Lucrezia, an opera by William Bolcom presented by Gateway Opera

 

 

 

 

Lucrezia

by William Bolcom
Libretto by Mark Stephen Campbell

April 8, 2016 8:00 pm and April 9, 2016 8:00 pm

 

Lucrezia is a chamber opera, composed by William Bolcom, with libretto by Mark Campbell, scored for five singers and two pianists. It’s a zarzuela riff on Machiavelli’s La Mandragola and re-imagines the comedy’s heroine as an intelligent seductress in charge of her own destiny.

Two free drinks are included with your ticket price.

Partial synopsis and image credited to Bridge Records, Inc.