The Juniper Tree
Composer: Philip Glass
Librettist: Arthur Yorinks
Company: Opera Orlando
Performance Dates | |
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Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
Synopsis
The famous Grimm fairy tale tells of a Wicked Stepmother who murders her stepson and serves him up in a stew to his unsuspecting father. The boy's sister buries her brother's bones under a Juniper Tree, and the child's spirit returns as a singing bird who wreaks vengeance on the evil Stepmother before being restored to life in the bosom of his family. One of the most tuneful operas in the Glass repertory.