Music by Tobias Picker | Conducted by William Lumpkin Stage Direction by Jim Petosa
Presented by Boston University College of Fine Arts Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre 2/23/17 - 2/26/17
Based on the novel by Judith Rossner and with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy, Emmeline is an American retelling of the Oedipus myth from the mother’s viewpoint. The opera begins in 1841, when 13-year-old Emmeline is sent to work in a Massachusetts mill to earn money. Seduced by the factory supervisor, she gives birth to a child, who is then swiftly given away. Twenty years later, Emmeline marries a young man only to discover too late that he is in fact her son, becoming irrevocably ostracized by society.
Sung in English with supertitles.
Approximate running time: 2 hours
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