A classical masterpiece is updated with stunning modernity in Orpheus and Erica: A Deaf Opera. The culmination of a years-long collaboration between Victory Hall Opera and a team of deaf theater practitioners, Orpheus and Erica sees a young couple battling illness and fertility tempt fate by using modern medicine. The clever production weaves together Italian opera, poetry performed in ASL, choral song, and orchestra arrangements to create a musical experience unlike any other. With a writing and production team that includes Miriam Gordon-Stewart, Gregory Orr, Michael Slon, and Alek Lev, plus a cast of renowned opera singers and deaf stars.
Tuesday 3/21, Thursday 3/23, & Saturday 3/25. Free-$35, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. victoryhallopera.org
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