Friday, November 13, 2009 (8 p.m.)
Saturday, November 14, 2009 (8 p.m.)
Sunday November 15, 2009 (2 p.m. matinee)
James K. Polk Theater
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Based on the famous story by Edgar Allan Poe, composer Philip Glass has crafted a chamber opera of great power and emotion. As the opera begins, William, our narrator, is summoned to the House of Usher by his long-time and long-lost friend, Roderick Usher. Once there, as the dark secrets slowly unfold, William begins to fear for his friend’s life and for his own sanity. Danger, eroticism and potential murder hang in the air, or is it all an illusion? Book by Arthur Yorinks and Philip Glass. Lyrics by Arthur Yorinks, copyright 1988 Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc.
William
Roderick Usher
Madeline Usher
Servant
Physician
Conductor
Director
Production Designer
Lee Gregory
Vale Rideout
Jennifer Zetlan
J. Paul Roark
Paul Dawson
William Boggs
John Hoomes
Barry Steele
PHILIP GLASS
Opera at the Library
Fall of the House of Usher Reading
Friday, October 30, 2009
12 - 1 PM, Downtown Public Library
Artistic Director John Hoomes discussed
how Poe’s classic was transformed for the opera stage. more
Opera Insights: one hour before curtain at every performance.
Nashville Opera always projects English translations above the stage.
PODCAST: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
John Hoomes interviews cast members Lee Gregory, Jennifer Zetlan, and Vale Rideout
Nashville Opera Noah Liff Opera Center 3622 Redmon Street Nashville, Tennessee 37209 615.832.5242