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Ticket Office

Open Tuesday – Sunday

Closed Monday*

Open for Calls

Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm

Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
(925) 943-7469

Open for Walk Up

Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm

Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm

Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.

Presented by Festival Opera
July 12 - 14, 2019

18-year-old Susannah Polk is a typical teenager entering womanhood in the quiet mountain town of New Hope, Tennessee, when she finds herself bereft of hope as she becomes the target of ruthless and malicious gossip.

Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission

In his seminal opera, Carlisle Floyd revisits the Apocryphal tale of Susanna and the Elders, but transports the story to his own familiar universe — the American South of the 1950s during a time of profound social change. The nation was gripped by intense fear during the McCarthy era, when making accusations without evidence was common practice, while the the feminist and civil rights movements were also gaining momentum. More than six decades since its premiere, Floyd’s Susannah now stands as the second most beloved American opera, after Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

Join us for a stunning production of this uniquely American tale of innocence, lust, and social consequence.

MARK FOEHRINGER, Director
BRYAN NIES, Conductor

Starring
     SHANA BLAKE HILL as Susannah Polk
     ALEX BOYER as Sam Polk
     PHILIP SKINNER as Reverend Olin Blitch

With the
     FESTIVAL OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

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