On Stage

Over 3 centuries of operatic work make up our 25|26 Season. Mascagni, Handel, and a California Premiere! All shows will be at the Lobero Theatre with two opportunities to see each opera!

Friday, November 7; Sunday, November 9

Cavalleria Rusticana

Pietro Mascagni, 1889

Epic singing
Doomed romance
Rousing choruses
Bad decisions, and their consequences.

By Pietro Mascagni
🗓️ Performances: Friday, November 7th, 7:30PM & Sunday, November 9th, 2:30 PM
📍 Venue: Lobero Theatre
🎭Genre: Drama
⏱️Running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes including intermission
Language: Sung in Italian with projected English supertitles

Caesar and Cleopatra

George Frederick Handel, 1724

Steamy passion, ruthless politics, and vocal pyrotechnics abound in Handel’s best known opera, inspired by antiquity’s notorious power couple.

Think House of Cards in ancient Egypt.

By George Frederick Handel
Genre: Historical drama, set in Egypt around 48 BC
Running time: TBA around 100 minutes
Language: Italian with English supertitles
Venue: Lobero Theatre

Elmer Gantry

Robert Aldridge , 2007

Greed, lust, and old-time religion burst into flames in Aldridge and Garfein’s gospel-infused opera, based on Sinclair Lewis’ satirical novel and the movie that won Burt Lancaster his first Oscar.

By Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein

Genre: Satirical drama, set in the Midwestern United States in the early 20th century
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes including intermission
Language: English with English supertitles
Venue: Lobero Theatre