Events

Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra

Verdi’s searing political drama is a classic love triangle set against a backdrop of the intense power struggle among scheming nobles and commoners in 14th century Genoa. The great elder statesman Simon Boccanegra is one the towering figures of 19th century opera, and the touching relationship that is rekindled between him and his long-lost daughter Amelia inspired some of Verdi’s most fervent and dramatic music.

Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow

Do men and women really understand each other? The answer, according to this witty work with its lush, tuneful score is – don’t bet on it!