A Wedding

An Ohio premiere with music by William Bolcom, libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Robert Altman, and based on the film by Robert Altman

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 8 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2011, 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 20, 2011, 2 p.m.

Tickets: $12 Public, $8 Seniors/OC Staff & Faculty, $5 Students
Subscription*: $22 Public, $14 Seniors/OC Staff & Faculty, $7 Students (purchase tickets)
Location: Hall Auditorium (directions)

Christopher Larkin, conductor
Jonathon Field, director

Based on Robert Altman’s 1978 witty and satirical film, A Wedding depicts the comedic drama of two hilariously dysfunctional families during a couple’s wedding. Plots overlap and relationships—both familial and otherwise—intertwine throughout the course of a single day in this vivacious new opera, which was first performed in 2004. Veteran composer William Bolcom’s score is every bit as complex as the plot, encompassing a concoction of musical styles including snappy sambas, extractable arias, and the swing and sway of rock and Broadway.

*Subscription includes both operas