Vanessa: Delusion vs. Elusion

One World Symphony
Sung Jin Hong, Artistic Director and Conductor
One World Symphony Vocal Artists

Samuel Barber: Vanessa (1958)

Friday, June 26, 2009 
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn premiere!

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
Manhattan

Cast details

Set to Menotti's Gothic libretto, Barber's haunting opera depicts the provocative struggle between Vanessa and her niece Erika for the love of Anatol, for whom Vanessa has waited twenty years -- only to learn their guest is Anatol's son! Be possessed by Barber's soaring orchestral interludes, deeply moving arias such as "Must the winter come so soon" and "Do not utter a word," and its unforgettable final scene -- who will claim Anatol for herself, and who will be left in dream-like suspension, clutching a ghost?


Friday, June 26, 2009
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn premiere!

Previous concert

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
Manhattan