Family Ties: A Trio of American Opera

WWU Opera Night

Western Students are free and WWU employees get discounted tickets on Thursday, May 8 only.

Thu. May 8, 7:30pm PDT

120 minutes
Off-Campus: FireHouse Arts & Events Center

Fri. May 9, 7:30pm PDT

120 minutes
Off-Campus: FireHouse Arts & Events Center

Sat. May 10, 2:00pm PDT

120 minutes
Off-Campus: FireHouse Arts & Events Center

Sat. May 10, 7:30pm PDT

120 minutes
Off-Campus: FireHouse Arts & Events Center

Sun. May 11, 2:00pm PDT

120 minutes
Off-Campus: FireHouse Arts & Events Center

Accessibility

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Disability Accommodations

Requests with 24 hours or more notice before the event are appreciated. Western is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

"A Hand of Bridge" by Samuel Barber

"The Telephone" by Gian Carlo Menotti

"Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters" by Ned Rorem

Heather Dudenbostel, Director
Mark Davies, Music Director

Award-winning WWU Opera offers a vibrant presentation of three American one-act operas tied together by the thread of family.

The story begins in the 1950s with Samuel Barber’s "A Hand of Bridge" opening a window into the complicated inner thoughts of two couples as they play the iconic card game.

Set a generation later is Gian Carlo Menotti’s "The Telephone" - revealing young lover Ben creatively navigating around his intended fiancé Lucy’s preoccupation with chatting on the telephone.

Finally, Ned Rorem’s "Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters" with a libretto by Gertrude Stein invites the audience into the imaginary world of five children playing a surreal yet humorous game of murder before bedtime.