see the unfolding story, and contribute to shaping an opera that promises to captivate hearts. Don’t miss this exclusive chance to witness creativity in its purest form.

MUSIC | Derek Bermel
LIBRETTO | Sandra Cisneros

TICKETS | $35 per person