King Roger

King Roger Is Conquering the World of Opera. Find Out Why.
What happens when your life experiences - even unexpected, mystical insights - fly in the face of your political responsibilities? Exploring this fascinating conflict, the masterwork King Roger by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski was first performed in 1926, but waited more than 60 years to be seen in the Americas. Now the magnetic appeal of its music and its philosophically challenging story have been winning new admirers on both sides of the Atlantic. Singing the 12th-century Sicilian King Roger confounded by a chance encounter is one of its premier interpreters, Mariusz Kwiecien. William Burden is the shepherd-prophet who plunges a kingdom into turmoil.
8:30 pm performances: July 21, 25
8:00 pm performances: August 3, 9, 14