The Three Feathers
Friday, October 17, 2014, 7:30 PMSaturday, October 18, 2014, 2 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 19, 2014, 2 PM
At the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In the Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
$15 general admission, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under
Composed by Lori Laitman
Libretto by Dana Gioia
Conducted by Scott Williamson
Directed by Beth Greenberg
a collaboration with
Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts
Opera Roanoke
Blacksburg Children's Chorale
The Three Feathers is a new one-act children’s opera commissioned from composer Lori Laitman by the Moss Arts Center, which celebrated its world premiere here. Based on a Grimm’s fairytale and brilliantly retold by librettist Dana Gioia, The Three Feathers creates a mysterious world inhabited by a king, his three princess daughters, and courtiers; and the fantastical underworld kingdom of the Frog Prince and his chorus of rats, bats, and frogs. The story will carry audiences of all ages on a journey through song and spectacle. Recommended for ages five years and older.
Libretto by Dana Gioia
Conducted by Scott Williamson
Directed by Beth Greenberg
a collaboration with
Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts
Opera Roanoke
Blacksburg Children's Chorale
The Three Feathers is a new one-act children’s opera commissioned from composer Lori Laitman by the Moss Arts Center, which celebrated its world premiere here. Based on a Grimm’s fairytale and brilliantly retold by librettist Dana Gioia, The Three Feathers creates a mysterious world inhabited by a king, his three princess daughters, and courtiers; and the fantastical underworld kingdom of the Frog Prince and his chorus of rats, bats, and frogs. The story will carry audiences of all ages on a journey through song and spectacle. Recommended for ages five years and older.
The opera’s commission was made possible in part by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
Artist Talk with Composer and Librettist
The Three Feathers
Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall
Free
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Pictured above are Dana Gioia, left, and Lori Laitman (photo of Laitman by Christian Steiner).
Inspiration
The Three Feathers
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All performances take place in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, in the Street and Davis Performance Hall, unless otherwise noted.