AN OPERATIC EVOLUTION
Join us for delicious food, an open bar, and the first reading of the libretto of "The Windows" a new opera with libretto by Susan Bywaters and music by Elizabeth Gartman.
Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 3:00PM
Bully Boy Distillers, 44 Cedric Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A PRODIGY
The Windows is a dark and haunting interpretation of the events leading up to the 1939 disappearance of a former childhood prodigy from Brookline, Massachusetts.
At this event, you will meet the librettist, Susan Bywaters, an alumnus of our 2022 Libretto Writing Collective, and experience the first step in the evolution of this haunting interpretation of the events preceding the mysterious 1939 disappearance of Barbara Newhall Follett, a writer and former childhood prodigy.
Explore the intricate layers of emotion and narrative in the first dramatic reading of an operatic "script". Share your thoughts and impressions directly following the reading and socialize over treats and beverages all included with your admission.
Don't miss the opportunity to witness the birth of an opera!