L’amant anonyme
by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George | libretto by Desfontaines-Lavallee
Based on a play by Madame de Genlis
Fenlon Lamb, guest stage director
Kelly Kuo, guest conductor
Valcour, who is in love with long-time friend Leontine, has been sending her anonymous love letters. The widowed Leontine isn't sure she believes in love anymore. Will she change her tune?
Premiering in 1780, The Anonymous Lover is the only surviving opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A pioneering Black composer, conductor, and violinist, Bologne achieved great renown throughout 18th-century France.
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This fully-staged production of Oberlin Opera Theater will be presented in four performances, November 6 through 8 at 8pm and November 9 at 2pm. Sung in French with English dialogue. Estimated length is 90 minutes with no intermission.
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