Name: Susannah
Start: 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: The Barns

Organization

Conductor

Stephanie Rhodes Russell

Stage director

Dan Wallace Miller

Singer

Soprano

Ann Toomey

Susannah

Bass-baritone

Christian Pursell

Blitch

Tenor

Robert Stahley

Joseph Leppek

Little Bat

Wolf Trap Opera

Mezzo-soprano

Winona Martin

Mrs McLean

Choreographer

Felicity Stiverson

Costume designer

Candace Frank

Vienna

United States

The Barns

Susannah Floyd

Public

Approved

Conductor Stephanie Rhodes Russell discusses Wolf Trap Opera's 2022 production of Floyd's "Susannah."

"Susannah" | Stephanie Rhodes Russell

This heartbreaking retelling of the biblical tale of “Susannah and the Elders” is considered the quintessential American opera. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Susannah innocently incites the lust of the town elders, who demand their minister force her to repent sins for which she is not guilty. Carlisle Floyd’s use of idiomatic American folk song throughout the score captures the essence of Susannah’s plight and creates effective melodrama and lyrical storytelling solidifying Floyd’s place in the canon of great American composers. Wolf Trap Opera premiere.

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