The San Francisco Opera will follow up its popular
Carmen for Families with a
Wozzeck for Families. The perfect introduction to opera, Wozzeck for Families is a 95 minute performance of the complete opera, telling the classic story of love, jealousy, betrayal and death in 15 short, cinematic scenes. Opera newcomers will thrill to the captivating tonalities of the 2nd Viennese School. Young audiences will be drawn to the opera's final scene, in which only children are on stage. The production is recommended for ages 10 and up due to the mature nature of the characters and story of Wozzeck. Patrons enjoying this production will no doubt look forward to Salome for Families in a subsequent season.
§ Photo credit: Kendra Luck / San Francisco Chronicle
9 comments:
If you lived in Germany, I would have totally gone along with this...
Seriously? Is this an April Fool's Joke?
This does seem like child abuse.
I had heard that it was going to be Rigoletto for Families this fall, with the production pointing out the dangers of overprotective fathers.
I'm still holding out for the Family Moses und Aron.
I heard they were going for "Einstein on the Beach for Families" where they only do every variation once, but unfortunately they only had about 3 minutes of material that way.
Wow, thank you for your truly horrifying ideas.
Immanuel: Such blasphemy!
I thought I left a comment yesterday saying how much this made me laugh, but I must have been chuckling so much I pressed the wrong button. Just perfect!
Thanks, Mr. Marcher, though I think your April 1st post caused much more concern.
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