Juana
Composer: Carla Lucero
Librettist: Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Company: dell'Arte Opera Ensemble
| Performance Dates | |
|---|---|
| Sunday, August 21, 2022 | Matinee |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2022 | |
| Thursday, August 25, 2022 | |
| Saturday, August 27, 2022 | |
Synopsis
This Spanish-language opera is based on Alicia Gaspar de Alba’s novel Sor Juana’s Second Dream. The opera chronicles and celebrates the life and work of Mexican icon Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the 17th-century nun, epic poet, lover of women and fierce feminist who is often considered the first great poet of the Americas. Juana premieres in November 2019 at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse, directed by Peter Kazaras, with music direction by Mary Chun.